I wasn‘t 100% sure if the day would even be flyable due to strong winds forecast at all altitudes, but thought that I would head to Wallberg and find out as it wouldn‘t cost anything thanks to the Deutschland ticket. Conditions at launch were good, and very quickly I managed to climb up to 2200m, enough to head off on a short xc, but decided that I wanted a bit more height first. Frustratingly it then took me ages to get back up to 2200m due to the amount of cloud, and it was certainly pretty windy.
Once I was finally back up at 2200m, I headed off towards Bayrischzell. As I headed to Brecherspitze it was clear that it was very windy and turbulent but the climbs kept coming and kept me well above the mountains, I ensured that I would always be able to glide down to the valley despite the wind, as I didn‘t want to get pinned in a venturi.
As I was flying along to Bayrischzell I was feeling a little unsure about continuing, and watching a paraglider below me take a massive collapse, combined with the turbulence and the climb up to Vogelsang being clouded out, decided to take the easy option of landing in Bayrischzell to enjoy an Eiskaffee before getting the train back to Munich.
It was great to get out in tough conditions and do a small xc, I am happy with all of my decision making, including stopping when I did, despite the fact I know it was possible to continue towards the Inntal as the glider who took the collapse below me successfully completed a long flight!
Flight details: https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:alastairb/17.6.2023/08:08
