The Day I Almost Died.
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Stefano's Channel: @45gradinord
This is a different video than I am used to post.
I thought a lot about posting it or not, and at the end I decided to talk about this experience on the channel to be completely fair with you and also to (maybe) help others and myself not to do the same.
I hope to hear you in the comments.
On June 2023 I went on a pretty ambitious adventure: climb the Whymper Couloir in the night to reach the top of Aiguille Verte (4121m) and, once reached the top, takeoff with a mini wing and fly to Chamonix.. cool, right?
Well.. things didn't go exactly according to plan. and this is the story of that day.
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You lived, you learned. And now others can avoid your mistake. This video is precious because of that.
Bravo Bruno!
Your honesty is admirable. Your videos are amazing.
I really appreciate how you described the whole story. Doing mistakes is normal, but in these enviroment could be fatal. Learning from it is the best you could do. And sharing it is even better. Looking forward for new footage because as this one was as always very beautiful.
Congratulations, Bruno you did it! Marvelous adventure....
Please show us more of future flights, that would be awesome.
WISEDOM COMES EASY AFTER THE FACTS...AND MORE : A GOOD PILOT IS AN OLD PILOT STILL FLYING!!!
Excellent way to show what we really feel or live...sometime because we all started like a DUD. thanks for sharing the reality. BIRDIE, an old pilot.
One of the most important lesson in Human Factors and the Humanistic traps.
Excellent job for pointing it out!
Rather than celebrating the “we got away with it”…. Learn, analyse to ensure you never have to “get away with it” again!
Big difference.
Thanks for sharing!
Awesome contribution to paragliding my friend. Genuine
Great Video - Thank you!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you for being authentic & taking accountability for the oopsies. Much respect!! I just found your videos & I absolutely love them!! Omg I have done some hiking in the states, but wow.. what you see up on these peaks is unreal. Thank you so much for sharing & safe travels🙏🏼
Love your honesty
So glad it's all worked out okay. And wise words after. I definitely learned some important lessons from this video. An honest and also beautiful video - thanks for filming, editing and posting it :)
Glad it was helpful! ❤️
Nice trouts ... I am also paragliding pilot with such experiences and it is nice that you talk about it !
I followed another mountain adventurer from Poland a few years ago. He took more and more risks and started to get careless and sloppy. I pointed it out in one of his videos to which some replied ignorantly. Not long after he and a friend died in the mountains.
Good you learned from your mistakes Bruno. I applaud your transparency and willingness to adjust your approach.
My heart was beating so fast.. so grateful that you are ok and safe!
Great video, thanks!
I'm also quiet new in paragliding. And I was thinking while watching the video that you are very brave to do this kind of hike. It went well and you survive. But at the same time you was honest to your self, that this was not your best desicion to do this. Thank you for sharing your experience! Safe H&F
Hey, big thumbs up for telling us exactly how close you came to an accident and what you did wrong. That takes courage.
On a different note, I can relate to your retrospective stand of having overstepped your capabilities. Last year, I had a similiar experience hiking through the pyrenees. I scrambled up and down a 3000m pass (Cuello del Cilindro), to walk down from there to a plateau and a lake. I was sure there was a path down there. But when I came to the spot that would lead down to the plateau, I realized it was a 25m vertical wall. There were anchors for rapelling, but I was hiking solo and did not have any climbing gear with me whatsoever. Still, I climbed down, heavy pack and no rope. It wasn't a technical climb, but it wouldn't have required much to fall and die. During the climb, I had to actively and consciously calm myself in order not to lose focus and concentration. I didn't really enjoy it until I was down safely. All day I felt triumphant and pat myself on the shoulder for that descent, but when I lay in my sleepingbag and tried to sleep, I got doubts about what I'd done.
Even though I was (and still am) certain of my climbing abilities, doing this alone and without climbing gear was sheer stupidity. Only in retrospection did I feel the appropriate amount of fear.
Even so, it did make me appreciate being alive a lot :D
Thanks for the video, and stay safe!
It literally doesn't matter what subject we are talking about. Never put your life in the hands of a thing you've never used before. Perform a real test in a safe situation. This applies to computer backups, tire chains, and every freakin other thing. Don't test your emergency things by creating a real emergency.
Kudos on making a great teaching video.
Thank you for sharing 🙏🏽
As an experience mountain guide and wilderness paramedic, I have some helpful advice for you. Stop doing things where you can’t control the outcome. There’s other ways to be excited and live life to the fullest other than killing yourself these activities do not allow you to control what’s happening this is a dissociative method of coping with excitement stop using it it will not allow you to evaluate the risk level, good luck man
brooooooooo.... what a good time, good vibes! Amazing video and story, thanks for sharing.
Great conclusion to the video and epic flight!
Amazing adventure and flight! And I so much appreciate your honesty in sharing the both sides of this story. Indeed, para-alpinism is a high risk activity and shall never be underestimated, but the high number of "hero videos" on the social medias may give a misleading impression.
Grande, stupendo video e riflessioni
Wise words brother! Totally relate to.
Good on you to be honest!
Go spend some days doing high wind groundhandling at a nice sandy beach. Its going to massively increase your safety next time you will undertake an adventure like this. I really appreciate the video. Too many people would brush this off without learning from it.
Ridges and summits are bad for variable wind direction and gusts, the ridges around snowden in Wales have at least 8 aircraft wrecks visible.
Missed your vlog ! 🎉
Thanks for sharing Bruno. Back in the 1980s I learned how to fly hangliders. One of the lessons I hold to this day is when it comes to flying always minimise your variables. That means just do one new thing and master that before you go on. Don't go to a new site with a new wing or harness and so on. As your video suggests it's a rule that could save your life.
Is many lessons learned on that trip. Please be more careful in the future
Great video & spot on analysis. In paragliding (or any dangerous sport) one should only expand 1 risk factor. You had 3...new location, new conditions & new wing. Glad you survived 😊
Interesting story. Nice video!
I was always taught: at least two of the three chair legs need to be healthy. 1, Weather, 2, Terrain, 3, Equipment. If a new terrain, have weather and equipment known and so on. Always have just one unknown. Glad it turned out fine and lessons learned.
Dopo questo video ti stimo ancora di piu, bravo!!
at last you're save bro thank GOD even watching video from here I'm pretty scared let that mistake be the last one always take care Greetings from Manipur
Glad you survived to tell your story.
Hey Bruno. Next time you pop in Chamonix, let me know. I now live there! Cheers.
Props to you for your honesty Bruno. I’m guessing I’m about twice your age, & I can say for certain I didn’t have the type of self-reflective insight you’re showing here when I was your age. All you can do is learn from your mistakes & keep trying to make better & more informed decisions. This is true with every aspect of life. But as someone who’s seen quite a bit in my time, you certainly appear to be better suited at handling all the highs & lows your future holds than most. Thanks for another great video! Ciao (that’s how you spell it, right?😂) from the Arizonan desert in America. Keep up the great work!
A year of flying is not a lot of experience... you learned a valuable lesson.. I have nothing to add to your analysis... Being carried away and not prepping properly for any risky adventure is piling on more risk.. You got away with that 💯
man, I was expecting a serious disaster... this is not "almost died" but "could have died" which is very different. Anyhow, good learnings and thanks for sharing your experience
HI Bruno, thanks for your experience. Can you make another non-clickbait video of you cycling around knowing that cars can run over you. Maybe we can do a long series about "almost dying" on the street, in the kitchen, at the swimming pool....an so on. Thanks for your service.
lol
bravo
Nice analysis, you really should do some pitch and roll exercises with a normal (not ultralight) wing, it is very formative, ultralight wings are dampening those oscillations a lot !
The roll problem you had could have been super easily solved with a small weightshift input at the right time 😁 but it is easy for me to say so, I was not the one in the air 🤙
YES ur very Right u should definitely know what ur doing: Death doesn't Wait, B Careful Bruno and make Sure u show us how Good u R NOW !! 😅😅😊😊
More paragliding videos coming this year!! Safe paragliding 😄
Thanks Bruno for uploading such a video so that people who want to do these adventures (like me) do not make the same mistake you made!
I really applaud your refreshing honesty. Thank you.
There's too much editing and airbrushing in the world to make people feel like they're missing out or not good enough.
Your realism may even prevent someone from getting seriously hurt or worse.
safety is no accident.
Bruno i'd appreciate if you dont do this again i love your videos!
Super video. Have a look at James Reason's Swiss cheese model of accident causation.
It will help you to foresee and manage these kinds of risks in the future.
Wow great video!
In my experience the people who are most likely to have a deadly accident are either beginners for lack experience or very experienced people who overestimate their abilities. The people in the middle who play it safe are most likely to not have any kind of accident but they are also the more likely to not experience amazing things because they play it safe. We all take our risks one way or another. I am glad you are ok and you shared this experience with us. It should act as a reminder to some and a warning to others. I hope your next adventures are safer and awesome as this one. 😃
no all experienced people overestimate themselves. I wanna try to be like them. gain experience and make smart decisions :)
@@BrunoPisaniAdventure of course it’s not a rule that applies to all. There are people who take things seriously. I am confident you can become one of them, especially with your experience I believe you can do it. All the best 😃
Classic Czech stile. Love your resumé.
You've learned a super important lesson here! People in the mountains are doing this stuff all the time and they often are a danger for others. On top of that they are not aware of their behaviour and respond with ignorance. In reflecting your mistakes you make a difference. Thank you!
Wow. Your were really rocking back and forth. Perhaps weight and balance was the issue
complimenti per i video, aggiungo il mio punto di vista, dopo aver fatto decine se non centinaia di escursioni in montagna ti posso assicurare che dopo un po si arriva a un punto "che non ne vale la pena", infortuni anche gravi sono sempre dietro l'angolo molte volte per disattenzione altri per sfortuna. dalla mia esperienza ho capito che si cerca sempre di aggiungere piano piano un po di pericolo per il semplice fatto che ormai l'escursione non ci piace più e abbiamo bisogno di quel brivido per sentirci appagati. il mio consiglio anzichè salire è quello di scavare in profondità, dentro noi stessi, per capire davvero di cosa abbiamo bisogno e cosa ci fa stare bene. mandi bruno
sicuramente è una riflessione interessante da tenere in considerazione! grazie mille!
Your self-criticism is great!
El alabeo lo amplificaste más por error de pilotaje, el roll control es cuando la semi- ala que regresará hacia arriba se frena, así parar ese alabeo, tu aplicas freno al contrario, cuando la semi-ala está arriba frenas, completamente lo opuesto, amplificas el alabeo, buen video, buena experiencia, sigue practicando, toma cursos SIV, verás que lo disfrutarás mucho, saludos, buenos vuelos
I bet you enjoyed that pizza! Low risk, high enjoyment.
haha definitely!
Best part of the video is the last 5 mins. Hopefully people listen and learn
Wonderful. I was speechless seeing the breathtaking landscape.
Very good video.
Bruno. The mistake is the selection of this sport.
There is no margin of error.
The feel of control is an illusion.
Really well spoke. Love your drive toward enjoying an experience rather than just doing it. I feel like many people that go on adventures are over-focused on "bagging peaks" rather than being part of nature. Thank you for being vulnerable with your process.
great job Bruno ! Thanks ! 👏👏👏 thanks for this !
Hai tratto da solo le giuste conclusioni.
Thank you so much for telling the story right. I learnt this lesson the hard way and lost a good friend down a 4000 peak while I was preparing to takeoff myself. We often see those epic alpine flights but this is far from being a quiet winter glide from our home takeoff.
Great video with great lessons. Thanks for posting it and being honest about the risks you ignored so that others can learn and live. Enjoy, keep having fun, and be safe.
Thank goodness you are OK. We were wondering what happened to you this summer. Thanks for not only the video, but lessons learned and surviving so you can share more adventures with us!
Loved the video and thanks for your honesty? Please stay safe Bruce 🙌🏻
I crashed with my paraglider in challenging weather conditions, it was my mistake to go flying that day in the first place, and it also was my first flight (actually a test flight) with a new wing. So I have an idea how you felt when you had to handle the new wing. Glad everything worked out for you! And keep flying, it is an amazing sport! I really miss paragliding, but I don't have the time for it anymore and it is pure stress if you only do like 10-20 flights every year like I did. But it is not worth the risk, in the mountains you always need to be on top of the situation. Making it home safely must not be a matter of luck.
You lived and learned but next time you’ll do so much better! And I hope you do again (within your risk tolerance of course)!
A big adventure! You really need more instruction on reverse launching, taking the A risers in one hand and the D risers in the other is a really good technique and gives you the ability to kill the wing better than brakes only. Also teasing the A risers gets the wing to come up cleanly. You need to get back under the wing faster, you were loading it up the way you were leaning away from the wing, over powering the situation. Practice, practice! Chamonix Valley is full on for flying, not to mention mountain top launching. Thanks for sharing. Valuable insight and provokes thought!
Very well done. Glad you are alive to learn and continue to progress. Your honesty and humility is on display in an area where too often ego and hubris lead to tragedy. Bravo
La seule erreur ici, au delà de pretendre decoller en haute montagne avec une aile que tu n'as jamais touchée. C'est la maîtrise du gonflage proche de zéro et ça peu importe la voile. La main de Dieu est parfois bienveillante...
I never had any problem taking off with my own wings :) so I guess altitude, tiredness and a more reactive wing played a role.
Complimenti per essere così onesto e per il modo che 'vai in montagna'! And I'm glad you're faithful to the Julians: Kugy knew what he was talking about! I enjoyed your Granpa video too, as I did exactly the same as you... back in the 1990s. Now it's a strain just to get up the Matajur from the car park! ;-)
Oh, thank God it turned out okay! You are a unique man, and a treasure. Your videos are SO beautiful, and your style is just the best!
I noticed your videos and goals getting more extreme in the last year and before that you were already doing more extreme climbs than what most people would do to get beautiful images. It's just a matter of statistics before something goes wrong (horribly) if you keep increasing the risk of situations you are bringing yourself into. I really hope you take things a bit slower and get more experience so you can keep doing this for a long time.
Thank you for sharing! so true about your comments on gears, training, skills, and experience! Couldn't agree more.
Maybe just practice ground handling 🤗
You are lucky to be alive and you know it. I am surprised your 'friends' didn't point out the risk you were taking with an unfamiliar wing. Or maybe they did? Anyway, a lesson learned. Stay safe mate.
Very bold move, nice to see you reflected on it and will now take it more seriously
great stuff again Bruno! ...And shivers down my spine
His buddy joined him the next day after 12hours of hike down
great analysis and recommendation!
Thanks to shere your mistakes! It could help people to learn! And also you learn! We are looking forward for the next adventures of Bruno!!! Big hug man!!! ^_^
So true! Thanks!!
Thanks for your honesty. I hope on reflection you find that you still did have a great day out - you climbed the Whimper Couloir which not many of us get to do. Clearly you didnt have a great flight down, but next time it will be awesome. Thanks for sharing, glad you didnt die.
First! Thanks for posting this! I have spent much time in the mountains and also paragliding, since late 1980’s in fact…
This is meant in a friendly way!
First mistake (in my opinion) is that you bring camera equipment, selfie sticks, filming and everything around that, you clearly have planned everything around this trip to be filmed and shared, I say this is a (for you) huge mistake!
I have freesoloed 25 pitch routes up to 5.10+, I have done houndreds hike and flys, I have climbed in Trangos in Pakistan, I soloed el cap and half dome, etc etc, out of thousands of ”adventures” like this I NEVER took a gopro or a selfiestick and filmed for social media, it Will take focus FROM the experience and concentration from your task…
Dont take it in a wrong way, Stay safe in the mountains!
nice video, if I can give some advice, when you have roll, you have to brake on the opposite side, you did the opposite and therefore you maintain this roll even more than if you did nothing. And when there's a strong wind, you need to move towards the sail to dampen its arrival above your hea
Thanks for sharing it this way, Bruno, this is way more important that you probably can imagine!
It adds a different angle of such adventures for those, who simply impressed of this kind of activity.
Golden rule still exist- plan ahead, think, perform, not only execute.
Really appreciate your video lesson.
From those, who follow you and think...
🤝
So glad you're ok man!
I appreciate it!🫶🏻
Thanks for sharing. I've had some "epics" a few years back in climbing and hiking in Scotland, Pyrenees and The Alps. Paragliding looks easy but this video showed me just how that the wing that it your ticket to freedom can easily drag your off a steep mountain to your death. Really thought provoking.
Thank a lot for sharing your story. Glad you made it and we can still watch your future adventures! :)
Fantastic video and so honest with the analysis. Thank you for sharing. Have fun and stay safe with your next adventures. 👍😀
Beautiful video, thank you for sharing your experience! The roll is easy to solve, you just brake the low wing as it comes overhead, rather than the high wing when it's displaced. Wish I had your climbing skill!
I think you've analysed the specific risks and mistakes of this particular situation, but I'm not sure you fully understand the underlying psychology and group dynamics that led you in to this very dangerous situation with everyone seemlingly oblivious to it, or perhaps unwilling to lose face.
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