The desert takes off

At 5700 meters MSL, the first warnings sounded in the computer yesterday. The vario was at the stop and the cloud base was far from being reached, but the cover of the glider flying area of Namibia at flight level 195 was approaching very quickly.

On Christmas Day Namibia offered a dream sky with the high clouds that were also arranged in lines over stretches – but unfortunately only in the afternoon. It took patience until the Kalahari had heated up for these high-reaching thermals. Those who started early were forced to struggle in rough lifts under the blue sky, which at first did not reach higher than 1000 meters above ground. After the heat treatment at almost 35 degrees Celsius in the basement, you could freeze in the cloud shade when the outside temperature was well below zero.

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1000 km Training Camp Bitterwasser 2025 Second Phase

By Luc Stalman, Team Captain representing the Wilfried Grosskinsky Foundation
The second half of our 1000 km training camp has begun, and with the arrival of Felix Herold and Andreas Weitz, a new chapter unfolds.

1000 km Training Camp Bitterwasser 2025 Takes Off

By Luc Stalman, Team Captain on behalf of the Wilfried Grosskinsky Foundation
The annual 1000 km training camp in Bitterwasser has once again started exceptionally well.