First-Time Paraglider Captures Stunning GoPro Footage of a Historic Village in the Swiss Alps

While traveling across Europe, Jordan Wade from Plano, Texas decided to go paragliding for the very first time. Since this trip was going to take him over the Swiss Alps, he brought along his GoPro. As he jumped with an experienced pilot, Wade captured gorgeous footage of the mountain range, the Swiss town of Lauterbrunnen, where he took off, and the historical village of Stechelber, where he landed.

A first-time paraglider captured this stunning footage of a historic Swiss village whilst gliding 1,600m over the Alps. …The footage shows Jordan taking off with an experienced pilot, gliding for about 15 minutes – at a height of over 1,650m – before landing in the village of Stechelber.

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