Ep. 482: Paragliding off Volcanoes – Adrian Garza

Paragliding: A Mexico City climber discovers a faster way to conquer 18,000-foot volcanoes by combining summit mountaineering with solo paragliding descents, even sleeping in a hypoxic chamber to make it home the same day. When Adrian’s wife thought it would be a good idea to learn how to Paraglide, she probably didn’t foresee that in a relatively short amount of time, her husband would be summiting and flying solo off volcanoes near their home in Mexico City.Obviously, Adrian took to the sport quickly and it gave him a completely different view of his other favorite hobby, climbing. But with their recent family addition of a little girl and limited time off work, Adrian needed a way to summit mountains over 18,000 feet and return home in the same day. This led him to sleeping in a hypoxic chamber to decrease the amount of time needed to acclimate to high elevation. Talk about dedication to adventure. What’s your excuse? Adrian will also be supporting Marko Hrgetic in the Red Bull X-Alps this June.www.instagram.com/ponchoelpiloto@ponchoelpilotohttp://youtube.com/ponchoelpiloto Save 20% off the best freeze-dried meals you’ll ever eat with Peak Refuel. Use the code ASP20 at checkout by visitinghttps://peakrefuel.com/ @peakrefuelGear up for the 2018-2019 ski season by shopping Powder7 Ski Shop's massive selection of new and used gear athttps://www.powder7.com/ @powder7If you deal with inflammation and pain from your Adventure Sport, give Hemp Daddy's CBD oil and transdermal cream a shot. Get 10% off by using "adventure" at hempdaddys.com @hemp_daddysSupport the Adventure Sports Podcast by giving as low as $1/month to our efforts to produce this show athttps://www.patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcastCall and leave us a voicemail at 812-MAIL-POD or 812-624-5763 or send an email to [email protected] Sponsors:* Check out Nathan and Sons: https://nathanandsons.com* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy