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2 jumpers from US are comming to these areas ( ITW, France, and Cezch Republic and possibly Switzerland) within the next week. If there are any locals or persons that have information on directions to ITW, Verdon Valley, and objects in the Cezch Republic can you please contact me with the information or a location where I can get the information. I have searched all over the internet to find good directions to these sites but have had shit for luck.
**** If there are locals that would like to possibly make a few jumps or any other jumpers that are comming to these areas in the comming week and would like to meet up contact me***

Thanks for the help,
john f.

With all due respect - can I suggest some internet surfing lessons. I have been to all sites you mentioned and it did take a bit of research ten years ago. This time around I just typed into google and yahoo and got info straight away.

For driving directions - go to http://www.viamichelin.com

ITW is obvious!!! Verdon is easy. Czech Rep might be hard and you WILL need local guides.

Good Luck

pm if you are struggling to get info.

1) This country is called Czech republic
2) None experienced jumper lives there
3) Don't you dare to jump in that French gorge without locals.

3) Don't you dare to jump in that French gorge without locals.


why not?
You'd might as well give an explanation or PM a contact instead of commanding a stranger to not do something.

I think what Fido means to say is that the wind at the gorge can be difficult during most of the day from now until about November, the exit points are not at all marked or obvious, the landing zones are small and difficult, and you probably would not have fun there without a local to jump with. The best time to visit there is weekends and holidays in the wintertime, when there are locals jumping there. In the summer you might get one or two in the morning (very early) but after that forget it. So unless someone volunteers to show you, you'd probably be better off somewhere else.

3) Don't you dare to jump in that French gorge without locals.
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why not?
You'd might as well give an explanation or PM a contact instead of commanding a stranger to not do something.

I think what Fido means to say is that the wind at the gorge can be difficult during most of the day from now until about November, the exit points are not at all marked or obvious, the landing zones are small and difficult, and you probably would not have fun there without a local to jump with. The best time to visit there is weekends and holidays in the wintertime, when there are locals jumping there. In the summer you might get one or two in the morning (very early) but after that forget it. So unless someone volunteers to show you, you'd probably be better off somewhere else.

It's about the same, I am just condensed :-)
Gorge is not about come and jump, you have to know a lot about exit points, wind and landing zones and none of those are obvious.
Ps.: Haven't we jumped together there? I remember one paraglider instructor of Californian origin currently living in Grass using Warlock (those are quite rare here).

None experienced jumper lives there

We are group of three people, base jumping team called thievery corporation and we´re jumping around the whole Europe and in czech republic too, cause we are from here.
Do you know us, that you wrote this shits before?

I would gladly hear name of any Czech basejumper with more than 200 jumps. Do you know such? What about 100 jumps? Any name? When I left country in 2003 most experienced jumper I was aware of had hardly 30 jumps.