Rocky Mountain Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association (RMHPA)

05/11/2021

**Annual RMHPA Banquet This Saturday**
May 15th at 6pm @ the Boulder Circus Center (4747 26th St, Boulder). RSVP here: https://forms.gle/uJTP6jW52wt5fvAz8

Come celebrate last year's awesome free flight accomplishments and kick this season off over food and drinks with your friends!

From 6-7pm we'll be getting everyone parked, jamming to a sweet set by DJ Cyclyst, enjoying some snacks and drinks, and playing lawn games. Keep your eye on the sky! The first 3 pilots to land at the event between 6-7pm win a free retrieve day from XC Chase Service! Be sure to pick up your RMHPA member sticker for your helmet too. (Please have your USHPA member number handy for verification.) We'll kick things off officially at 7pm with opening remarks, announcements, and will head right into announcing the 2020 award winners - there are some great prizes so don't forget to complete the nomination form! Tacos (including a tasty veg option!) and drinks will be provided, and once the winners are announced we encourage you to eat, drink, enjoy the music, meet some new pilots and your RMHPA board members, and hang out with your friends into the night!

Logistics:
-The event is free!
-Due to covid we're hosting the event outdoors, please bring a mask and dress for the weather
-Parking can be a bit tight here, feel free to bike, carpool, or fly to the event! There will be a windsock to help you land safely.
-Please take this opportunity to make sure your RMHPA (https://www.rmhpa.org/join/) and USHPA (https://www.ushpa.org/page/join) memberships are current

Hope to see you there!

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/uJTP6jW52wt5fvAz8

2020 Season Award nominations here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSceKfx84CJyG_7756tymf3o4ENznAgU_80Es7h37kswKemfqw/viewform

Saturday, May 15th @ 6pm - Prizes for landing at the event! LZ party with food, drinks, and DJ Cyclyst before and after the awards. Boulder Circus Center - 4747 26th St, Boulder, CO 80301

05/05/2021

*Boulder Trail Maintenance Day*
Saturday, May 8th

Time to take care of our trail to launch! Please consider signing up for a time slot if you're in town, especially if you haven't helped in the past, it's really rewarding to have a hand in the longevity of the trail you hike to fly! There are a few spaces left in the AM shift and a good number of spaces left in the PM shift. In the past we made quick work with the trail maintenance and were allowed a bonus round cleaning up the rocks and snags on launch 👍. Let's have another great turnout this season to remind OSMP how much we love our site. Thanks for being a part of this great community!

Morning, 8:30am-12:30pm: https://countmein.bouldercolorado.gov/ActivityRegistration/20fd1c4e-d7d1-44d2-bbd6-78e20fdd8dfb

Afternoon, 12:30-4:30pm: https://countmein.bouldercolorado.gov/ActivityRegistration/a87fd65e-233e-4f17-9905-8ec48d469986

Note: Due to covid you have to make an account with OSMP and click through a few info pages on their volunteer protocol. Once that's complete you may need to re-click the registration link to sign up.

What: RMHPA Annual Trail Maintenance Day - Afternoon Shift Project Site: Wonderland Hill Glider Access Trail When: 8:30am - 12:30pm., Saturday May 8, 2021 Parking/Registration: Public parking along Locust Ave. PROJECT Join RMHPA & City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks for our annual trail main...

04/09/2021

For anyone who missed April's RMHPA Club meeting this evening or wants to revisit it, here is the presentation and the recording:

Recording link: https://salesforce.webex.com/salesforce/ldr.php?RCID=f0f45e6c820f4654a024fff8f0e583ce
Password: Flyskyhigh2020
Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gdaYjKsPv8k3ma83NLc7G1qjJORtGitZN8ng9X8rROY/edit?usp=sharing

To see our guest speaker, Justin Grisham, discussing medical training, accident preparedness and trip planning, jump to 17:00 minutes. Some really great stuff!

Here's what else we covered:
1. Help save Bates! sign the petition: https://tinyurl.com/248zndz8
2. Boulder trail day, May 8th (sign up for the morning shift: https://countmein.bouldercolorado.gov/ActivityRegistration/20fd1c4e-d7d1-44d2-bbd6-78e20fdd8dfb, sign up for afternoon shift: https://countmein.bouldercolorado.gov/ActivityRegistration/a87fd65e-233e-4f17-9905-8ec48d469986
3. Annual Banquet, May 15 @ 6pm - RSVP here: https://forms.gle/cBHGKHTMqAekHTS68
4. Submit award nominations for 2020 season here: https://tinyurl.com/34yb754s
5. Sign up to mentor (https://forms.gle/k195bjaJPyWyNJSy9) or be mentored
(https://forms.gle/CWNeV7hYjQ14SiX88)
6. Spring safety
7. Guest speaker: Justin Grisham on "Medical training, trip planning, and accident preparedness." Read more here: https://www.ushpa.org/page/anatomy-rescue-article.aspx and sign up for a course! https://www.paraglidingfirstaid.com/s/shop

03/10/2021

Hey everyone, apologies for the last minute notice but we have our March RMHPA Club meeting this Thursday evening at 7pm (we're trying to stick with the second Thursday of each month). We're very excited to have Kris Holub walking us through the new Colorado RASP model this week!! Don't worry, it will be recorded if you're unable to attend. Here are the details:

RMHPA March Club Meeting

Agenda:
-Announcements and reminders
-Boulder trail maintenance day on May 8th
-Mentorship program
-**New Colorado RASP model: walk through with Kris Holub

https://salesforce.webex.com/salesforce/j.php?MTID=mdb14ffa17d81a256c72d51139e705957

Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 7:00 pm Mountain Time
Meeting number: 187 142 5244
Password: RMHPAmtg2021

Join by phone:
+1-866-692-3580 US Toll Free
Access code: 187 142 5244

Please message me if you'd like to be added to a calendar invite so you don't forget!

02/08/2021

The first RMHPA Club meeting of 2021 is coming up! With the flying season just around the corner, we'd love for you to join us virtually at 7pm on Thursday, Feb. 11th. We'll be discussing the following:

- the who/what/why of the RMHPA
- 2020 Recap & Budget
- 2021 Officers
- Club Announcements & Reminders
- Stay Tuned -- what's in store for 2021?!
- Special Topic: Introduction to Flying Lookout

Here are the details to join:

https://salesforce.webex.com/salesforce/j.php?MTID=mf6c08b3a94ac9694f04348136f8dd482
Thursday, Feb 11, 2021 7:00 pm MT
Meeting number: 146 547 4163
Password: Flyskyhigh2021

Join by phone
+1-203-607-0564 US Toll
Access code: 146 547 4163

We hope to see you there!!

01/22/2021

Bernie with Benzie at Lookout in Golden, Colorado. No helmet for Bernie, No mask for Benzie. Bernie was dressed to go high but got sick instead.

10/15/2020

https://www.gofundme.com/f/robin-hastings-cancer-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all

Robin Hastings has been a fixture in the US Hang Gliding community for over 40 years. His articles have been published in USHPA magazine and elsewhere. Always willing to mentor and assist new pilots, he selflessly provided rides to the Dry Canyon launch for the last 30 years, destroying at least one 4x4 truck on the terrible road. Friend to hangies and baggies alike, he has served in multiple capacities in the Rio Grande Soaring Association, where he is currently Secretary.

In addition to be being an expert HG pilot with over 5000 flights, he as an accomplished amateur astronomer, physicist and gymnast.

He is now in the fight of his life and needs our help! In late September 2020, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that has spread to his liver. He is only 66 years old, in great shape other than this malady, and has many years of flying ahead if we can help him beat this. As you all know, pancreatic cancer is aggressive so there is no time to waste.

I have known him since 2015 when I was a green beginner paraglider pilot. We fly together as often as possible. I am also an officer in the RGSA. I'm starting this fundraiser for him because he is too proud to ask for help. Let's all pitch in and help give him a fighting chance and relieve some of the financial burden his family is facing.

I'm sure he will appreciate encouragement and support. He is active on US Hawks, and you can reach him there
https://ushawks.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=28

Steve Crye
El Paso TX

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08/24/2020

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