In December 2013 we were skiing in Mayrhofen when Rob told me he had organised a birthday surprise for me. I had absolutely no idea what it could be until we skiied up to a “Stocky paragliding” sign. I’d never done it before so was very excited. We took off near the Pilz bar (at the top of the Penkenbahn), keeping all our ski stuff on (even boots)!

It was great going in tandem with a professional and the bag became a really comfy seat once we started gliding! We even had chance to steer ourselves. My guide started spinning us round, it felt like a roller-coaster! We made a smooth landing in a field at the bottom and it was funny watching Rob stack it at the end! We ended up very close to the Penkenbahn gondola so it was really easy to get back to our ski’s. We were also pleased to get a CD full of photos of our ride…