A young talent and his father, who is an X-Alps veteran and UP team pilot, fly together along the old race course - first tandem, then solo.
Together, they covered the entire old route of the race from Dachstein to Monaco in stages. Starting out by tandem when Martin was just eight years old. Today, both fly solo, but remain a team. You can hear the details of their family adventures on the Cloudbase Mayhem podcast: #265 – 8 years of tandem bivvies with Dad across the entire Alps to solo big air adventures at 16 with Martin Rejmanek | CLOUDBASE MAYHEM
Here is a quote from Gavin McClurg's summary:
"(...) Martin is now seventeen and graduated to flying solo last year, taking on the full breadth of cross country flying, SIV training and becoming a completely independent pilot. He’s flown solo from Annecy to Chamonix over the Aravis chain. He’s flown at over 17,000 feet over Mt Whitney in the Sierras. And that’s just the beginning. Martin discusses his experiences in the Alps, the importance of patience and learning in flying, and how he balances his passion for adventure with his aspirations in nursing and launching into adult life. The conversation highlights the significance of family support, the thrill of cross-country flying, and the lessons learned from both successes and failures in the air. This is one of the most inspirational feel-good stories ever told on the Mayhem, you can’t help but come away with a smile and a desire to attack life with a little more…zest."