SAFA Skysailor Magazine

12 SKY SAILOR December-January-February | SUMMER 2025/2026 Of course, such an endeavour relies greatly on the weather conditions. To fly safely and successfully requires a delicate recipe: light winds, strong thermals, and a high cloud base above 2500m. The fore- cast for 2 January 2025 promised just that. The plan was set in motion. With my trusty Niviuk Peak5, and joined by my friend Geoff Wong flying his Ozone Zeno2, we stood on Mystic launch at 11am, ready to embark on a 115km adventure across four legendary mountains. Our first big milestone was Mt Buffalo – its iconic granite plateau rising proudly The Story of Four Mountain Peaks by Ilin Ilinov It has long been a dream of mine to link together four of Victoria’s most iconic mountain peaks in a single paraglider flight: Mt Buffalo, Mt Feathertop, Mt Hotham, and Mt Bogong. The idea first took root years ago, during a family hike from Mt Hotham to Mt Feathertop. While walking those ridges, I found myself scanning the valleys below, mentally plotting possible emergency landing options deep in the Alpine wilder- ness. Ever since that day, the vision of flying above these mountains and con- necting them in one continuous journey has been firmly etched in my mind.