SAFA Skysailor Magazine

6 SKY SAILOR June-July-August | WINTER 2026 Above Corryong, Mt Elliot stands as a silent sentinel, rising with an aggressive verticality that commands respect. It is famous in the Australian flying com- munity, having hosted countless high-level competitions. The reason is simple: ’Big Air’. The geography of the valley creates powerful, consistent thermals that can whisk a pilot from launch to cloudbase in a matter of minutes. As a new PG2 standing on launch at Corryong, deep in the heart of Australia’s ‘Man from Snowy River’ country, the world feels impossibly vertical. Below, the Upper Murray Valley stretches out like a patchwork quilt of green and gold, stitched together by the silver thread of the river. However, for the novice pilots gathered here over the Easter break for the SkyHigh Para- The Easter Leap of Faith: Finding Heaven above Mt Elliot To the uninitiated, Corryong is a picturesque valley town in Victoria’s north-east, a place of cattle, rolling hills, and quiet country charm. To a paraglider, it is a colosseum. by Bruce Agnew