Good morning, guys, from Medellin, Colombia.
I just arrived down here with my good buddy Brian Shaha.
We're going to be spending the next couple of days exploring the city.
First thing we're going to be doing
today is we're going to be doing some paragliding.
It is one of the top things to do.
It's a super mountainous area.
And so the views are going to be stunning given that it's a clear day today.
So we're going to grab a little bite
to eat now and then we will see you guys in just a little bit.
And so, of course, before we make it over to the paragliding excursion,
we got to stop and pick up a typical Colombian breakfast.
So honestly, I had no idea what the typical Colombian breakfast was.
I just knew I was like,
(Speaking Spanish) probably not even the right Spanish
but I think we've, we've gotten the typical Colombian breakfast.
And hopefully I'm hungry enough because
this thing is loaded with so much stuff. What do you got over here
Brian?
I've got just a little bit of a healthier breakfast, some eggs and sausage,
and we're going to keep it light and go for this adventure.
All right, guys, so we just finished a delicious Colombian breakfast.
I will say that if you're going to El Rancherito and you're getting
the typical Colombian breakfast, yeah, that could easily eat two people.
I couldn't even finish my meal even though it was so good.
Make sure to get that fresh mango juice too. This nice restaurant
actually, pretty fancy restaurant, for the two of us was about 20 bucks
for breakfast, actually a little less 16 bucks.
Get a good bang for your buck here. Oh, yeah.
And this was like a more expensive place
too so, you know, going to even be more localized places.
It's going to be even cheaper.
So anyways, guys, we're about to head over to the paragliding spot.
Now, there's a few ways you can get there,
number one, which is most convenient is grabbing a taxi through Cabify.
And it's going to be, what is it like twenty-two thousand Colombian pesos.
We thought it's going to be twenty-two thousand Colombian pesos
which is about seven bucks. Yeah.
So super cheap given that it's almost an hour away.
And the other option is you can actually take the bus.
So we're probably going to take the bus
on the way back unless it is only seven bucks to take a cab,
we might do that again.
Alright guys, we have made it into the taxi here.
One piece of advice,
always make sure you confirm the price
ahead of time. Once you get in, even if you ordered the taxi through Cabify,
we have an awesome guy that's taking us.
But, you know, you never know if you're
gonna run into someone who is going to try and change the price up on you.
So, yeah, it's going to be a pretty beautiful view driving in.
Alright, guys we made it to Parapente San Felix,
where we're about to do our paragliding excursion, super pumped up to be here.
And if you're planning on coming up this
way, once you arrive, you got to stop at the office first where
we're at currently to go ahead and sign a waiver and then make your payments.
The great part about this excursion is you
have a few options to either do like a 15 or a 20-minute flight.
Plus, they also have camera equipment.
If you want to be able to make your own video like we're doing today.
So we're going to get checked in, do a quick safety briefing,
and then we're going to head on over and we'll see you guys up there.
All right. So we've got our wristbands,
that was step one. Sign
a waiver, sign our lives away, got our tickets to go up.
And then it is a short walk up these steps.
So I guess we're going to get some nice viewpoints on the way up.
You ready for this Brian? (I'm excited) Feeling nervous or what?
(No, not really actually.) No?
All right. All right.
Yeah, he actually thought we were
going parasailing, so he brought his swimsuit initially.
And I'm like, no, no, we're jumping off a mountain.
We're not going to be sailing. Yeah.
So this is going to be a really fun time,
I'm so excited.
So we're really high up in the mountains by the way.
We just have to take a quick break on the way up. (After like ten steps.)
And if you guys have been following along
for a while, you know that I do a lot of hiking.
So this should be nothing.
But I think this altitude is what gets you because
I'm out of breath.
But it'll make it that much more worth it
when we get to the top because we work for the viewpoints.
Let's do it.
All right, guys, we just made it up.
We're about to get strapped up and do a little paragliding.
So we're super excited.
Caught our breaths again after the quick hike up.
And I'm surprised how many people are here.
This is proof of how huge and popular an excursion like this is.
We can already tell just by these
viewpoints and how far you can see out of Medellin, it is
stunning.
So we're going to show you, get all strapped up and we'll see you over there.
We got Brian up first. You ready for this, bro?
I'm ready. Yeah.
As you can see, this is where we'll be
jumping right off, unto there. Got a whole bunch of them going too right now.
Oh, yeah.
The key is to make sure you come
on a clear, perfect day because then you can see out miles and miles.
And so this morning when we texted to them to see if today is going to be a good day
to fly, they said, yeah, today is going to be perfect.
So, yeah, I'm really excited to see this.
As you can see what we have on the head, hairnet here, because, you know,
you're sharing helmets and it's Covid season, so you got a mask up.
So let's go ahead and get all strapped up. (Speaking Spanish)
Alright guys, we have made it up in the air,
we are above Medellin.
A stunning, stunning spot.
It's already living up to its name.
Everyone said this is one of the best
things to do in Medellin and oh, my God. Maybe 10 minutes into the flight
and it's amazing.
This is my first time paragliding and I honestly had no idea how smooth it was
once you're up in the air.
You're just gliding along through the air and it's not even that windy.
These views of Medellin are something out of a movie.
Highly, highly recommend checking this out.
How was it Brian? He is a professional.
Absolutely same with my guy too.
He is great.
Such an awesome time. Thanks so much my friend,
I really appreciate it. Hello.
I had such a blast, such a cool way to see Medellin.
I am so impressed with this.
And definitely if your pilot can hook you up with the acrobatics,
try that out, too
it's a lot of fun and it's it's an amazing experience.
It's definitely worth it
For me
the fear was more of the equipment failing rather than the height.
What about you?
I didn't really have any fear.
I knew it was going to be a pretty epic experience
and just with how many people had
recommended the excursion, it doesn't sound like there's ever any incident
so it's a super safe experience.
The guys are trained and really great at flying.
They did things like Brian was saying from like acrobatic moves up there, if you want,
it's totally up to you so you can get a little more speed.
They give you a really cool tour of the whole area around here.
They show you Pablo Escobar's
house and we were following a hawk around, saw the river, it was really a gorgeous
sight, definitely different than, what's the water one called, parasailing.
It's completely different. You can't compare it.
So, guys, definitely check out Parapente,
Parapente paragliding in San Felix.
These guys know what they're doing,
like I said, and they will take such good care of you.
Had an amazing time checking them out.
If you want to check out their stuff,
I'll drop a link down in the description below.
And thanks so much for watching, guys.
Really looking forward to seeing you in the next Medellin video.