The fall in free flight Raiers At La Noguera

Raiers HISTORY

The ancestors moved harvested timber forest exploiting the channel Pyrenean rivers, in the Roncal Valley in Sobrarbe, in the region of Pallars Jussà and in the Alt Urgell. In Catalonia to Pobla de Segur, Tremp, Balaguer, Lleida, Tortosa i Amposta.

If we assume that the word "rai" comes from the Latin meaning is "ratis" meaning raft, we are going back to a tradition that at least comes from the Romans

DOWN FOR THE REGION

The Pallars Jussà channel is in the middle of the Noguera Pallaresa, between the peaks of the Pyrenees and the Sierra Montsec south borders the Central Catalonia and the region of the Noguera. Tremp builds, due to its location and its commercial importance, the capital of the region.

Above is the way to ind Talarn Pobla de Segur, to San Antonio Reservoir and Dam Talarn. The village is located at the confluence of losríos Flamisell Noguera Pallaresa and, in union with the neighboring districts of Pallars Sobirà, Alta Ribagorçana and Lavalle d'Aran.

A one kilometer short of Pobla de Segur northbound Pallaresa Nogera the river is the Pont de Claverol Raids how far the departing Llania Dam.

THE FEAST OF Raiers

A few days earlier three Raids construlyen three flights each to make the descent, the celebration takes place the first week of July, to recover the tradition that ends with a party entertained by a popular food and dancing, along with other countries Raiers raiera this tradition and local authorities.

Raiers in the Alt Urgell

At the confluence of the rivers Segre Valira is the place where Nargó Coll dels Raiers Baixada mid-August. Clops As the path between the bridge of Figols and Spy.

DOWN TO THE NOGUERA

Thirty miles further down, past Tremp and Camarasa, the road to Balaguer, the region is the Noguera and in it the town of Ager, belongs to the jurisdiction of Balaguer an area of ​​161 square km only 480 registered inhabitants.

The most important peak S. Alis to 1670m. Ager, covers the valley between the mountains of Montsec limit the regions of the walnut and pallars Juss, and saw the "Port d'Ager". On the east side adjacent to the river and dam Nogera Ribagozana Canelles and West and the Nogera Pallaresa Camarasa dam.

A place frequented by the descent of the rivers with "rafting" While there is no untamed waters of Pallars Lluc, in places like Lavorsí, Sort, Spot or until Pobla de Segur from where we descend to visit the Raiers.

However, there is the option of going to "bird's eye view", in an ideal area for hang-gliding, paragliding, paratrike, paramotor flight or aircraft, unique for its morphological and climatic features.

The Ager valley is oriented I / O, leaving Montsec consuiente the slope of the South, thereby creating a superb flying conditions.

This is where you find the "vol lliure Ager Club" and "alsnuvols" free flight school with headquarters in Ager and where their teaching.

The declines are operated from a place called "the camp" near the mountain and with a slight slope to allow access from all takeoffs height Montsec and facilitates students' inflated and landing from all directions.

Miquel Monfort Monllau is Alsnuvols partner and instructor with a great career.