"The Art of Gliding" is a fascinating book that deals intensively and thoroughly with the world of gliding. The author, Simon Lemmerer, shows readers a harmonious combination of exciting stories and breathtaking images that document more than ten years and a thousand hours of gliding in the Alps.

Expert flight techniques for mountain pilots
The book offers a thorough presentation of the flight technique for mountain pilots in the Eastern Alps and presents the most comprehensive instructions for flights in the south foehn, including helpful fold-out overview maps. Various flying areas in the Eastern Alps, such as the Engadin and South Tyrol, are examined and described in detail.

Contributions from top-class pilots
"The Art of Gliding" is enriched by contributions from prominent glider pilots. Among them are Baptiste Innocent, who set a milestone with his FAI triangle over the Mediterranean to Corsica, and Gordon Boettger, who set a world record in 2023 with his 3,059 km flight in the wave updrafts of the North American Sierra Nevada. The book also contains Werner Luidolt's review of the last Barron Hilton Cup and Benni Bachmaier's eventful trip to the Matterhorn, supplemented by other exciting stories from Clemens Ceipek, Bert Schmelzer, Rudi Schlesinger and Erich Lemmerer.

Impressive and comprehensive
The book impresses with its high-quality and environmentally friendly printing quality and excellent choice of paper - a graphically appealing and timeless design is pleasing to the eye. It comprises 402 pages, is available bilingually in German and English and is published in a generous format of 225 x 310 mm.

“The Art of Gliding” is available for 79 euros at www.viento-store.com and from selected online retailers.

"The Art of Gliding" by Simon Lemmerer is an inspiring read for glider pilots, mountain and aviation enthusiasts and anyone who has an interest and love for the freedom and adventure of flying.

• Hard facts :
• ISBN: 978-3-200-09220-4
• Binding type: Hardcover with print finishing
• Publisher: VIENTO Publishing
• Year of publication: 2023
• 402 pages on Munken Polar
• Nine fold-out panoramic pages with a width of up to 900 mm
• 225x310mm
• Languages: German and English