At 08:17 PM 2/22/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Bruce
>I confirm that Tom Bird's Phoebus has reached 18,300 ft in a thermal and he
>considered cloud base to be a further 2000' above at that particular time.
>Tom relates another climb of 22,000' by Bert in a BG 12. I believe Bert
>probably has a few stories in his war chest that will better this.
>
>regards
>John
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>From: "bruce tuncks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 1:50 AM
>Subject: [aus-soaring] Diamond height in thermals
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> > I was asked if it was possible to get a height diamond in a thermal
> > anywhere in the world, and I said that I once heard of 19,500 ft
> > thermals in the Kimberly region or somewhere like that, but it was
> > doubtful if this were true because we should have heard all about it.
> > Does anybody know anything more about this?
> > cheers,
> > Bruce Tuncks
> >
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Arnie Hartley gained diamond height in thermals at Narromine a few years ago!
Narromine is a great place. Ron sanders
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