Welcome to the Dales Hang Gliding & Paragliding Club. May your flying career with us be happy and successful. The Club was founded in 1974, after a few enthusiasts had felt the need to organise themselves in order to control the activities of the flyers and to retain the good will of the land owners.
We were made official by affiliation to the British Hang Gliding Association at its inception in 1975. Since those early days the Club has grown in strength and today is one of the most successful and well supported in the country. We hope that you continue the Club spirit which has always been encouraged, and that you will want to take part in our activities, and maybe even in the management of the Club at some future time.
Published: 30 Sep 2024
Dales Club Social this Thursday at the Horse and Farrier in Otley from 8pm. This first social of the season will start with an expert panel of flyers who are primed to answer the questions you wonder to yourself, but have yet to ask a fellow flyer....
Continue readingPublished: 16 Sep 2024
Let the bracken thrashing commence! Folks, we are on for the Baildon Sod. Gather from 5.30pm on the east face. Obvious parking just off Bingley Road. All are welcome to join the mayhem and calm down with a pint after. We'll see how much we can get...
Continue readingPublished: 11 Aug 2024
The Glorious Twelfth refers to 12 August, the start of the shooting season for Grouse. It is one of the busiest days in the season (which lasts until the end of December), with large amounts of game being shot. The season for pheasants...
Continue readingPublished: 3 Apr 2024
The last club night of the winter season. Rhian Ebrey: Diversity, Equality & Inclusion in Paragliding: what's all this woke about? We're all aware that the paragliding community isn't very diverse. In this talk, I'll lay out why that...
Continue readingPublished: 5 Mar 2024
Social club night on Thu with John 'Westie' Westall extolling his fabulous Hike n Fly championship. Horse n Farrier in Otley 8pm
Continue readingWe can now offer club t-shirts and polo shirts available in a range of colours, sporting the DHPC logo on the front and a copy of Steve Ham's brilliant illustration on the back.
