Ridge
An elongated stretch of high ground whose crest usually forms a watershed.
What it means
Ridge is the landform itself; ridge lift is the rising air the wind produces against it, and ridge soaring is flying in that lift. Spurs can branch off a main ridge.
Example in context
We spent the whole afternoon soaring along the ridge.
Sources and review
- Flybubble – XC Secrets: Progressing beyond ridge lift (opens in a new tab)
- FAA Glider Flying Handbook, Chapter 10 – Soaring Weather/Techniques (opens in a new tab)
- Jakub Vrána — Paraglidingový slang: o zemi (opens in a new tab)
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