At the start of the 'tour du petit Lac D'Annecy' - a classic 21km paraglider route round Lake Annecy. It was a bit thermic on takeoff but I managed to get up easily once off the ground. The secret here is not to hang around in the middle of the ridge as the thermals will tend to 'drip' off one end or the other. Once behind launch and above the end of the ridge, I was away!