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For a complete novice, tell me what — is itjust obvious that if there's too much wind, the balloon will be uncontrollable? there's a lot of that. it's not that it's uncontrollable, it means that the landing will be faster, so you need a bigger space in which to land the balloon. so, not ideal. that suggests this is quite a challenging place for this event to take place? it is, yes. yeah, it's not the easiest. but i think that's what attracts most of us here is the challenge, so... the festival began over a0 years ago and has grown from just a few balloons to the 60—plus balloons they have ...

And drop down into the valley, so we need to be flying early and landing early. for a complete novice, tell me what — is itjust obvious that if there's too much wind, the balloon will be uncontrollable? there's a lot of that. it's not that it's uncontrollable, it means that the landing will be faster, so you need a bigger space in which to land the balloon. so, not ideal. that suggests this is quite a challenging place for this event to take place? it is, yes. yeah, it's not the easiest. but i think that's what attracts most of us here is the challenge, so... the festival began over a0 years...

Travelled to the chateau—d'0ex. set among the beautiful swiss alps, once a year, this small town brings hot—air balloon enthusiasts from around the world for a festival like no other. the festival began over a0 years ago, and has grown from just a few balloons to the 60—plus balloons they have coming today. back when it started, it was the idea of founder charles—andre ramseier. we started ballooning here in �*76, and ballooning in the alps was brand—new. nobody was doing it. i'd seen balloons in the us, but in the alps, it's a new dimension. a basket in the sky is like a balcony i...

Swiss alps, once a year, this small town brings hot—air balloon enthusiasts from around the world for a festival like no other. the festival began over a0 years ago, and has grown from just a few balloons to the 60—plus balloons they have coming today. back when it started, it was the idea of founder charles—andre ramseier. we started ballooning here in �*76, and ballooning in the alps was brand—new. nobody was doing it. i'd seen balloons in the us, but in the alps, it's a new dimension. a basket in the sky is like a balcony in the sky — it's a dream, it's beautiful. you know where...

I'm in switzerland, and i've travelled to the chateau—d'oex. set among the beautiful swiss alps, once a year, this small town brings hot—air balloon enthusiasts from around the world for a festival like no other. the festival began over a0 years ago, and has grown from just a few balloons to the 60—plus balloons they have coming today. back when it started, it was the idea of founder charles—andre ramseier. we started ballooning here in �*76, and ballooning in the alps was brand—new. nobody was doing it. i'd seen balloons in the us, but in the alps, it's a new dimension. a basket i...