Gary Emerson wrote:
Just curious if there are any commercial operations in the US where you
can obtain diamond altitude via thermals. I'm aware of the wave options
at places like Minden.

Many thanks,

Mark

Wouldn't be surprised if it could be done on the right day out of
Minden, or Boulder. You'd still need to open the wave window and get a
low release. E.g. from Boulder, release at 6500 ft (1200 ft AGL) and
work west to the continental divide catching a thermal from there to
diamond height (23,000 ft or so). You might find yourself in wave
anyway. I did last month.

Shawn