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Schleicher ASH 30. How you'll pay for it is a different matter altogether. [emoji14]

It's not common, as most thermals top out about 7-10k agl, probably less in high elevation locales like Denver, but there are a couple of phenomena that let you go very high indeed, including mountain waves, which are essentially wind deflected upward by a mountain. Those can take you up to...