“The Eagle” did it again with a 6th consecutive X-Alps win!
In 9 days and 3 hours Chrigel “the Eagle” Maurer conquered what´s known as the toughest hike&fly competition on earth for 6th time in a row. 10 pilots of the initial pack of 32 competitors completed this year’s X-Alps massive 1138 km race across the Alps.
Aaron Durogati, PWC champion 2016: “I want to win the PWC once more!”
The Italian athlete and Gin Gliders test pilot took the 2016 title of the top paragliding competition circuit in Governador Valadares, Brazil, at the end of January 2017, where he became the first competitor to ever win the PWC...
Maxime Pinot wins PWC in St Andre Les Alps
The 4th leg of the Paragliding World Cup tour 2016 was held on September 3-10 in the south Alps, and ended after 3 valid tasks with the victory for French pilot Maxime Pinot, followed by Spanish acro world champion Felix Rodriguez -both...
4th FAI Pan American Paragliding Championships: The best of the Americas converges to Brazil
The time has come for 117 of the very best pilots from 18 different American Nations to battle it out during 7 epic days and crown their Champion. Most important yet, a smaller selection of those pilots would have...
New Latvian National Record: 224 km Out-and-Return from Saint André Les Alpes
I have been chasing the 200 km mark for the second season now. Last year I settled for a 193km FAI Triangle, it was a massive feat for me as a pilot at the time. I competed in the 15th...
2021 Paragliding Worlds will be in Argentina
CIVL awarded 17th XC World Cup championship to Loma Bola, Argentina. The competition will take place from Oct 31st to Nov 13th, 2021.
XC El Yelmo 2015: Adrenaline & emotions
Ten days before a new edition of the International Air Festival of El Yelmo (FIA), it is a good time to remember some of the best and most exciting moments in flight during the Open paragliding competition and Spanish...
A very special flight: XC through Denmark
Every now and again things just align in a way that, if one were disposed towards religion, could almost make you believe someone is looking out for you from above. For me, April 22-2016 was such a day.
I had...
Maxime Pinot leads France to victory at Paragliding Worlds
The 18th FAI World Paragliding XC Championships had 9 valid tasks flown in different conditions in the Alps, from Chamoux sur Gelon. In total 647 km were flown, and 2 tasks were stopped due to rain but scored as...
Honorin Hamard beats world record of FAI triangle twice in 10 days!
Paragliding world champion and Ozone’s test pilot managed to pass the 300km mark in FAI triangle on July 9th, with 306 km, and again on July 19th, with 326 km! That is breaking the world record twice in only...
