Triple Swiss victory at the Dolomiti Superfly 2020
Patrick Von Känel with 3d 8h 2m time, champion of the Dolomiti Super Fly 2020. Second place shared by Chrigel Maurer and Sepp Inniger.
4th FAI Pan American Championships, Day 6-T4: The underdog takes the day
Task 4….what a day! Holy Moly…Second to last day and Baixo Guando finally starts to show its colours. Gentle, tricky conditions lower down and some nice +3 +4 closer to the clouds. Rain was almost always somewhere in the...
The World Cup Superfinal kicks off in Baixo Guandu, BR
The top
paraglider pilots in the world gathered at the Brazilian site, in the region of
Espirito Santo (about 600km to the north-east of Rio de Janeiro),
to start a 10-day competition of tough racing to determine the
World Cup Champion of season...
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...
Video: The Superfinal
Once a year the best of the best in paragliding meet to select their champion. There is no higher level in paragliding cross country competition. They call it: "The Superfinal’"
A very good compilation of images shot during the PWC...
Flying a 193km FAI Triangle in the Alps
The Mistral winds had just passed and it was looking to be a very good day to fly. On Thursday night I had planned a trip to Chamonix to fly over the weekend around the highest mountains of Europe....
6 reasons for visiting FIA El Yelmo 2023.
It is the most important and fun paragliding event in Spain. There are many good reasons to attend this year, but here we pick the 6 best ones.
“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.
Record-breaking X-Alps ended after 13 days with Chrigel Maurer champion for the 8th consecutive...
The world’s toughest adventure race has come to an end with the clock officially stopped at 11:30am on Friday June 23, just a few hours after Japanese athlete Emoto Yuji became the 23rd athlete to make goal. It’s been a historic and record-breaking edition of the Red Bull X-Alps, with Chrigel Maurer champion for the 8th consecutive time.
4th FAI Pan American Champs: Task 1 cancelled due to rain
Today is cancelled, but tomorrow looks ON! Paolo Bellezze reports the last minute from Baixo Guandu.
