Paragliding

Theo de Blic (1st), Tim Alongi (2nd) and Bicho Carrera (3rd) managed to step on the 2019 podium of the most interesting Acro event of the moment, the Acro Game.

The championship, also Open FAI, took place between the 21st and 26th of July, and , although the organizers had to change the venue due to the meteorology, the brave decision ended up being accurate. Four tasks could take place.

Flow Spectra and 777 Gambit allowed to participate at Macedonia The Free Flight Commission ruled that both models anyhow meet the purpose of the CCC certification and therefore allows their participation in the Paragliding World Championship that starts next Monday Aug 5th, as stated in their announcement.

The Austrian firm proposes the Vivo as an evolution paraglider, which will provide the pilot with confidence to fly under all conditions. It also introduces a new reserve.

Successfully tested in the 2019 edition of the hard Red Bull X-Alps competition, this wing is introduced as a new generation two liner, lighter and easier to handle, for the most demanding cross country pilots.

On the 15th of February 2019, two paragliders were soaring above the Horcones Valley that leads to Aconcagua. The Czech Gabriel Mazur and his French buddy Jean-Baptiste Chandesris completed the ascent of the highest summit of Americas and paraglided down from it. This expedition for them was a preparation for higher objectives in the Himalayas. I was lucky to meet with Gabriel in Mendoza, Argentina, where he told me about his flight from one of the seven summits

Nova offers very light weight and good performance for the first of their wings showing the new visual design of the brand. EN-A certified for almost all its sizes.

The most fun tournament of the Acro scene will have its 4th edition this week in Organya, Spain, where 15 of the best pilots of the discipline will face each other in direct duels to decide the best of them.

The Brazilian brand proposes the designation XC Sport CCC for this new wing, claiming that it is suitable for pilots who feel confident flying an EN.C paraglider, since it promises comparable safety and handling, but with greater performance.

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.