Jakub Beňo and Andrej Ďurana hike-and-fly above Lake Pangong Tso in Ladakh, India at an elevation of 4,720msl. “Fresh snow coming the day before made the panorama even more beautiful… Is this an epic place to fly?” they ask. …read more
British TV company seeks pilots for ‘Hunted’ TV show
A British TV company is looking for paraglider or paramotor pilots to take part in Hunted, a reality TV show where people go on the run across the country. Got what it takes to stay hidden for a week and win a share of a £100,000 prize pot? They say: Hunted follows a number of […] …read more
Cross Country Travel Guide 2016: Dare to dream
Daydreaming turns into reality every time we take off in our sports – and the new Cross Country International Travel Guide is all about making those dreams come true. Our latest 100-page international travel guide visits and updates some old favourites but also uncovers some exciting new places, providing information and inspiration in equal measure. Each entry […] …read more
Parapente + tests the Peak 4
Parapente + tests the Peak 4 …read more
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Trike aerial view Mount Olympus by Skydance
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Paramotor & Trike flying at Olympus Riviera
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Team GB set to create ‘formidable force’
Britain has launched a new dedicated racing academy for up-and-coming competition paraglider pilots. Announcing the creation of the British Paragliding Racing Academy co-organiser Malin Lobb said the aim was to, “design and deliver a competition pilot development program, in order that the current British Team and the future British Team become a formidable force within […] …read more
Urtzi Uriarte wins Cross Country Prize Draw
And the winner is…. Urtzi Uriate! Urtzi Uriarte from Spain won the Cross Country Prize Draw 2016, which was made at 12noon GMT on Friday 16 January. He wins a new paraglider or paramotor wing of his choice from Advance, Air Design, Gin, Gradient, Mac Para, Nova, Ozone or Paramania. Congratulations Urtzi! Richard Webster from […] …read more
Special Paragliding Events 2016
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Ozone Sweep at the Monarca Open 2016
The Monarca Open 2016 was a success with 150 pilots from 23 countries. 3 tasks were completed (2 canceled due to unusually high winds). Director General for the meet, Miguel Fernández, tells us the mentoring was great. Ozone was present sponsoring with Alas del Hombre, and provided raffle prizes including 4 Ozone items every day.
Ozone pilots topped the podium in every class. In the Open Class, Pinot Maxime, Adreas Malecki, Yassen Savov, and Josh Cohn took the top 4 spots respectively in that order, all flying Enzo 2s. 8 of the top 10 were flying Enzo 2s. You can download the Open Class results PDF.
In the Sport Class, Roy Morris took first on his Alpina 2. The Sport Class results PDF is here.
In the Woman’s Class, Ewa Korneluk-Guzy took first on here Alpina 2 as well. The Woman’s Class results PDF is here.
And finally, first place in the Mexican Nationals went to Emmanuel Gudarrama (Alas del Hombre) on his Enzo 2.
Congrats to all the pilots and cheers from all the team at Ozone!
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