French paragliding photographers Jérôme Maupoint and Olivier Laugero are holding a joint photo exhibition in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, entitled ‘Les Passagers du Vent’, showcasing high-mountain paragliding photographs taken in the Mont Blanc region and the Himalaya. With contributions from Greg Blondeau and words from Philippe Nodet, the collection of around 30 photographs is well worth a visit […] …read more
ParaAcrobatics Albania began
The first Acro World Cup of the season just started in Pogradec, Albania! The pilots are getting airborne by boat towing at the lake.
Follow the results of the first run here!
Source: Just Acro
Joerg Ewald takes over at Flytec
Well known competition paraglider pilot Jörg Ewald has taken over the reins at Flytec. Flytec announced the move in a statement published on their website. Flytec’s founder, Peter Joder, and manager, Lorenz Camenzind, said the time had come for a “new generation” to take over. They said: After 31 years, the time has come to […] …read more
The X-Rockies Team Pushes On and Gets High
Thomas and Nelson are now already in New Mexico, ahead of schedule on their 3000km journey along the length of the North American Rockies.
Their latest dispatch: “After a short run in Colorado, offering us unbelievably high altitude (17,999ft) flights, we headed to the New Mexico desert. Enjoying good flying conditions, the terrain seemed to get more and more difficult to use. Mountainous spots get further from each other. Good lines through the desert have to be found to cross these big stretches with the least walking possible. The Alpina …read more
Source: Ozone Paragliders
U-Turn Thriller X4
The 2014 model of the legendary Thriller from U-Turn has been released and it is called X4. The company claims it to be the best high-level acro wing on the market and some of the top pilots already choose to fly the X4 for this season.
Available in 16m2, 17m2, 18m2, 20m2, 22m2 and 24,5m2. sizes.
Find out more from U-Turn.
Source: Just Acro
Having Fun Out There
Ozone pilots around the world are enjoying their new wings, on XC adventures, hike & fly missions, and in comps.
Sebastian Kummer writes to us about a weekend hike & fly mission, which took him across the crest of the Austrian Alps. Sebastian writes, “Please find attached some impressions from my XC Hike&Fly tour on the past weekend. The conditions were phenomenal which gave me and my new Alpina 2 the chance to explore the Alps North and South. It was a fantastic adventure and I am near the status “impressions-overload””. You can see Sebastian’s high-alpine tracklogs here.
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Source: Ozone Paragliders
Kirsty Cameron Wins Big, Again
Kirsty Cameron took third overall in the British Champs at Gemona Italy, in another highly impressive performance. Kirsty has rapidly become one of the world’s leading pilots and we’re very happy that she was able to fulfil her dream of standing on an overall podium in a major competition. Ozone pilots took the first four places: congratulations to Emile and Damien who shared the podium with Kirsty. All results can be seen here.
Cheers, from all the Team. Go Kirsty!
Source: Ozone Paragliders
Fran’s Rampage Continues
Young Ozone Team Pilot, Fran Reina, is in a habit of winning most of the competitions that he enters. We fully support him in this habit
At the recent FIA El Yelmo Event, pilots flew three splendid tasks in good conditions. Fran was joined on the podium by Felix Rodriguez, who won the last task and took 3rd overall. Full results can be seen here.
Cheers from all the Team, and thank you Fran for your continued support!
FIA El Yelmo 2014. Thank you!
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Source: Niviuk
20th Paragliding meeting in El Hierro
The 20th International Paragliding Meeting on the Island of El Hierro (Spain) took place 2 weeks ago. Watch this nice video about the event with the comments of top acro pilots.
Source: Just Acro