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PWCA Superfinal 2022 - Valle de Bravo Mexico
From December 6 to 17, the best pilots in the world will meet in the skies of Valle de Bravo, 150 km west of Mexico City, for the last event of this year's 30th anniversary of the Paragliding World Cup.El Peñón, Temascaltepec is a site of...
PWC Romania 2022
For his first participation in a World Cup, our Team driver Justin PUTHOD did not disappoint! After an honourable first round (22nd, 18s behind the first), he gradually made up for it by finishing the second round in 4th place overall. A...
49th Icarus Cup
Rendezvous for the 49th edition, which will take place from September 20 to 25, 2022, in Saint Hilaire and Lumbin - on the program, 6 days of fun! Join us on September 20th and 21st for the Icare-Test, and come and test fly our entire range of products...
Drag chute
Optimize your performance in competition with this drag-chute, which is not just another anti-G on the market ... Come and discover its particularities by clicking HERE. Already available from your favourite retailer!
A steaming national holiday!
Last July 14th, national holiday in France, the aerological conditions were particularly favourable to long distance flying, and our Team pilots Justin PUTHOD and François MONTUORI took advantage of it as it should be... They tell us about their 342 flights...
The Kolibri EVO in Nepal
Team pilot and travel photographer for National Geographic Expeditions, Max SEIGAL tells us about his latest trip to Nepal, for which he chose to equip himself with the Kolibri EVO.The new Kolibri EVO - the queen of flight-bivouacAs far back as I can remember, the Kolibri EVO has been...
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SAFETY ALERT
Following feedback from the field, we would like to inform you of a minor safety alert concerning the Kontainer V4 . Please read it here: cloud.airmkg.eu/index.php/s/GKMXA4j3Wts8XcD
SAFETY ALERT
Following feedback from the field, we would like to inform you of a minor safety alert concerning the Kontainer V4. Please read it here: cloud.airmkg.eu/index.php/s/NAHf4kgxSNmjTcQ
Arthur Moindrot, tells us about his first H&F experience: the Mont-Blanc Air Tour.
With very good pilots registered, and complicated weather forecasts, the competition looked particularly difficult. Aware of my flying potential, but also of my physical level compared to the other pilots, I really hoped to be able to do well by flying as much as possible.
The first day was particularly difficult, with 28kms and 3200m D+. Physically "easier" with only 1600m of D+ on the second day, it was mentally more difficult with very strong aerological conditions (a lot of wind) and extremely cold temperatures.
My flight level allowed me to get out of it, taking a considerable lead on referent pilots in the H&F world, before making 2 small mistakes because of the aerological conditions which occupied my mind more in terms of safety than the race itself. Some of them managed to overtake me in flight at the last marker, while I was climbing on foot... This was followed by a great goal race at the end of the course. I still finished 5th with only 6 min behind Aaron DUROGATI who won the competition. I am extremely happy with this result and to have been able to finish this first competition in good shape.
As far as my objectives are concerned, they have all been reached:
- No injury
- Intact equipment
- Maximum pleasure, even if it was necessary to go and get it in the difficult flight conditions, the cold, the fatigue...
I didn't set myself a target result for this first experience, but I am very happy to finish 5th and to realize that it would have been possible to do even better.
I don't know yet what will be the next one, but I know that I will have to accentuate the physical training to be at the level, and to review some strategies of organization and flight. I really want to repeat the experience, but I still need some time to think about it as the commitment is total in this kind of competition.
To be continued ...
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Sak K27
Compact with its trail-type carrying, innovative thanks to its integrated folding cover, and with accessories adapted to Hike&Fly, the K27 is the ideal tool for walking light.
Discover its many advantages on our website www.korteldesign.com/produits/sak-k27/
Compact with its trail-type carrying, innovative thanks to its integrated folding cover, and with accessories adapted to Hike&Fly, the K27 is the ideal tool for walking light.
Discover its many advantages on our website www.korteldesign.com/en/produits/sak-k27/
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Is Kortel design already on the market?
Very cool, nice design.
The Flying Light is back !
Come and meet us on Tuesday October 4th at 6pm at the Espace Mt-Blanc in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc to exchange with our team, and test our light range in flight during the excursions proposed by the super team of the @Saint Saint Gervais Mont Blanc vol libre club. We will have at our disposal the Karver II, Kliff II, Kruyer III with the Sak III, the famous Kolibri EVO, and also the latest saks K17 and K27 exclusively!
We are waiting for you !
📸 1/3 Guillaume BORGA
📸 2 Max SEIGAL
📸 4 Adi GEISEGGER
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World Cup, Gochang, South Korea, 1st to 8th October, 2022.
At the beginning of October, the paragliding world will head to South Korea, a favourite World Cup destination, for our fourth competition there.
Gochang has held many paragliding competitions over the years, including a pre-World Cup and an PWC Asian tour event.
Whilst October is fairly late in the season, this is a good thing as the rice paddies are dry and should produce good thermals and leave more landing options than normal. Gochang normally offers good conditions allowing cat's cradle tasks or downwind doglegs. If we get light easterly winds, we may be able to use the bigger mountains to the east for even more racing possibilities.
The weather patterns can be varied at this time of year, from high pressure days with no clouds, to less stable days with perfect cumulus.
Whatever the weather, Korea is always an unforgettable experience of culture and culinary delights. One thing is also certain: at this time of year the tree covered hills around Gochang will be a festival of autumn colours.
So, it's all aboard for the last chance to get those few remaining places for the 2022 Super Final in December in Mexico!
Follow the competition on our website pwca.org and our live app live.pwca.org.
All the results will be available at: live.pwca.org/scores
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