Paragliding
Soaring with a paraglider
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| 2022 | Feasibility studies began for paragliding from above 8000 meters in the Everest region of Nepal, aiming to achieve the highest starting altitude for paragliding on the planet. |
| October 14 2022 | Marcella Pomarico Uchoa from Brazil set a female straight distance to a declared goal record of 457.3 km (284.15 mi), flying an Ozone Enzo 3 in Caicó, Brazil. |
| June 20 2021 | Sebastien Kayrouz from the USA set a notable paragliding record, flying from Del Rio to Claude, Texas using an Ozone Enzo 3 paraglider. |
| October 12 2019 | Yael Margelisch from Switzerland achieved a significant straight distance to declared goal record while paragliding in Caicó, Brazil, using an Ozone Enzo 3 paraglider. |
| February 15 2019 | Antoine Girard from France set a notable record by paragliding near Aconcagua in Argentina, using an Ozone LM6 paraglider for a high-altitude flight. |
| 2015 | The standard paragliding harness transitioned to an inflatable type, which forms a protective cushion during flight by trapping air in a chamber behind and under the pilot. |
| 2012 | The X-Pyr cross-Pyrenees Hike & Fly competition was first established, taking place in even years as a similar event to the Red Bull X-Alps. |
| 2011 | In France, two out of every 10,000 registered paraglider pilots were fatally injured, with approximately six out of 1,000 pilots seriously injured (requiring more than a two-day hospital stay). |
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