Thomas Walder. Photo: Tom Walder
Thomas Walder flew a 325.76km FAI triangle on Saturday 7 June – smashing the triangle world record and becoming the first paraglider pilot to break the 300km triangle mark.
Tom spent 11.5 hours in the air and flew his Ozone Enzo to a maximum altitude of 3,834m.
His route took him from launch in Austria’s Zillertal Valley out towards the Stubai Alps close to the border with Italy.
He then flew back on himself and continued across the Alps to his second turnpoint, just across the German/Austrian border on the Geigelstein. His third turnpoint was south east near Badgastein.
Tom Walder’s 325km FAI triangle
Dozens of alpine pilots have been chasing the 300km FAI triangle in the past couple of years. Several have made 260-280km, but none had come close to 300km.
See Tom’s tracklog and details of his flight here.
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