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Antoine Montant in Base jump tragedy

Monday, October 24th, 2011
Antoine Montant. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Thirty-year-old French flying star dies in wingsuit accident

US paraglider dealer arrested over stunt

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Dell-Schanze-arrested-Youtube-still

Man arrested for flying a speed glider from Oregon’s Astoria Column

Escape’s Smart ultralight speedflying harness

Monday, April 11th, 2011
Escape's new speedflying harness, the Smart

The Smart is a super-lightweight harness for speed flying from French firm Escape.

Speed flying paragliders with Ozone

Sunday, May 30th, 2010
XC

Ozone Paragliders have released a new speed flying video introducing the sport and their speed flying wings. Features some great on-board footage!

Gin Gliders’ Yak speed flying paraglider

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
XC

Gin’s speed flying and mountain paraglider, the Yak, as used by Stuart Holmes in his descent of Ama Dablam in November 2009, is now available for sale through Gin’s dealer network.

Antoine Montant wins Speedflying Pro again

Friday, January 29th, 2010
XC

For the third year in a row, Antoine Montant has won the Speedflying Pro, les Arcs, proving that he still dominates in this discipline which combines skiing with high speed paragliding.

The Speedflying Pro Les Arcs 2010

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
XC

The Speedflying Pro Les Arcs 2010, sponsored by Gin, takes place from 25 – 29 January 2010

ITV Bip-Bip speed flying paraglider

Friday, January 8th, 2010
XC

ITV are developing a new speed flying paraglider: the Bip-Bip will be slightly less performant than the Awak and therefore accessible to a wider range of pilots.

Ozone Flying Tip Calendar 2010

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
XC

Back for its third edition, the Ozone Flying Tip Calendar has been completely re-done with all new flying tips and photos. This is a 52 week calendar with full colour photos for every week and a crucial or entertaining flying tip in English, German, and French, and makes an excellent holiday (or new year’s) gift [...]

Bon Vol: How about this for a thrill – Speed riding Aconcagua

Friday, June 13th, 2008
XC

Francois Bon’s solo speedriding descent of Aconcagua

Speed riding wings: The Independence Carver

Friday, May 9th, 2008
The Independence Carver

Independence have launched a new speedriding wing, the Carver.

Absolute Chamonix: new paragliding and speedriding school

Friday, April 25th, 2008
XC

Absolute Chamonix is a new paragliding and speedriding school run by Caroline Brille, French World Cup pilot since 2000

Mathias Roten in fatal speed riding accident

Monday, March 10th, 2008
Mathias Roten

It is with the deepest of sorrow that we have to report the death of the brilliant young Swiss star, Mathias Roten

Antoine Montant wins Columbia Speedflying Pro 2008

Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Antoine Montant - Photo:Michel Ferrer

Les Arcs, France, hosted the Columbia Speedflying competition from 4-8 February 2008