2019 CHABRE: FIVE VALID TASKS!
The 14th Ozone Chabre Open has come to a close, with a great week of “warm weather” flying. Five tasks were scored, although a few were stopped early because of storms. Like... https://t.co/LaOQRApEkx
FELIX WINS AT HOME
After winning the first stop of the Spanish League in Algodonales, Ozone team pilot Felix Rodriguez Fernandez continues to dominate the national league by winning the second event in his... https://t.co/tkRkOpBjka
OZONE CHABRE OPEN 2019
The 14th Ozone Chabre Open has begun!
Task setting, briefings and de-briefings are being led by the inimitable Jocky Sanderson . Jocky’s skill and experience in cross country flying,... https://t.co/aiWguD6xI7
THE X-ALPS 2019 HAS COME TO AN END
The world's toughest adventure race has come to an end.
From the 9000m of vertical ascent athletes completed in Switzerland, to the long-distance flights across the main... https://t.co/4pwFi3OuPZ
At just 1,300g the XXlite 2 is almost lighter than your water bottle.
Cross Country Magazine's Marcus King goes hike-and-fly. Read the full review: https://t.co/UjA7ShXcWy
The 2018 SuperFinal held in the jurassic landscape of Baixo Guandu, Brazil has come to an end.
The last day of competition was another day of sunshine and strong thermals. A 99km task took the pilots on a... https://t.co/352Qr91Vyk
Task 6 of the Superfinal was a 85.3 km Race to Goal.
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Cody Mittanck reports:
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"Today's task sent us towards Pancas and into terrain that is from another epoch when pterodactyls soared the skies.... https://t.co/hict5cy6kd
XC Mag took a moment to fly the Alpina 3 and write down their thoughts. If you’re curious, here’s what they had to say: https://t.co/jPeZPP1XTE…/paraglider-…/ozone-alpina-3-review-en-c/
"It's great to be back home in Santa Barbara! There has been a bunch of sending over green mountains with rushing waterfalls and budding flowers. On this particular day we flew most of the flight in the onshore/... https://t.co/14sdrPOAbt
QUEST HARNESS
The Quest is for progressing pilots, or anyone seeking a versatile open leg design. Aerodynamic, comfortable, and semi-reclined, for all types of flying.
With a 31 G impact rating, and a... https://t.co/NNYsvG7ZbB
2019 BRITISH OPEN, Colombia
The British Open in Roldanillo, Colombia, has come to a close.
After five valid tasks, it was local pilot Juan Sebastian Ospina flying for the UK who took the win. In second place... https://t.co/RBgqEHl4hq
"FLYING THE ENDLESS CHAIN // Though only half way through the expedition, reaching this milestone meant more than anything to me. Towering more than 1100 vertical metres over the Icefields Parkway below, this 25 km... https://t.co/Gq9ITZV1tP
Image1: "A fine line of turbulence and rapidly cooling air causes a massive cloud to form beneath my feet on my way to the patch of snow in the distance, the only accessible source of water"
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Image2: "A... https://t.co/h4dLuhMLq3
RAUL PENSO WINS AT HOME
Ozone Team pilot, Raúl Penso, finished off his 2018 season with a win in Placivel, in the north-central region of Venezuela.
After that, he continued the momentum and started 2019... https://t.co/aUdxFib8Ub
"KILL TIME vs. LIVE TIME // While stuck on a mountaintop for a week, the urge to wish time away can be overwhelming. During this expedition I realized that at the end of my life I would regret not appreciating each... https://t.co/lSRgBXKlzL
MITCH RILEY WINS MONARCA 2019.
OZONE Pilots swept the 15th Monarca Paragliding Open in Valle de Bravo, Mexico.
Overall Winner, Mitch Riley, reports:
“”Valle De Bravo, Mexico delivered again for the 15th... https://t.co/emOwyoz27S
A GOOD YEAR FOR MARCELLA
After setting three world distance records in her homeland Brazil, Marcella Uchoa has finished 2018 at the top of the podium as Brazilian female PG champion.
In Marcella’s words:... https://t.co/F2ze77lqIt
"That feeling on launch of pure excitement of the day and task to come, and the mass start gaggle are two of my favorite times in a day during comps"
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By Nick Greece Page
"Stunning hike & fly in The Buochserhorn with a nice view of the Pilatus (and a perfect hole in the fog)"
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By Dominik Welti @domi6475
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Pilot: Philipp Steinger @paraglidingfippu
Glider: Ultralight
Location: Switzerland 🇨🇭