Tag: paragliding
A paraglider attacked for a quarter of an hour by a furious eagle
It took him almost a quarter of an hour to escape from the pecks and claws. While flying above the Bozel valley in Savoie, a paraglider was suddenly attacked by…
His paraglider blocked, he gets stuck in a tree 13 meters high
A Sunday afternoon of leisure… which goes wrong. As an experienced paraglider, a man certainly did not expect to experience such a misadventure this Sunday: he remained stuck in a…
Upper Franconia: 73-year-old crashes while paragliding – Bavaria
A 73-year-old crashed on a paraglider in the Forchheim district and was seriously injured. The man was hit by a gust of wind shortly after taking off from Ehrenbürg near…
A paraglider lands on the railway tracks and gets stuck in an overhead line
The trains were immediately stopped. This Friday morning, a paraglider who must have missed his landing found himself stuck in a catenary, the cables which power the railway tracks, near…
Thailand: Despite the paragliding adventure, this toddler is bored out of his mind
This dad probably imagined it a little differently: A man takes his little daughter on an exciting paragliding flight – but instead of being happy, the girl doesn’t bat an…
Paraglider crashes and is seriously injured – Bavaria
A paraglider crashed in Lower Franconia and was seriously injured. According to police on Monday, the cause of the crash is not yet clear. The 41-year-old man took off on…
Accident: Paragliding training ends with a crash
Accident Paragliding training ends with a crash This is actually what it looks like when people float through the air with a paraglider. photo © Katrin Requadt/dpa An 80-year-old student…
Paraglider crashes ten meters and dies – Bavaria
A 64-year-old paraglider crashed and died in the Rosenheim district. According to the first findings, he lost control of the glider shortly after the start on Saturday near Brannenburg, the…
Garmisch-Patenkirchen: paraglider crashes and remains unharmed – Bavaria
A paraglider was in the air in Garmisch-Patenkirchen when he passed out at an altitude of 500 meters, probably as a result of a so-called spiral flight, the police said…
Sport: More accidents – Paragliding Association urges caution
Sports More accidents – Paragliding Association urges caution A paraglider glides over a mountain meadow on Buchenberg in the Allgäu. photo © Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa Seeing the world from above on…