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105-Year-Old Sets World Record at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, as Oldest Person to Tandem Paraglide

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105-year-old Fred Miles is now the world record holder for the oldest person to go tandem paragliding. Earlier this month, with service from Jackson Hole Paragliding and help from Teton Adaptive Sports, Fred took to the skies on a beautiful morning at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Miles is a military veteran and passionate aviator. He served in the Air Force […]

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Brent Thomas | September 12, 2023
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Photographer and Filmmaker Cody Tuttle Died Paragliding in Sierra Nevada

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Adventure photographer and filmmaker Cody Tuttle died Wednesday in a paragliding accident in the Southern Sierra Nevada. At approximately 1:20 pm, an Inyo County Sheriff’s dispatch received notification of an emergency InReach activation north of Striped Mountain near the Sierra Crest, south of Taboose Pass, California. Further investigation revealed that the device was registered to Cody Tuttle, a 32-year old man […]

SnowBrains | August 19, 2019
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Top YouTube Star ‘King of Random’ Killed in Utah Paragliding Accident

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Popular YouTube star Grant Thompson, 38 has died after a paragliding accident in Utah. The ‘King of Random‘ had reportedly gone out to Sand Hollow State Park but never returned sparking a massive hunt. The search was launched when he did not return home for an hour and his family couldn’t reach him on his phone. Related: 3 Famous Canadian Instagram […]

SnowBrains | July 31, 2019
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VIDEO: Insane Clowns Pull-Off Awesome Tricks with Paraglider

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SnowBrains | April 29, 2019
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Speed Riding Combines Skiing and Paragliding for the Ultimate Adrenaline Fuelled Descent

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If you’re an adrenaline junkie finding that skiing and snowboarding just don’t do it for you anymore, and are on the lookout for a new activity to satisfy your fix, why not give speed riding a go? This sport for thrill-seekers combines both skiing and paragliding to create a new experience unlike any other and judging from a recently published […]

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Steven Agar | January 15, 2018
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Edelrid Climbing Co. CEO and “Gear Innovator” Dies in a Paragliding Accident

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Carsten von Birckhahn, the CEO of Edelrid– a climbing gear company- died in a paragliding accident last Saturday at age forty-nine. If you’ve ever dabbled in the climbing world chances are you’ve come across Edelrid’s gear. By ensuring that all of its rope meets the stringent bluesign® standard, Edelrid set new safety benchmarks all throughout the industry. Edelrid is diverse […]

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Avatar photo Lindsay Hayden | July 19, 2017
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