’50′ pilots topland Mont Blanc as Chamonix sees record day

A record 50+ paraglider pilots successfully top-landed Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, on Sunday 19 August, a day which will surely go down in Chamonix paragliding history as one of the most remarkable ever. With pilots climbing to 5,000m and blue skies all around, one of the pilots, Sylvain Gattini, summed up the experience of landing on Europe’s highest peak saying, “And here I am, in heaven!”

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Sylvain’s blogpost and see the photos here.

See photos on Facebook from Gael Lafond who toplanded on the top.

Mont Blanc from Stéphane Boulenger on Vimeo.

Quelle: Cross Country