- Toby Colombe (R) and Cefn Hoile hold their Bi-Golden paraglider
On 26 July, British pilot Toby Colombé of Passion Paragliding set a new out and return tandem world record with a 168 km flight from Sorica in Slovenia into the Julian Alps, and then back to Slovenia.
The flight took just over seven hours, and extended the previous world record set two years ago by local hot shot Tomaz Erzen, by 9 km. Toby was flying a Gradient BiGolden XC for the first time – some test flight!
Toby thanked Cefn Hoile for “being the perfect passenger as well as exhibiting extraordinary bladder control”, and Brett Janaway of XTC Paragliding for providing much needed encouragement and logistical support … oh, and for allowing Toby to test fly his wing.
