Austrian pilot Philipp Zellner flew 272km from Bir in the Indian Himalaya on 7 April 2022, setting a new site record.
His flight, on a Skywalk X-Alps4, took him deep into high mountainous terrain. He flew for eight hours, reaching a maximum altitude of 5,693m altitude with 9m/s climbs!
Philipp takes the site record from Debu Choudhury, who flew 256km on 23 April 2018.