WTF - NEW OPEN DISTANCE PARAGLIDING RECORD

Angus Tapper has walloped Bryan Moore's barely 2 week old 152 kilometer record by almost 20 kilometers, flying 170 kilometers from Coronet Peak to Mount Cook.

Hang glider pilots are now urgently planning how to combat this threat to their record of 177 km.

Angus' Track Log

Mountain Scene Article

NEW OPEN DISTANCE PARAGLIDING RECORD

Bryan Moore has set a new New Zealand Open Distance Paragliding Record of 152 km, flying from Treble Cone to Mount Cook.

He was accompanied by Pete Groves, who also broke the previous record of 142 km set by Grant Middendorf back in 2009.

Brian's Track Log
Pete's Track Log

And the story in Cross Country Magazine