Sierra Blogging Post Archives

Remember that post last month about the speed glider (or sky rider) who was rescued near Breckenrigde, CO? Well, The Adventure Blog posted a great speed gliding video today that shows what he was doing before he broke his leg (although probably not to this extent).

Speed gliding, also known as sky riding, is a combination of skiing and paragliding that allows daredevil skiers to use a parasail to float over cliffs or rocks and ski down dangerously steep slopes. Watch as German speed rider Antoine Montant sails up and over an avalanche and across cliffs in this amazing video... watch all the way to the end to see a freefall Montant is lucky to have survived.




Would you speed ride?