Paragliding

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“ The man who has no imagination has no wings. ”

“ To fly, you don’t need wings, you just need spirit, courage and a paraglider – Mariyam Iftikhar ”

“ Live life at full throttle! - Lisa Brouwer ”

“ The man who has no imagination has no wings. ”

“ To fly, you don’t need wings, you just need spirit, courage and a paraglider – Mariyam Iftikhar ”

“ Live life at full throttle! - Lisa Brouwer ”

“ The man who has no imagination has no wings. ”

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Find great thermals and you can soar for hours.  On June 19, 2021, Sebastien Kayrouz took off on an epic 11-hour flight near the Texas/Mexican border and flew 612km (380 miles).  However, Paragliding can be dangerous, as was discovered by German paraglider Ewa Wisnierska.  On February 14, 2007, Ewa was violently sucked up into a cloud and carried aloft to 9,946m (32,631ft).  She passed out for about 40 minutes in the -50 Celsius temperatures, as lightning flashed around her.   Miraculously, she survived, completely covered in ice.

FICOR Score

(Fatality & Injury Classification of Risk)

Discipline : Individual
Discipline : Tandem
Fatality Rate of 1: X Participants
Severe Injury Rate of 1: X Episodes
Severe Injury Rate of 1: X Participants
# Episodes per Fatality

FICOR score is based on XDGE's proprietary scoring system

Minimum score to be considered for XDGE is 50, and the maximum is 100. This FICOR score is based on available data combined with XDGE's proprietary scoring system which weights several factors based on importance, including: insurance risk scores for the particular activity being evaluated, reaction time available as an adverse event unfolds, speed, height, depth, technical difficulty, ability to mitigate risk during activity, availability of backup equipment, involvment of other participants, location of activity, mental focus required, outcome resulting of most mishaps such as death or hospitalization, and a determination of the likelihood of having a major accident if that sport is done frequently.

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