Sunday morning at 5 am. Antoine's girlfriend called attention on Facebook that he is missing since saturday afternoon after he went for a BASE jump in the area of Collet d’Anterne in Haute Savoie, France. Just a few hours later many people such as friends, mountain guides, paragliders, base jumpers got together for the search of Antoine. In the afternoon the terrible news hit the scene, that they found him dead in the mountains. :-(
He went for a wingsuit jump alone so nobody witnessed what happened. He was found with his parachute being still inside the container with only the pilot chute being outside. Friends believe it only fall out in the impact, not because he was about to open his parachute.
Antoine was 30 years old. Beside being one of the best acro paraglider pilots in the world he was a multiple times speed-riding champion an amazing skier and a great person. He was following the footsteps of his brother Valery after he died in an very unlucky accident in 2006 while hiking back up to to his car on the Saléve. They both were living simply for their passions, not for the show or to become famous, but for the real spirit of their belowed sports up in the mountains.

His loss leaves terrible pain in the hearth of those who knew him. Deepest condolences to his family and all his friends...

Antoine flying away...

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‘Coloured Sky’ with Marvin Ogger won a golden Icare at the international free flight film festival in St. Hilaire, France for the “best short movie of the year” - enjoy the great work www.ahstudio.fr

Female acrobatic paraglider world champion Judith Zweifel wants to learn the currently most difficult paraglider manoeuvre. During the two years it takes to achieve success she has to come to terms with her fear and self-doubt. A film about achieving huge goals, freedom and growing older.

Beside many others, Judith's film will be projected next weekend during the Coupe Icare Festival in St. Hilaire, France, as well as a stylish short clip of leading German acro pilot Marvin Ogger.

With 3 valid synchro and 4 solo runs the Swiss Champs has finished on Sunday and the price giving ceremony was held early in the afternoon just before the rain started. The new freestyle competition system is pretty promising and however there is still more work to be done but there is a good chance to implement this format into the World Cup Series in the future.