Olivier Laugero
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Olivier’s reputation precedes him. Most of us have been touched by his stunning photographs and adventures and now he has embarked on a world sailing tour with his gal Sophie Jenot and their daughter « Lou ». Next step for 2020, cross the Pacific with the sailing boat « Kagou » and enjoy paragliding flights in Polynesia, Tonga, New Zealand…
#Adventure
- Age : 47
- Flying since : 1994
- Current kit : BGD Lynx / Diva / Echo PPG
- Top sites : Chamonix, Himalaya, all the tropical islands!
- Gig : Adventurer, photographer
Achievements
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projects: « Kagou flying boat », sail around the world travelling with my family and explore the beauty of the planet from the sky!
Most memorable flights:
First ever pilot to top-land a tandem paraglider on the summit of Mont Blanc, 2009.
Flying along the Nanga Parbat, Pakistan, a beautiful 8000m summit.
Reaching the 7400m cloudbase in Kashmir, India.
Bivouac flight in Ethiopia, landing in the remote villages. We were regularly the first white people to reach this places, crazy!
Flying over the biggest dunes in the world until the sunset, Namibia
Flying with Condors in Patagonia.
Landing in Tanzania along an active volcano during a bivouac flight and spending the end of the night in a tree until sunrise. The Hyenas were turning around during the night…
Soaring over tiny 80m-long islands, in the Grenadines, Caribbean.
Flying with Sophie over Antigua Island, Caribbean. Asked for her hand when she was performing an aerial dance under her rope, 500m over the ground. No choice, she couldn’t say no!
Longest fights:
352km on a DIVA, Brazil, Octobre 2018
206km triangle on a LYNX, Chamonix 2019
