"If you've ever looked at a chairlift cable and thought, "I bet I could grind that", know that you aren't the first. Plenty of people have thought it, and a few have tried. Professional speedrider Valentin Delluc has done it a few times now, including this most recent one on a old chairlift in Morzine, France."
"Speedriding is a wild combination of paragliding and skiing, using a small paragliding wing often to take off and land on snow. It's allowed for some pretty incredible stunts, including sights of skiers flying over enormous cliffs and through stunning European villages. In this case, of course, it was used to accomplish a dream held by many."
Professional speedrider Valentin Delluc accomplished multiple chairlift cable grinds, most recently on an old chairlift in Morzine, France. Speedriding combines paragliding and skiing, using a small paragliding wing to take off and land on snow and to perform aerial maneuvers. The discipline enables stunts such as skiers flying over cliffs and navigating through European villages. Grinding a chairlift cable with a speedriding wing represents a long-held dare among skiers and riders, and has been executed by a few practitioners. The stunt highlights the crossover between airborne control and alpine terrain, relying on precise wing handling and snow-skill landings.
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