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2025 El Penon Classic Hang Gliding Race Valle de Bravo

This year’s El Penon Classic Race in Valle de Bravo was one of the most uplifting but also heaviest experiences I have had in my flying career. On the practice day we watched a paraglider pilot spiral to their death with no reserve thrown and then five days later watched the same thing happen to our fellow competitor Chowy in his hang glider. These experiences made the fact that I ended up winning the comp in Sports Class seem entirely inconsequential. This was my fourth year in a row coming to Valle and from the start it has been laced with the sobering reality of the consequences we risk playing in the sky. Four years ago it brought my first encounter with a flying peer’s death and every year since there has been various levels of carnage and helicopter rescues and hospitalizations and yet I and so many others keep coming back. The flying conditions are unrivaled but the real reason we return is the community. Many thanks to Rudy Gotes and Wills Wing for hosting such a wonderful gathering and providing an arena for us to truly test our skills. A special shoutout to Team Dirtbag for making this year the most fun yet despite the circumstances. My biggest heartfelt condolences to the Guatemalan team. RIP Chowy. Track ID: Autechre - Eggshell