Beautiful British Columbia! In the North West tip of Canada, close to the Alaskanborder, lie the Skeena mountains. Mike and I have just returned from there where we believe to have been the first people to ever speed fly down these vast glaciers and peaks! For this blog I’ll let … Continue reading…
We are pleased to announce that Verbier-Summits will be operating from a new premises this summer. We recently acquired a beautiful old building in the heart of the valley. Dating from 1920, this old Swiss watchmakers house has undergone an intensive renovation and has been restored to it’s former glory. … Continue reading…
Mike recently took a client to climb Mt Blanc and fly off the summit down the Mer de Glace! Parapente avec Verbier Summits depuis le mt Blanc. Mike over the summit! It was a 2 day climb with a sleder that lasted over an hour over one of Europe’s most … Continue reading…
With it’s unique micro climate, Verbier really is the perfect place to learn to paraglide. We have two perfect training hills, a ridge that reliably works for ridge soaring and two top landing locations. Beginners can start with small hops and rapidly progress to longer flights. Our top to bottom … Continue reading…
Verbier Summits is an official BHPA school located in the heart of the Swiss Alps. Students can come to the Swiss Alps and benefit from our perfect conditions and sites to learn quickly and safely how to paraglide. In just 2 weeks total beginners can go home fully qualified. You … Continue reading…
A special thanks to a new sponsor of ours…GoPro cameras. GoPros are the best! You can stick them anywhere and get the coolest pictures…like this one here
Check out our new video from our recent trip across Namibia: Verbier Summits Into Namibia from Michael Belbas on Vimeo. Read the full story here: Paragliding Trip: Return to Namibia
You might remember the race between Mike and myself(The Duel – Infiniti FX vs Paraglider), racing a sports car with a paraglider. Well three years on Infiniti cars asked us to repeat the race. This time we went to Austria and whereas three years ago in Verbier the race was … Continue reading…
After three years of longing to return to the Namib desert, I finally did last month. We said goodbye to ‘Discovery’, our boat during our flying trip in Mozambique, and bribed our way through a series of African airports with our 60kg of excess paragliding luggage and finally touched down in Windhoek…it … Continue reading…
We recently joined up with ‘Discovery’ on her expedition around the world and fell upon a flying site of world class status! Check out the video: Verbier Summits in Africa from Michael Belbas on Vimeo. Read the full story here: Paragliding Trip: Discovering a flying wonder of the world