Paraglide Canada Market Share Analysis for November 2025

He is the first Canadian to make goal, reaching Zell am See in 11 days and 7 hours – and unlike many other finishers, this was terrain he was flying for the first time! Below, James Elliott shares his high and low moments from the race, and why he’s not sure about a return in 2025.   --- Best moment? My best moment was definitely celebrating on the raft in Zell am See with my team. After all the effort we put into the race, we needed a proper party! There were so many magic moments during the race, too many to list, that will be forever etched in my memory.   Worst moment? A key low point was landing short of the Lötschenpass hütte approaching Frutigen and having to hike through an area that I should have easily flown over. It was a big mistake that cost me dearly in terms of position and energy. It was also a big blow to my morale. I was able to make up some time by launching low on the Frutigen side of the pass, but it was an extremely rough, windy, and risky flight into the Kandersteg valley that could have been avoided. What do you wish you knew at the start? Everything! There's so much to prepare for going into this race that it's almost impossible to cover it all beforehand. However, in hindsight, I wish I focused on studying some of the more technical 'crux points' in the course in greater detail and gathered more local intel for a better strategic approach in some areas.  “I probably wasn't exactly a low-maintenance teammate.” What would you do differently? More time route scouting would be helpful, but this is a huge challenge for any non-European athlete given the travel time and expense involved. As a team, there are many small processes and tasks that we could optimize to make us faster and more efficient. An example would be prepping meals in advance and organizing all equipment the night before to avoid rushed mornings when we're all still half asleep – live and learn! What did you do right? Considering the hundreds of decisions made and tasks accompli