Leonard Siclon
france
Léonard got into paragliding in 2014. It became at once a passion and he spent most of his free time flying and learning about paragliding. Mostly into XC flights and occasional bivi adventures, he shares his experiences on Youtube and never tires of chatting about paragliding!
#Cross Country
- Age : 38
- Flying since : 2014
- Current kit : Lynx 2
- Top sites : Mieussy, France Grand Bornand, France Chamonix, France
- Gig : Engineer
- Activities : Hiking
Achievements
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2023 - 2024 Traveling around the world with Lynx2 !
2021 – Lots of small bivi adventures with the Base 2 Lite. Best XC flights 140km and 135km.
2020 – Quite a bad year but stepped up to Cure2 !
2019 – Flight over Mont Blanc at 5,500m and top-landing on the roof of Europe with Riot.
2018 – XC flight 150km triangle with Punk
2018 – Two short vol bivouacs
2017 – Exploring paragliding spots in unflown islands of the Philippines
2016 – First vol bivouac, 3 days in the Pyrenees.
2015 – First big XC (76 and 88km) in the flatlands after 8 months of flying.
2014 – starting paragliding, attracted to hike&fly !
Video correlati
A Norwegian paragliding adventure - Hike - Fly - Swim
21-01-2026
Leonard Siclon spent 2 weeks in Norway in the summer of 2025. Grab a cuppa and settle in, for his long-form film about the adventure. More
Jotunheimen crossing - Flight of a lifetime in Norway
01-11-2025
During his trip in Norway in 2025, Leonard had very good flying conditions on the last day, which allowed him to cross the side of the Jotunheimen range. He said it was one of the most scenic flight of his life! More
Vol bivouac destination Schwarzhorn - 240Km en Suisse [Full]
01-01-2024
An incredible bivouac flight in Switzerland.
Departure from Leysin/La Berneuse on Saturday, with Bruno (and Julien for the first 100 km).
This was followed by a 171 km flight to Pilatus before turning back to land at the bottom of the Grindelwald... More
BGD Team Pilots' Meeting 2023
14-03-2023
Leonard Siclon caught all the action from the 2023 BGD Team Pilots' Meeting in Mirleft, Morocco. More
Sunset flight – after-work bivouac flight at Bargy
14-01-2023
Leonard Siclon: I'm digging out some pictures from last summer. Here's (yet another) mini bivouac flight during the week in August, taking off from Agy and this time landing at Petit Bargy. Late take-off and landing 5 minutes before sunset! More
Team Pilot Meeting 2021
01-09-2021
Enjoying the sport together – BGD pilots at the third Team Pilots' meeting, colouring the skies above Saint Jean Montclar and Laragne-Monteglin earlier this month. More
Explore, Create, Share - BGD Nomads
22-09-2020
WE ARE A GROUP OF DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS UNITED BY A PASSION TO EXPLORE, CREATE AND SHARE. Follow our adventures as we attempt to share them through film and photography. More
Vol Bivouac to the Mont Blanc
13-09-2019
Leonard shows his flight to the top of the Mont Blanc in 360 degrees of amazing! More
Hike & Cross - 120km with EN-B Riot
11-09-2019
Nice video from Léonard made during a 120km XC flight in May 2019, with the EN-B Riot! More
Coupe Icare - 2018
30-09-2018
Bright sunshine and fluffy clouds graced this years' Coupe Icare festival where we launched our newest product the EN-B RIOT (the PUNK's lighter twin). Although the colour scheme may change for the final product a few prototypes could be seen flying... More