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Alberto Assouad

Alberto Assouad

italy

When I was a child, my parents managed to get me into the cockpit of a plane (safety on board planes was very different in the '90s!). I was 4 years old, and have been obsessed with the idea of flying ever since. In 2018 I discovered the existence of paragliding and in 2019 I got my solo licence. Since then I spend most of my free time in the air, and wherever I travel I take the glider with me. I immediately specialised in cross country and finally, in the spring of 2024, I broke the 200km barrier. Since I started flying I have always flown BGD: Adam 1, Magic 1, Epic 2, Base 2 Lite and now Lynx 2. Every one of them has given me unforgettable memories. In 2024 I also started the path to become a tandem pilot. I've been flying a little bit everywhere from the Alps to the Appenines and even outside EU: Valais, Engadin, Puster valley, Dolomites, Como lake, Ticino, Slovenia, Abruzzi, Castelluccio di Norcia, Norma, Netherlands, Portugal, Lebanon and Kenya soon. In addition to flying I am very passionate about photography, I picked up my first camera at 19 and I have never stopped taking pictures since then. Today I try to combine these two passions, at least when I’m not scratching the lee side!