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World Speed Record Attempt
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Kerio Valley, Kenya · 6 Feb 2025Northbound, into Turn 2
Local time
10:12EAT
Ground speed 0 km/h
vs record pace +0.0 km
Turn 2 · 13:01 EAT
↓ Record pace, 36.22 km/h 0.0 km behind
Record pace, 36.22 km/h
This flight
Time, compressed
World Record Attempt Kerio Valley, Kenya
Two world records for speed: 100 km and 200 km, out and return.
Partner on the attemptThe ground is open terrain data (AWS Terrain Tiles, Mapzen Terrarium, from SRTM and other open sources), drawn as contour relief; the line of flight is the pilot's own tracklog, 6 Feb 2025.
World Record Attempt Kerio Valley, Kenya
Two world records for speed: 100 km and 200 km, out and return.
Partner on the attemptThe ground is open terrain data (AWS Terrain Tiles, Mapzen Terrarium, from SRTM and other open sources), drawn as contour relief; the line of flight is the pilot's own tracklog, 6 Feb 2025.
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The Mark To Beat
200 km mark, class O-3
36.22km/h
My best average, about
36km/h
The time to beat: 200 km in 5 h 31 min.
100 km mark: 42.34 km/h, Gregory Knudson (LUX), 19 Jan 2013, 2 h 22 min
About these numbers
Class O-3 is paragliders. Speed is the course distance over the time.
Both marks are ratified, current world records in the FAI list, category General: 200 km at 36.22 km/h and 100 km at 42.34 km/h, both flown by Gregory Knudson at Nyeru, Kenya: FAI CIVL records.
My 198.86 km flight, about 36 km/h on a UP Trango X (EN C), was logged on XContest. It was not a record course: UP Paragliders.
The claim goes to the FAI under the Sporting Code, Section 7D.
02
Out And Back, To Scale
Start, finish
Turnpoint50 km outTurnpoint100 km out
- Flown
- 100200km
- Leg
- Finish
- At about 36 km/h, my best average
- 2h 47min5h 33min
- At the mark, 42.3436.22 km/h
- 2h 22min5h 31min
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Kerio Valley
The base of my Kenya expeditions, and the site where the world speed records are chased.
- Where
- 0.72°N 35.65°E
- Season
- December to March
- Thermals
- 4 to 6 m/s at the midday peaks, rare surges 6 to 7
- Flights
- 2 to 7 hours over the Rift Valley
04
18 Jan To 12 Feb 2027
Alongside my two Kenya expeditions.
Expedition One18 to 29 Jan
Expedition Two1 to 12 Feb
DuringLive tracking from Kerio Valley on attempt days, daily updates
- Before
Preparation
Wing, instruments, team, FAI observer [to supply]
- Before
Build-Up Episodes
And the newsletter
- After
The Claim
- After
The Film
A debrief episode and the flight data
05
Who Flies It With You
Podcast, YouTube and a newsletter about four times a month.
- Podcast streams
- 100,000+
- Countries reached
- 130+
- Long-form interviews
- 80
- Years flying
- 10+
06
Put Your Name On The Attempt
Prices in the media kit, on request. Every sponsorship is clearly marked as sponsored.
Equipment Partner
- Your product used and shown
- An honest, disclosed review
- In the hands of my Kenya expedition pilots
- Credits
Supporter
- Your name on this page
- Newsletter and debrief thanks
- Film credit
Sources: UP Paragliders, FAI records, Sporting Code 7D, the Kenya expedition