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Most of his time these days is spread travelling through Europe to fly all the fantastic spots in the Alps, Pyrenees & Atlantic coastlines etc. with his favorite toy; an acrobatic paraglider.
Together with other passionate acro pilots he is pushing the limits of paragliding as hard as he can - looking for new spots, thinking about new possibilities and shooting whenever there is some filming equipment around.
Motivated to discover new feelings in the air; he is following his dream, always keeping his eyes open and running forward into the future.
While travelling to fly he is also concentrating heavily on competition and qualified for the APWC (Acrobatic Paragliding World Cup).
Best Results:
• Vice World Cup Champions 2011 (Synchro World Cup)
• 5th, Acro Austria 2011 (Acro Paragliding World Cup)
• 2nd, French Championship / Open 2010
Once at home Marvin enjoys cruising with his family and friends.
• Dob: 06071989
• Home: Chiemgau, Bavaria, Germany
• Career: Abitur 2009 (Steiner School), Snowboarding / Paragliding Instructor, Professional Paragliding Pilot
• Years flying: since I'm little, first flight in my mom‘s belly
• Airtime: 10 hours / week
• Place to be: Pyla and Organya
• First rescue opening: 2009, Infinit over the ,Ossiacher See‘ lake
• Guilty pleasure: Deep House
• Word: Happiness
• Other sports: running, snowboarding
Current Setups (takeoff-weight ca. 97kg)
Acro: airG emilie pro 2012 (17m^2) with RaulRodriguez freebrakes, Sup‘air Acro3 L (always widest chest strap) and RR Base Large, 17cm Bumpair Protection, Sup‘air rescue parachutes
- Interview by L. Soulos -
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