Incident
- ID:
- SFFL 72
- Incident category:
- Speed Flying Fatality List
- Date:
- 03. 03. 2020
- Time:
- —
- Cause of death:
- —
Equipment
- Wing:
- Swing › Mirage RS Pro
- Wing size:
- —
- Safety devices:
- —
Personal
- Name:
- Diderik Brunstad
- Age:
- 25
- Weight:
- —
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Norwegian
- Experience level:
- —
- Experience description:
- —
- Time on wing:
- —
Circumstances
- Conditions:
- —
- Factors:
- Impact Snow In Flight
Description
Diderik was speed riding on the north side of Aiguille du Midi. He had several flights this day. Took off like normal, was down on the snow skiing when he hit an area where the snow slipped away due to icy conditions under. He then lost control and went out off a cliff.
He was a gymnast and skilled base jumper as well and I would describe both him and his flying as understated. He was humble and never bragged about anything, but extremely talented and flew within his limits. It wasn't lack of skills that took him from us, but a misjudgement of the snow condition. As close to pure bad luck as it gets
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