Profile – Sati Hunziker
SATI HUNZIKER
Can you introduce yourself in a few words?
SM: My name is Sati Hunziker, I am 29 years old and work as a boat builder and practice paraglider, my main discipline is hike and fly.
When and how did you learn to paraglide?
SH: I grew up in the Valais, where I started to practice paraglider and winter sports. Even as a youngster I used to have fun imitating paragliders and hang gliders flying with weirdly assembled sheets. I used to swirl around the house like Raul Rodriguez who I saw flying at the acro show in Villeneuve!
I've been paragliding since I was 16 years old.
Do you have a special memory of flight to share with us?
SH: Among my best memories of paraglider there is a flight from Fiesch which allowed me to reach central Switzerland by passing by the Oberaarhorn and flying over the Aletsch glacier and Grindelwald.
Another adventure: during last year’s Eiger Tour, we had to deal with a lot of rain. So we ended up hiking most of the way, and after a day of steep ascents on foot, I racked up 5,500 meters of elevation gain in a single day.
