Mathias Roten

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Mathias Roten (born February 10, 1979 in Thun ; † March 7, 2008 at Hockenhorngrat in Lötschental ) was a Swiss paraglider pilot from Hünibach .

Mathias Roten started paragliding in 1995 and competed in his first competitions in 2000. After some success in cross country flying, he concentrated on paragliding acrobatics . Here he not only made a name for himself with his regular top placements at the most important competitions, but was also known for his willingness to experiment. In 2006, for example, at the Red Bull Vertigo, he created an absolute novelty with an acro program that he completed flying backwards.

In the 2005/2006 winter season, Roten discovered his passion for speed flying . He observed a group of parachutists who jumped out of the plane over a mountain and, equipped with skis, flew close to the mountain slope and repeatedly sought contact with the ground. Since he had been working as a test pilot for the paraglider manufacturer GIN-Gliders since 2004 , his suggestions led to the development of the GIN Nano 06, the first real speedglider.

Mathias Roten became one of the pioneers and trailblazers in this new sport within a very short time and regularly took top places in various speed flying competitions for the GIN competition team. Among his most outstanding achievements in speed flying were starts from the peaks of the Eiger , Mönch and Jungfrau (together with Ueli Kestenholz) in a single day.

Mathias Roten was known as a versatile athlete; He was a full-time test pilot for paragliders and speed flyers , tandem jump pilot and kitesurfing instructor.

Recently his interest in competitions has decreased and he has become increasingly involved in making films.

On March 7, 2008, he had a fatal accident on a test flight from the Hockenhorngrat in the Lötschental. According to initial findings, shortly after the start, Roten hit a speed flyer violently on rocky ground. The mountain rescue alarmed by third parties could only determine his death.

successes

  • 2008:
  • 2007:
  • 2005:
    • Winner Paragliding World Cup in the team
    • Winner Akro FAI Overall Worldcup, Synchro division
    • Third place, Red Bull Vertigo , various successes in PWC runs and other paragliding acrobatics competitions.
  • 2004:
  • 2003:
    • Sixth place overall in the PWC
    • Third place, Red Bull Vertigo
  • 2001:
    • Fourth place, Red Bull Vertigo
    • Third place, Acroaria
  • 2000:
    • Fourth place, Red Bull Vertigo

Web links

  • Mathias Roten on speed-flying.com
  • Obituary on JustAcro.com
  • Mathias Roten together with Antoine Montant (Speed-Riding) in the winning video of the Outdoorgames Chamonix, February 2008, on winter.outdoorgames.org
  • Play with gravity. In: Der Spiegel. 4/2009, January 19, 2009

swell

  1. ^ U-Turn website: Acroteampilot Mathias Roten. ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.u-turn.de
  2. ↑ Acrovideo Vertigo 2006: flying backwards. ( Memento of the original from November 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / video.google.co.uk
  3. ^ GIN website: Team pilot Mathias Roten. ( Memento of the original from December 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gingliders.com
  4. ↑ mountains2b: “Ride the planets” is the best at the Nissan Outdoor Games.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. February 20, 2008.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.mountains2b.com  
  5. ↑ 2007 movie: Trailer Playgravity.
  6. ↑ Look: Now he stopped without saying goodbye. March 10, 2008.
  7. ↑ Jungfrau-Zeitung: Well-known pilot had an accident in the Lötschental. March 10, 2008.
personal data
SURNAME Roten, Mathias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss paraglider pilot
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Tuna
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 2008
Place of death on the Hockenhorngrat , Lötschental