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Event info
This is a CIVL Category II paragliding competition, held in cooperation with the Austrian and Slovenian Paragliding Leagues. The event is organized by Društvo Adrenalin Gornje Posočje and brings together top pilots for a weekend of high-level flying, challenging tasks, and vibrant cross-border sport camaraderie.
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Kobala is a famous flying site in Soca river valley in Slovenia. With the landing place in Tolmin it is intended for flying hang gliders and paragliders, for sport flying, competitions, events and training hang glider and paraglider pilots.
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Live trackers supplied
The organiser will supply Live trackers to you, for safety and scoring
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Helicopter rescue
The region supports helicopter rescues
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Medic on takeoff
There will be medical rescue services at launch
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Good phone coverage
The region generally has good phone coverage
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Radio coverage
We will be monitoring radios for your safety whilst you fly
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Live trackers mandatory
Live Tracking is MANDATORY in this event to score. The organiser will provide the trackers.
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Launch Transport
There will be vehicles supplied to take you to launch
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Retrieve included
There will be retrieve vehicles available to return pilots to HQ
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Toilets on takeoff
There are toilets at, or near, the launch
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Tracklogs managed
The organisers will download the tracklogs at HQ for scoring
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Airtribune blogging
The organisers are using Airtribune for registration, tracking, blogging and to publish scores
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Lunch packs
There will be daily lunch packs for pilots
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Free WiFi
The organisers will have free WiFi available at HQ
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Goal beers
There will usually be goal beers for winners
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Food
There will be a social evening with food
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Carbon offset / Plant a Tree
The organisers have commmitted to Carbon Offset the event and/or Plant a Tree for each competitor
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Plastic reduction
The organisers support reducing the use of unnecessary plastic at the event. This includes NOT giving disposable water bottles
Prize funds and scoring categories
- OVERALL CLASS
- SPORT CLASS
- FUN CLASS
- JUNIOR CUP
- MASTER CUP
- FEMALE PILOTS
Event info
This is a CIVL Category II paragliding competition, held in cooperation with the Austrian and Slovenian Paragliding Leagues. The event is organized by Društvo Adrenalin Gornje Posočje and brings together top pilots for a weekend of high-level flying, challenging tasks, and vibrant cross-border sport camaraderie.
Flying site
Selection and entry fee
Selection will be made on 28 February. At that time, payment offers will be sent to pilots. Selection is made solely at the discretion of the organizers, and the organizers’ decision is final.
If you receive a payment offer, you must complete the payment within 7 days. If payment is not received within this period, your place will be offered to another pilot on the waiting list.
Number of Participants
The maximum number of participants is 110 pilots.
Reserved Places
30 reserved places for each paragliding league:
Austrian League · Slovenian League
If a nation does not use all 30 reserved places, the remaining places will be allocated to non-nominated pilots from the waiting list.
Entry Fee
Please do not make any payment until you receive an email with payment details.
The total entry fee is 160 €:
60 € payable via bank transfer · 100 € payable in cash at the beginning of the competition
The entry fee must be paid immediately after receiving the payment email from the organizer.
Discount for Young Pilots
A 30 € discount is available for pilots under 28 years of age:
60 € pre-payment · 70 € cash payment
Participation Requirements
Valid pilot license · Valid FAI sporting license · IPPI card level 5 · Medical insurance covering paragliding · Third-party liability insurance covering paragliding
Certified and unmodified equipment required:
Helmet (EN 966) · Harness (EN 1651) · Paraglider (EN 926/2) · Rescue parachute · VHF radio · Mobile phone
Your glider must have valid proof of airworthiness(technical check required if the glider is older than 2 years) and must be flown within the certified weight range.
All of the above requirements will be checked during registration.
Liability
Participation in this competition is entirely at the pilot’s own risk. The organizer accepts no responsibility for pilots or third parties. Any transfers to takeoff sites and retrieval shuttle services are also undertaken at the pilot’s own risk.
Documents required at registration
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FAI Sporting Licence
Issued by your local NAC on behalf of the FAI. You cannot normally compete in an FAI event without one. Contact your National Association (NAC)
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FAI IPPI Card
The FAI IPPI card is an International card that states your skill level. It is issued by your National Association and matches the level or your flying Licence
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National Licence
The organiser requires you to present your National flying licence.
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Signed Application form
You will need to sign an applicaton form at the venue. Usually the organiser will provide it on arrival.
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Signed Waiver/Release form
You will need to sign a waiver or release document to show you understand the risks. Usually the organiser will provide it on arrival.
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Experience summary required
The organiser wishes for you to provide a summary of your experience on arrival.
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Liability Insurance
You must provide the organiser with a copy of your liability (3rd party) insurance documents
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Rescue/Medical Insurance
You must provide the organiser with a copy of your medical, rescue and repatriation insurance. You can purchase Global Rescue cover from Airtribune
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel more than 30 days before the planned competition dates, we will refund the full entry fee
minus €10 to cover transaction costs and administrative work.
Cancellations Less Than 30 Days Before the Competition
If you cancel less than 30 days before the competition, the pre-payment is non-refundable.
If you paid the full amount during registration, we will refund the portion exceeding the pre-payment amount.
Pilot Changes
You may transfer your place to another pilot up to 5 days before the event.
After this point, changes are no longer possible, as we require time to finalize competition preparation.
There is no fee for changing the competitor’s name (cost: €0).
Organizer Cancellation
If the organizer cancels the event due to weather predictions, we will retain €30 per pilot to cover
organizational and transaction costs.
All remaining payments will be refunded to the pilots.
Prize fund and scoring categories
OVERALL (certified gliders EN/LTF A, EN/LTF B, EN/LTF C, EN/LTF D, CCC)
SPORT CLASS (certified gliders EN-C)
FUN CLASS (certified gliders up to EN-B)
JUNIOR CUP (pilots up to 28 years, flying certified gliders up to EN-C)
MASTER CUP (pilots above 50 years )
FEMALE PILOTS (certified gliders EN/LTF A, EN/LTF B, EN/LTF C, EN/LTF D, CCC)
General schedule
Main Dates
May 6th – May 10th, 2026
Alternative Date
August 27th- 30th, 2026
Program Overview:
The competition includes four scheduled tasks, designed and assigned in accordance with official competition rules. All tasks depend on prevailing weather conditions and daily meteorological assessments.
Wednesday, May 6th
Registration: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Pilots complete registration, document checks, and collect competition materials.
Thursday, May 7th
Last Registration: 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
09:00 a.m.: Welcome session, general briefing, weather forecast, and Safety/Task Committee selection.
10:30 a.m.: Task briefing and start of Task 1.
Friday – Saturday, May 8th – 9th
Execution of Tasks 2–4, dependent on weather conditions.
Daily morning briefings confirm or adjust tasks.
Sunday, May 10th
Final competition day, completion of remaining tasks, and the award ceremony.
Accommodation and Activities
How to get here
Tolmin Slovenia
Plane
The nearest international airports are Ljubljana (85 km away) and Trieste (70 km away) in Italy. From there you can catch a bus to Tolmin.
Bus
You can get to Tolmin by bus from most of the major cities in Slovenia.
If you travel from Ljubljana, you will find the timetable here:
http://www.ap-ljubljana.si/en/
If you travel from Nova Gorica, you will find the timetable here:
http://www.avrigo.si/potniski_prevozi/linijski_promet/vozni_red/
Train
There is a train station at the nearby town of Most na Soci. It is about 10 minutes by taxi to Tolmin. Connecting trains are hard though as it is a small service. You can come from the north, through from Austria, with a change at Jesenice. You can also board at Nova Gorica in the south.
There is a Car Train service from the north than can turn a 1 hour car drive into a 35 minute ride through the beautiful valleys. But there are only 3 or 4 services a day, from Bohinska Bistrica.
Car
You can get to Tolmin either from Kobarid, Nova Gorica or Ljubljana/Idrija. The Headquarters are located at Gabrje Campsite, which is ca. 4 km NW from Tolmin by the Soca river.
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Organizers
Kristjan Kuščer
Drežnica 30
5222 Kobarid