Team Pilot AirDesign

What is your nationality?
Finnish

What’s your name?

Minna Riihimaki

Introduce yourself in a few words…
I am a versatile athlete and passionate about combining various activities for maximum fun and efficiency in the mountains. Based in Chamonix, my home terrain is the perfect spot for paragliding, skiing, climbing, mountaineering, hiking and biking all year around. And when down in the valley, I work as a dental surgeon and take care of my 2 children.

How do you practice paragliding?
Paragliding appeared to me as a reward after an accident that destroyed my left leg, and a long period of rehab that challenged me to learn to walk and even run again.
Flying is the greatest mean of approaching or exiting mountains, but not only, it’s also a journey of learning to go higher and further, the fastest and funniest way to go down after endurance and cardio training or a natural replacement for an amusement park when spiralling down to spice up the flight!

and AirDesign in all this?
AirDesign has the spirit, technical gear and knowledge. The true passion of flying is treasured and shared by all members of the team and spread around the brand.
Being a lightweight paraglider is not a problem when choosing a wing, the XXS is there. The range of products is large, forever evolving, safe and light. There is something for everything and everyone!

Any comment? Go ahead!
Only the imagination can be a limit for breaking your own rules!