19/11/2019
We introduce you Hernán Pitocco our guide for Argentina 🇦🇷 :
Buenos Aires native Hernán Pitocco was born into a sporting family – even Hernán‘s grandfather was racing cars well into his 80s! But Hernán has always had his heart and mind in the clouds or at least at a higher altitude; namely the serenity and control of paragliding.
At 18, Hernán moved to La Cumbre, a remote part of the Córdoba province in Argentina to pursue his love of the sport. “The first thing I do in the morning when I wake up is look out of the window to test the wind and see if I will be able to fly. Depending on that, I then organise my day”, he explains.
With a number two world ranking, Hernán has played an integral roles in many pioneering projects, including the Karakoram Highway film – the story of Hernán, Thomas de Dorlodot and Horacio Llorens as they travelled the Karakoram mountain range in search of new record flights.
In 2012, he also set a new Infinity Tumbling world record – a feat that has since been broken by Llorens. In October of that year, along with The Amarok Expedition team, Hernán also achieved the longest distance to goal FAI record. In 2013 he crossed the Andes from Chile to Argentina in a paraglider, covering 125km in distance in just under six hours.
Hernán is also a key part of the Red Bull team and, when time allows, he practises hang gliding, kite surfing, climbing, parachuting and he flies light aircraft. The Argentine swears he will continue to fly and experience new emotions until old age catches up with him.