Guilhem Mobe
| Disciplines | Hike & fly competition |
|---|---|
| nationality | French |
| city | Saint Martin d’Uriage, France |
| Birth date | 1992 |
| Gin team since | 2026 |
Know more about Guilhem
Biography
Guilhem grew up in the Alps, where the mountains shaped his life from an early age. He discovered paragliding as a natural extension of his passion for hiking and climbing, a way to fly down after reaching a summit. Over six years, his practice evolved into adventure flying and hike & fly bivouac trips across the Alps and Pyrenees. He competes regularly in hike & fly races in France and Switzerland. His next challenge : the 2026 X-Pyr.
Interview
What’s your job or profession?:
I’m a Mechanical Engineer in Grenoble, France
I’m a Mechanical Engineer in Grenoble, France
Do you have any hobbies besides paragliding?:
Beside flying, I’m enjoying the mountains around home in different ways like skitouring, mountain-biking, climbing or mountaineering.
Beside flying, I’m enjoying the mountains around home in different ways like skitouring, mountain-biking, climbing or mountaineering.
When and what inspired you to start paragliding?:
I started paragliding in the summer 2020 after a friend took me on a tandem flight. I was hooked. It seemed perfect to get back down the mountains I climbed.
I started paragliding in the summer 2020 after a friend took me on a tandem flight. I was hooked. It seemed perfect to get back down the mountains I climbed.
What are your favorite flying spots?:
The take off above my home, Chamrousse, close to Grenoble, I can walk up there from my doorstep and land right in my garden.
The take off above my home, Chamrousse, close to Grenoble, I can walk up there from my doorstep and land right in my garden.
What is your best flight or adventure?
A Solo Vol-Biv adventure in the pyrenees, and the best flight is always the next one !
A Solo Vol-Biv adventure in the pyrenees, and the best flight is always the next one !
Could you share a link to your best flight track? (e.g., XContest or similar)
Here’s a flight of 248 km last year.
Here’s a flight of 248 km last year.
What do you like most about flying?:
Flying requires you to adapt to conditions, always anticipate the next moves and keep a clear mind to get further. I like that mindset you need to be in to fly, the feeling of freedom and the sense of accomplishment you get after a beautiful flight.
Flying requires you to adapt to conditions, always anticipate the next moves and keep a clear mind to get further. I like that mindset you need to be in to fly, the feeling of freedom and the sense of accomplishment you get after a beautiful flight.
Why do you want to be part of the GIN team?:
It’s a great opportunity to fly great and innovative products. It’s a chance to contribute with my feedback to the next performing glider. It’s also a comeback to a brand that has created two gliders I loved and progressed with (Explorer and Camino).
It’s a great opportunity to fly great and innovative products. It’s a chance to contribute with my feedback to the next performing glider. It’s also a comeback to a brand that has created two gliders I loved and progressed with (Explorer and Camino).
What are your objectives for the next two years?:
To have a wonderful experience in the X-Pyr, to learn more about flying and about me. I would also like to take time to go on a new vol-biv adventure as it’s the most exciting kind of flying.
To have a wonderful experience in the X-Pyr, to learn more about flying and about me. I would also like to take time to go on a new vol-biv adventure as it’s the most exciting kind of flying.
What advice would you give to new pilots?
Take your time building a strong understanding of what piloting and flying really is or requires. The more you learn, the more you realize you didn’t know much previously. Always appreciate that chance we get to be up there with the birds.
Take your time building a strong understanding of what piloting and flying really is or requires. The more you learn, the more you realize you didn’t know much previously. Always appreciate that chance we get to be up there with the birds.
Achievements
2nd
Jura Air Tour
2025
Overall
3rd
Cantal Air tour
2024
Overall
2nd
Cantal Air Tour
2023
Overall
13th
Mont Blanc Air tour
2025
Overall
12th
Bornes 2 Fly
2026
Overall
33rd
Bornes 2 Fly
2024
Overall
32nd
Bornes 2 Fly
2023
Overall
4th
Tarent’air Tour
2024
Overall
2nd
D’Tour Maurienne
2023
Overall
10th
B’aileDonne X’plore
2024
Overall
18th
Fly Chablais Challenge
2024
Overall
