Jean-Marc BOIVIN mountain guide, ski instructor, mountaineer, Himalayist, hang-glider, paraglider, parachutist, lecturer, technical consultant, film director
April 6th, 1951 - February 17th, 1990
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HANG-GLIDER - PARAGLIDING - PARACHUT

1979
World Record for the hang-glider altitud jump, he takes off from 7 600 m of altitud -- camp IV -- of K2, 8 611 m, in Pakistan.

1981
World Record for the bi-place hang-glider altitud jump, in company of Dominique Marchal, from the summit of the Aconcagua, 7 021 m, in Argentina.

1985
World Record for the hang glider altitud jump from the summit of the Gasherbrum II, 8 035 m, in Pakistan.

1986
  • First Prize, épreuve de finesse, at the hang-glider competition of Mt Blanc "Vol 4807 m", that took place between the 23th and the 29th june 1986 for the bicentenary of the first ascent of Mt-Blanc.
  • Participate from the 7/06 to the 7/12/1986 at the paragliding championship at Verbier Switzerland

    Colombia, on the 12/15/1986 :
  • World altitud and precision record for the parachut lay on the summit of the Rita Cuba Norte, 5 200 m, in the Sierra Nevada of Cocuy, performed for the tv spot Dunlop.

  • 1987
  • Grand Prix at the "Internationaux de Parapente de Chamonix", for a 4h22 flight, the event took place on saturday the 22 and sunday the 08/23/1987.

  • 1988

    PARAGLIDING/FREE FALL
    On friday the 22th of april 1988, for the film "Rêve de Papillon" -- Butterfly deram.
    Free fall, droped from a bi-place paraglide in company of Alain Estève in front of the Aiguille Verte

    1988
  • Distance record in paraglide, 31,5 km take off from the Mt Maudit, through the Aiguille Verte, the Aiguille du tour, the Pointe of the Orsy, lay on at the west of Orcières, on thursday the 4/14/1988.
  • Friday 04/22/1988 : free fly droped from a bi-place parapent, in company of Alain Estève at the Mer de Glace, film "Rêve de Papillon" -- Butterfly Dream.

  • First parapent jump from the summit of Mount Everest, 8 848 m Nepal, on the 26th of september 1988.

  • 1989
  • 7th, and first French, at the International Open of Parapente of Verbier, Switzerland, despite he did not take part at the first part of the competition, on the 08/14/1989.


  • BASE JUMP

    1989
  • Viaduct of the Garabit, Cantal, 100 m, on thuesday 24/10/1989.
  • Jump from the Marteau -- 2 289 m, Range of the Fiz -- 300 m, on the 12/08/1989.

  • 1990
  • Jump from Grand Capucin summit preceeds by its ascencion by the route "O Sole Mio" between the Suisses route and Flagrant Délire, on sunday 21/01/1990, 350 m -- night of the 01/20 spent at the Torino refuge.
  • Hydraulic dam of Emosson, 100 m, on thursday 04/01/1990.
  • Hydraulic dam of Mauvoisin, 200 m, the friday 05/01/1990.
  • The Maladière -- beyhond Cluses -- the saturday 06/01/1990.
  • 4th pylon of Grands Montets resorts, 72 m high, on friday the 19/01/1990.
  • Bridge of Caille in Hte Savoie -- january 1990.
  • Viaduct of the Egratz, 65 m de high, the 27/01/1990.
  • Jump beyhond Chedde, the 27/01/1990.
  • Salto Angel in Venezuela, 950 m : first jump from the summit, near the water fall the 16/02/1990.



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