THE PASSION | since 1992
Our company was born with and thanks to the Japanese paragliding brand FALHAWK. This paragliding pioneer with AILE DE K and ITV wings, stopped its production in 2000.…
AsagiriThe paraglider
AsagiriSome elements to know our history…
For 33 years the company was led by Eric Laforge.
Now for him, it’s retirement !
Reached the age limit (64 and a half years!), Eric is happy to hand over to his 3 faithful collaborators who will continue to develop maintenance, repair, and industrial sewing activities under the name parailes.ch
The year 2026 will start under this new name!
Our company was born with and thanks to the Japanese paragliding brand FALHAWK. This paragliding pioneer with AILE DE K and ITV wings, stopped its production in 2000.…
I flew a bit in delta wing in 1984 (10 flights, 2 crashes, one of which was in a corn field!), then I quickly moved to paragliding which…
In 1987, with my company at the time, JDC ELECTRONIC SA, we started importing Japanese FALHAWK paragliders. In 1992, I founded ASAGIRI and continued the adventure! We managed…
I was attending the 1988 World Hang Gliding Championships in Bright, Australia. I had with me one of the very first paragliders of the Japanese brand FALHAWK. I…
An exceptional day when I was participating in the national championships in Porterville in 1991. I was flying one of the best gliders of the time, an APEX…
An exceptional day when I was participating in the national championships in Porterville in 1991. I gain altitude and head towards Bumpy Peak. I observe the knot: a…
An exceptional day when I was participating in the national championships in Porterville in 1991. I was flying along the ridge, when I saw a blue paraglider low…
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