Dutruy Flies First Paraglider Through Ojo de Buey Arch

Anthony Dutruy flew a paraglider through the Ojo de Buey rock arch in Asturias, Spain. It was the first time the line had been done without a wingsuit. The flight happened on 11 August 2026 after a long, careful plan.

A line only wingsuits knew

The arch sits in the limestone near the Peña Mea summit. Before Dutruy, only three wingsuit pilots had passed through it at high speed.

Those pilots proved the gap was possible. But a paraglider cannot make fast turns in the air, so Dutruy had to get every detail right before he took off.

Patience before the flight

He spent hours walking the ground and used satellite maps and glide charts to build his plan. He also waited for a weather window that gave him the control he needed.

The wing itself was chosen for one reason. It had to give him enough precision to hit a narrow rock arch with no second chance.

Quiet moment over Peña Mea

The arch is part of a 6.3-mile hiking loop through forest and rocky slopes. When the day came, Dutruy lined up the opening and flew straight through.

The passage was smooth and brief. The real story was not the seconds in the air but the months of work that placed him exactly where he needed to be.

Dutruy said the project was about turning an idea into reality through patience and process. He did not frame it as a dare for others, but as a quiet proof that a paraglider could slip through Ojo de Buey and find the other side.