#259 Pete Thompson cracks the 300 FAI in Colorado’s Deepness

Pete Thompson had a hell of a summer in Colorado. After years of planning and trying to fly big, epic FAI triangles across the highest terrain in the lower 48 he finally beat a record set only last year by Galen Kirkpatrick when he put down a 275 km FAI in early August. A week later he went even bigger with a 292. Then just two days later he did it again, this time cracking the vaunted 300 for the first time in North America with a 305 km perfectly drawn FAI across some serious Colorado deepness. Pete shares his journey in the sport which began in the early 2000's, including his recent vol-biv across the state and flying competitions and tandems.

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#259 Pete Thompson cracks the 300 FAI in Colorado’s Deepness is an episode from Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast by Gavin McClurg.

This episode is 59:38 long.

This episode was published on Nov 8, 2025.

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