Tianmen Mountain hosts wingsuit finals on 12 September
Published on 09/27/2026 at 08:50 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Tianmen Mountain hosted the 2026 Wingsuit Flying World Championship in Zhangjiajie from 6 to 12 September 2026, bringing 16 competitors from 11 countries to the Chinese mountain known locally as ???. The event placed speed and precision target races above one of Zhangjiajie’s principal visitor landscapes.
Wingsuit world championship ended on 12 September
The 12th World Wingsuit League championship was held at Tianmen Mountain in Hunan Province from 6 to 12 September 2026. The programme included a speed race and a precision target race, with the finals scheduled for 11 and 12 September by the Hunan provincial government’s event notice.
The championship ended on 12 September 2026. Xinhua’s event report placed the competition at the mountain and recorded the field of 16 flyers from 11 countries. CGTN reported that the final round used a 1,400-metre glass platform and a canyon with a 990-metre vertical drop.
The result also connected the sporting programme with the site’s high-altitude infrastructure. Zhang Shupeng became the first Chinese skydiver to win the world championship’s target piercing event, while Australia’s Tahi Paul Munroe retained the curve racing title in 24.051 seconds.
Tianmen Mountain’s summit formed the event setting
The mountain is part of Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. The provincial culture and tourism department lists the park’s total area as 96 square kilometres and its main peak as 1,518.6 metres above sea level.
Its terrain includes a karst platform, peak groups and canyons. The Heavenly Ladder has 999 stairs leading towards Tianmen Cave, while a glass-bottomed walkway hangs nearly 400 metres above the canyon floor. These features explain why the mountain could serve both as a visitor attraction and as the setting for a specialised aerial competition.
The mountain’s cableway is another defining structure. The official tourism description gives it a total length of 7,455 metres and a height difference of 1,279 metres, linking the lower station in central Zhangjiajie with the upper station on the mountain.
Sport and sightseeing shared Tianmen Mountain
The championship was a time-limited sporting programme rather than a permanent change to the visitor route. Its 6 to 12 September 2026 dates placed the flights within the mountain’s autumn travel period, while the ordinary landscape remained the principal reason for sightseeing after the competition ended.
For readers planning a visit after the event, the useful distinction is between the championship course and the public attractions. The reported flights took place above the mountain’s cliffs and canyon, whereas the park’s established features include the Heavenly Ladder, Tianmen Cave, the glass walkway and the cableway. The provincial park profile describes those visitor features and the site’s physical setting.
Visiting Tianmen Mountain: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The 2026 Wingsuit Flying World Championship ran at the mountain from 6 to 12 September 2026. The programme has ended, so visitors after 12 September 2026 should not expect the championship flights as part of a normal sightseeing visit.
- The event did not define ordinary access to the park in the reports checked. The public attractions remain the Heavenly Ladder, Tianmen Cave, the glass-bottomed walkway and the cableway.
- Tianmen Mountain is in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. The cableway’s lower station is in central Zhangjiajie, according to the provincial tourism department.
- The terrain includes steep mountain slopes, canyons, a glass walkway nearly 400 metres above the canyon floor and 999 stairs leading towards Tianmen Cave.
- China’s official language is Mandarin Chinese and its national currency is the renminbi, commonly written as yuan.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Tianmen Mountain
When did the Wingsuit Flying World Championship take place at Tianmen Mountain?
The 2026 championship took place from 6 to 12 September 2026. Its speed and precision target finals were scheduled for 11 and 12 September 2026.
What is Tianmen Mountain?
It is a mountain and national forest park in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, with a main peak of 1,518.6 metres above sea level. The site includes Tianmen Cave, a 999-step route and a long cableway.
Where is Tianmen Mountain and how do you get there?
The mountain is in Zhangjiajie City in central China. The cableway’s lower station is in central Zhangjiajie and links the city with the upper mountain area.
