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parascending

par·a·scend·ing [ párrə sènding ]


noun 
Definition:
 
parachuting after being towed into air: a sport in which somebody wearing an open parachute is towed along by a speedboat or land vehicle, rises into the air, and descends independently using the parachute

[Late 20th century. <para-2 + ascend]
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