Paragliding wave. The smooth cloud indicates the top of the rising air in the wave. Unlike a cumulus which forms and dissipates quickly from convection, wave clouds can “stand” in the same place for a long time. Clouds form on the crests of the waves due to cooling and dissipate in the troughs due to warming. Photo: Adi Geisegger

Winter Wave: High altitude, high mountain flying
Tom de Dorlodot above the Pyramids of Giza at night. Photo: Marc Marco

Flight of the Pharaohs
Climbing and flying from the summit of Aconcagua. Photo: Landon Paschall

Climb and Fly: Aconcagua Calling
Paragliding Valle de Bravo Nicole Holmes 3

Learning to fly in Temascaltepec
Christian Fernandez. Photo: Ole Dolen

On Launch With: Christian Fernandez
Cross Country paragliding podcast episode 2

The Paragliding Podcast, Episode 2
Paragliding In Bir, India. Photo: Jorge Atramiz

Adventure Mode: Going over the back in Bir
The perfect cloud on a perfect day in Espírito Santo, Brazil. The clouds are well developed but not growing too tall, and they don’t have a lot of wind distortion, showing it is a light wind day. They have good dark bases and fluffy tops. In places you can see the bases are concave or even have a stepped base, indicating strong lift. Best of all, they go on for miles Photo: Jérôme Maupoint

Cloudbase: All you need to know
Paragliding in the Dolomites. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Adventure Mode: ON
Sunset in Feltre. Photo: Kinga Masztalerz

Adventure Mode: Flying vol-biv from Feltre