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Antoine Girard

Masterclass: Flying at extreme altitude with Antoine Girard

Antoine Girard explains how he flew above Broad Peak in Pakistan on 18 July 2021, setting a new world record for high-altitude paragliding
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François Rogalski

Masterclass: Skiing and paragliding in the Karakoram with François Ragolski

François Ragolski shares his remarkable story of his 199km, eight-hour cross country flight through the Hunza region
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A temperature map for western North America on 29 June 2021, when an all-time high temperature of 49.6C was recorded in Lytton, British Columbia, western Canada. The next day the village was evacuated before it burnt to the ground as a wildfire swept through. Two people were killed. Image: Nasa

Extreme weather? Think ‘compound event’

A succession of record-breaking natural disasters swept the globe in 2021, including floods, heatwaves, drought and wildfires
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Théo de Blic Spiral Tutorial

Théo de Blic’s Spiral Dive Tutorial

Want to know how to spiral dive like a pro? Théo de Blic and Nova have released a 27-minute spiral dive masterclass.
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How to read the clouds

Seb Benz on how to read the clouds

Seb Benz explains what to look for when looking at cumulus clouds. How can paraglider and hang glider pilots read clouds – and get it right?
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Paragliding Lake Annecy

Annecy: Le Grand Tour du Lac

Former paragliding world champion Charles Cazaux explains how to fly the Grand Tour du Lac in Annecy, a world famous cross-country classic
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How to take killer selfies in the air

Taking photos and capturing footage while paragliding is an art. Reto Reiser explains how to get those killer shots in the air
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Five tips for flying windy thermals

Learning how to thermal? Keep falling out of them? Here are five things you need to know about flying thermals in the wind.
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wingovers

Wingovers: deceptively simple!

"The secret to the perfect wingover is to be able to manage correctly the movement of the glider in all three axes: pitch, roll and yaw". Bruce Goldsmith shares his tips on how to get your wingovers right.
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Ozone Alpina 4

Understanding Lightweight Wings

Paragliding and SIV instructor Malin Lobb looks at the differences between standard and lightweight paragliders, and the pros and cons of going lightweight
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