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Flying Culture

People, places and adventure

Chrigel Maurer flying out from the Barrhorn July 2025. Photo: Tobi Dimmler

Climb (and fly) every mountain

Before Aaron Durogati won Red Bull X-Alps the joke used to be that before you could win the race you first had to come from Switzerland.
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Julian Andres Carreño

On Launch With: Julian Andres Carreño 

The Colombian competition pilot and guide talks about his paragliding career from the early days to becoming an instructor
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Nico Aubert paramotors across Andalucia

Trans-Andalusian Express

Paramotor pilot Nico Aubert has successfully completed the Andalusian chapter of his World Arcs project in southern Spain.
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Joanna Di Grigoli

My Flying Life: Joanna Di Grigoli

The Venezuelan competition and cross-country pilot on what matters most
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Crossing Öræfajökull glacier by paramotor

Portfolio: Ryan Southwell Over Iceland

Welcome to Iceland. The incredible land of Norse gods, glaciated mountains and temperamental volcanoes
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The Long Game

The Long Game: Taking a Step Back

“There will always be risk.” Unpicking the statistics of safety and our sport
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Caucau Valley, Colombia

On tour in Colombia’s Cauca Valley

Marcus King joins Seb Ospina and crew for a paragliding safari around some of Colombia’s greatest flying sites
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Ariel Zlatkovski. Photo: Jorge Atramiz

Project 100: Ariel Zlatkovski’s incredible XC challenge

Imagine flying one-hundred 100km flights in 12 months – that's a 100k flight every three or four days. Ariel Zlatkovski set out to do just that
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Tom de Dorlodot and Horacio Llorens flying in Tanzania. Photo: Jake Holland

Watch: Tom and Horacio fly 3,000m volcano

Adventure pilot Tom de Dorlodot stars in a new TV series with larger-than-life YouTuber Beau Miles about his Tanzania volcano flight
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Rachelle McEwen speedriding. Photo: Hugo Lami / SkiAndFly

Women of Speedflying

From Instagram to IRL – Women of Speedflying is championing female pilots in this male-dominated sport. By Jack Sheard
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Cross Country 264:March / April 2026

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