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Chasing dreams and record flights in Tasmania
Beyond the Range follows three pilots as they set out to break the long-held Tasmanian paragliding record – which stood at 93km for 14 years
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when flying reptiles ruled
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Destination: Madeira
Flung out like a crumb on the vast table of the Atlantic Ocean, Madeira lies 400km north of the Canary Islands, on a level with Marakesh
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NZ’S 100 Great Peaks climb-and-fly challenge
Nathan Longhurst set out in November 2024 to solo climb-and-fly every summit on The New Zealand Alpine Club’s 100 Great Peaks list
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Allen Weynberg: ‘My heart is beating’
Learning to paraglide in Queensland, Australia, in 2025 is very different to Allen Weynberg's experiences in North Wales back in the '90s
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Bastienne Wentzel speaks to those involved in a remarkable partnership between international botanists and paramotor pilots in Peru
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The Karakoram, my way
What does it take to fly in the Karakoram if you’re not Aaron Durogati, Tom de Dorlodot or Damien Lacaze? Ollie Carr finds out
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