Adventure and inspiration

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Mont Blanc hike-and-fly raising £30,000 for charity

A British pilot recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s has succeeded in climbing and flying from the summit of Mt Blanc with his 19-year-old son
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Jonny Durand hang gliding on the Morning Glory on 15 September 2009. Photo: Mark Watson / Red Bull Content Pool

Sky Tsunami: Flying Australia’s Morning Glory

In September 2009 Jonny Durand became the first hang glider pilot to fly the Morning Glory, a rare rolling cloud phenomenon in Australia
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Paragliding in Praia da Cordoama Portugal

Portugal: At the end of the world

The wild Atlantic coast of Portugal offers year-round sun, sea and flying along its length. Photographer Werner Luidolt joined the locals
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Peter von Känel and Chrigel Maurer photo: Ágata Dominguez

Fly, Hike, Climb, Repeat…

Tarquin Cooper talks to Chrigel Maurer and Peter von Känel about climbing-and-flying all 82 Alpine 4,000m mountains in less than eight weeks
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Launching on Mount Saint Augustine

Project Volcano

'You don’t often get the chance to paraglide from a perfect volcano in the middle of the ocean.' Paul Guschlbauer goes volcano hopping in Alaska
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Autumnal flying

The Long Game: Taking the Aesthetic Line

'As another scorching summer comes to a close I am getting excited about my favourite time of year: fall,' writes Gavin McClurg
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Hike-and-Fly record attempt in Norway

Under the Midnight Sun

On 3 July Norway’s Erlend Ukvitne attempted to break the 24-hour hike and fly record of 17,534m set recently by France’s Tanguy Renaud-Goud
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‘It was A day to remember forever’

On 9 July Galen Kirkpatrick broke the US / North American FAI Triangle record, she tells the story of that day
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K2 flown for the first time

Benjamin Védrines, Jean-Yves Fredriksen, Liv Sansoz and Zeb Roche caught the ultimate weather window and flew from the summit of K2
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Ole Dalen launching at Koh Larn, Thailand. Photo: Merethe Leirvik

Winging it in Asia

Fed up with the winter weather at home, Norwegians Merethe Leirvik and Ole Dalen headed to Asia for three months to recharge, reset and fly
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