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Kilimanjaro

Peter Fay: Kilimanjaro Calling!

Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the world’s biggest top-to-bottom – a 90-minute glide with 5,000m (17,000ft) descent. Peter Fay did it in 2021
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Paragliding from the matterhorn

Matterhorn north face climb-and-fly

In October 2021, German mountain guide Sebastian Brutscher climbed the north face of the Matterhorn, then flew his lightweight paraglider from the summit
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Pierre Carter paragliding from the South Col on Everest, 15 May 2022. Photo: Asian Trekking //clikman.com

Watch Pierre Carter launch from Everest’s South Col

Watch Pierre Carter paraglide from the South Col of Everest at nearly 8,000m in this exclusive video shot by Samir Jung Thapa
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The iconic Matterhorn. Photo: Andrew Geraci

Paragliding above the Matterhorn

Christian Walder took advantage of excellent conditions in the Alps in July and successfully soared above the summit of the Matterhorn
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Sylvestre Camp: Exploring the Transamazonica from above

Sylvestre Campe is a Brazilian filmmaker who has turned his eye to the Amazon, exploring and filming the 4,000km long Trans-Amazonia Highway from the air
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The Cable and Wireless balloon after ditching in the Pacific in 1999

Cable & Wireless Balloon – an interview with the crew after ditching in the Pacific

February 1999 saw the Cable and Wireless balloon ditch in the sea off Japan, 17 days and 17 hours into a round-the-world attempt...
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