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Join Aaron Durogati and Johanna Eller launch from Torre Venezia

Watch: Aaron Durogati – Torre Venezia

Join Aaron Durogati and Johanna Eller as they climb-and-fly in the Italian Dolomites, tackling the Torre Venezia
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Simon Oberrauner and the winners of the X-Pyr 2024

Watch: X-Pyr 2024 – The Documentary

The X-Pyr is one of the world's premier multi-day, hike-and-fly paragliding races. Re-live the highs and lows in this full-length film
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Ben Kellett and Georges Millet fly vol-bivouac in the Karakoram

Watch: Ben Kellett’s Karakoram vol-biv

This two-part video is the story of Benjamin Kellett and Georges Millet's 320km vol-bivouac in the Karakoram
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Flying in north Patagonia

The Season In Patagonia

Pablo Pontoriero reports on the small but growing XC scene in southern Argentina
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Michel and Blandine Macquet flying above the Kerio Valley, Kenya

Records tumble in Kerio

Michel Macquet and his wife Blandine broke four tandem records in Kenya’s Kerio Valley. Michel talks to Charlie King about their adventure.
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Winter EigerTour competitors. Photo: Tobias Dimmler

Winter Eigertour 101

“Skinny lines and sharp edges – I didn’t want to think of the consequences.” Tarquin Cooper learns the art of winter ski-and-fly
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Mo Sheldon paramotoring in the Mamanuca Islands

Bar hopping Fiji style

Never one to overlook a beach bar opportunity, paramotoring photographer Jeff Hamann finds himself at home in the beautiful Mamanuca Islands
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Michi Maurer flies through the 66m long road tunnel on his third attempt

Tunnel Vision

If you’ve seen the videos of pilots flying through tunnels you probably thought ‘How do they do that?’ Bastienne Wentzel finds out
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Damian Lacaze – Flying on the edge

Watch: Damian Lacaze – Flying on the edge

The story of Damian Lacaze's 2023 Red Bull X-Alps adventure in which he relives the highs and lows of the race in which he came second.
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Will Gadd paragliding in to Mt Assiniboine, Canada

Watch: Will Gadd’s Impossible Dreams

Will Gadd flew his paraglider into Canada's Mt. Assiniboine, camped, soloed the classic NE Ridge, and then flew 100k out
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