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Allen Weynberg discusses race tactics

Head in the clouds: Race tactics at the weightless

Spinning smoothly, my view is a series of thin blue strips. A watercolour-world of washed-out hues – a distant line of cumulus to the west...
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Climbing and flying from the summit of Aconcagua. Photo: Landon Paschall

Climb and Fly: Aconcagua Calling

“Everything was fantastic! Great group, great but tough climb, beautiful flight." Climbing and flying from South America’s highest peak
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Exploring Qatar by parakite. Photo: Adi Geisegger

Parakiting: Where the sand meets the sea

Photographer Adi Geisegger discovers the dunes of Qatar are the perfect mid-winter destination for parakiting adventures.
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Paragliding Valle de Bravo Nicole Holmes 3

Learning to fly in Temascaltepec

"This was not just a community but a thriving ecosystem." Hanna Klingbeil Canale explores how free flight has transformed a community
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Tom de Dorlodot above the Pyramids of Giza at night. Photo: Marc Marco

Flight of the Pharaohs

Tom de Dorlodot and Horacio Llorens reunite for a night flight over the Pyramids of Giza and Valley of the Kings in Egypt
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Flying in front of the Sella Massif

Just Roll with it

Henry George and Marco Altibrandi head to Italy for a bike-and-fly adventure in the heart of the spectacular Dolomites
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Pemberton, Canada

Adventure Mode: A weekend vol-biv in Pemberton

Pemberton is the uncontested Canadian paragliding Mecca. Redbull X-Alps pilot James Elliot is our guide.
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Dan Jones

Dan Jones: ‘An incredible journey’

Paramotor pilot Dan Jones explains why you don't have to travel far to have an adventure – and you don't have to wait for summer.
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Sao Jorge, Azores

Adventure Mode: Soaring the secret side of the Azores

With nine different volcanic islands there are plenty of places to fly and it's always possible to find one that is flyable
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View from the tow, Brazil

500k days: Big distance in Brazil

The season in Brazil was a good one in 2025, with Seb Benz recording the longest flight in the country – almost touching 600k
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