Adventure and inspiration

Get inspired with stories from our free-flying community

Ben Kellett

Benjamin Kellet: vol-biv in Switzerland

Watch: Benjamin Kellet's two-part film about his solo, unsupported four-day vol-bivouac in Switzerland last summer. The goal was to explore and have fun
Read More
Paragliding-Rio-de-Janeiro-Christ-Statue

Flying the Christ Statue in Rio de Janeiro

Paragliding the famous Christ Statue in Rio de Janeiro is on every pilot's dream bucketlist – Joanna Di Grigoli did just that
Read More
Serena Ronchi

Serena Ronchi: Going Big in Brazil

Serena Ronchi won the 2021 Women’s XContest after flying more than 10,000km in a year. She explains how she learnt to fly cross country
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
Sylvestre-Camp-2500

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
Read More
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...
Read More