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Flying at the Bornes to Fly 2025

Born to Fly

In May Riley Ferré headed to her first big hike-and-fly competition in the French Alps – she shares what she learned
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Take-off in Andalusia

El Rey de Andalusia

Henry George braved the backroads and byways of deepest Andalusia to chase the race at this year’s Spanish Hike-and-Fly National Championships
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Werner Luidolt flying cross-country

‘The best conditions in years’

‘Look how far we’ve come!’ says Werner Luidolt, after flying two 300km flights 33 years apart, one in a sailplane one under a paraglider
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The Long Game Red Bull X-Alps

The Long Game: ‘Look in their eyes and you see it’

The big question of “is it too dangerous?” became the theme of this year's Red Bull X-Alps, Gavin McClurg argues against changing the event
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Oceanside soaring at Point Cartwright in Queensland, Australia

Head in the Clouds: Surfing the sky

Allen Weynberg checks in with the surfers and sky surfers alike
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Aaron Durogati shows he’s in shape ahead of the race

The Great Game: ‘I figured out how to win’

Italy’s Aaron Durogati became the first non-Swiss pilot to win the Red Bull X-Alps. Bastienne Wentzel talked to him at goal in Austria
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Lars Meerstetter launches

The Great Game: ‘I knew I could keep up with the best’

The rookie Lars Meerstetter came in second in the 2025 Red Bull X-Alps – just seconds ahead of Simon Oberrauner
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Paragliding World Cup Algodonales film by Will Appleyard

Paragliding World Cup: Hola Algodonales!

Created by pilot and filmmaker Will Appleyard this film is an in-depth inside look at the Paragliding World Cup in the famous Algodonales
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Himalayan Dreaming

François Ragolski, acro champion turned high mountain adventure pilot, chats to us about his newly released film
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Adaptive Flying in Colombia

Lucio Pelz set up Wheels4Flying to help wheelchair users fly. Tarquin Cooper talks to the people and pilots involved
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