Flying Culture

People, places and adventure

Mont Blanc hike-and-fly raising £30,000 for charity

A British pilot recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s has succeeded in climbing and flying from the summit of Mt Blanc with his 19-year-old son
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Jonny Durand hang gliding on the Morning Glory on 15 September 2009. Photo: Mark Watson / Red Bull Content Pool

Sky Tsunami: Flying Australia’s Morning Glory

In September 2009 Jonny Durand became the first hang glider pilot to fly the Morning Glory, a rare rolling cloud phenomenon in Australia
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Paragliding in Praia da Cordoama Portugal

Portugal: At the end of the world

The wild Atlantic coast of Portugal offers year-round sun, sea and flying along its length. Photographer Werner Luidolt joined the locals
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‘It was A day to remember forever’

On 9 July Galen Kirkpatrick broke the US / North American FAI Triangle record, she tells the story of that day
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K2 flown for the first time

Benjamin Védrines, Jean-Yves Fredriksen, Liv Sansoz and Zeb Roche caught the ultimate weather window and flew from the summit of K2
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Ole Dalen launching at Koh Larn, Thailand. Photo: Merethe Leirvik

Winging it in Asia

Fed up with the winter weather at home, Norwegians Merethe Leirvik and Ole Dalen headed to Asia for three months to recharge, reset and fly
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Liz Dengler

Paragliding: (Not) like riding a bike

'My leg twisted, something popped...' When Liz Dengler came back to paragliding after knee surgery she found it harder than she'd expected
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The Devil’s Work

Jacques Paul-Stefani achieves a lifetime ambition by flying from Capu Tafunatu, a unique mountain in the heartland of Corsica
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On Launch With: Max Loidl

Max Loidl tells Joanna Di Grigoli why there really is No Off Season
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Nico Aubert on his vol-bivouac across Portugal in 2024

Iberian Flyover

Nico Aubert shares the highs and lows of a solo mid-summer paramotor vol-bivouac across Portugal
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