Flying Culture

People, places and adventure

Bruce Daniels, paramotor pilot. Photo: Rich Dolan

On launch with Bruce Daniels

Bruce Daniels, 20, is British Paramotor Champion. Jack Sheard spoke to him about his flying career so far
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Ollie Carr flying in the Karakoram

The Karakoram, my way

What does it take to fly in the Karakoram if you’re not Aaron Durogati, Tom de Dorlodot or Damien Lacaze? Ollie Carr finds out
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Ben Lewis's tracklog from paragliding in a storm cloud in Bir, India.

‘It was just so strong – there was nothing I could do’

Canadian paraglider pilot Dr Ben Lewis was swept to 7,374m in a storm in the Indian Himalaya. Remarkably, he lived to tell the tale
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Himalayan Griffon vulture

Birds of a feather

"Follow the birds" is age-old advice for pilots. Andy Pag finds out what our feathered friends are thinking
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Paralpinism film wins Kendal Mountain Film award

The French film Pourquoi tu vas là-haut has won the coveted Best Sport prize at the Kendal Mountain Film Competition.
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Juraj Koren paragliding in Lahaul in India

Watch: Juraj Koren’s Fly, Climb, Conquer

Juraj Koren succeeded in making the first ascent of an unnamed 5,880m mountain having flown in and out on a Zeolite 2
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Autumn colours and 5,000m base Photos: XRedRocks

X Red Rocks 2024: The documentary

XRedRocks have released the documentary from this year's race, set in the stunning desert location of Utah
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John Silvester in front of Nanga Parbat (8,126m), 27 October 2005. John Silvester was the first paraglider pilot to successfully fly around an 8,000m mountain. Photo: Olivier Laugero

‘Wild adventures’ – two books for the armchair pilot

Pilot and aviation historian Brian Milton has penned two books on the history of free flight and some of its legendary characters
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Hugo Hadaš – just 17 – flies 500km in Brazil

Hugo Hadaš has become the youngest person to fly 500km after a record-breaking flight in north-east Brazil, with Stanislav Klikar
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François Montuori buckles up ahead of launching during the Dolomiti SuperFly 2024. Photo: Yanis Lasblats

‘This is Your Day’: Inside the Dolomiti SuperFly 2024

François Montuori takes us inside the heart of an elite hike-and-fly race – this year’s five-day Dolomiti SuperFly in the Dolomites
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