Flying Culture

People, places and adventure

Robbie Adkins

My flying life: Robbie Adkins

'We learned on the sand dunes in Mexico. I’ll never forget the first time my feet left the ground. For the rest of my life, I’ve felt free'
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Ben-Kellett-New-Zealand

Watch: Paragliding Adventure in Westland, New Zealand

Join Ben Kellett on a two-day vol-biv paragliding adventure through new terrain in New Zealand. "It's 150km there and (nearly) back!"
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Antoine Girard during his Diram adventure 2023

Video: Diran by Antoine Girard

In the summer of 2023, Antoine Girard ascended 7,266m Diran by paralpinism from Karimabad in Pakistan. This is the film of the expedition
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Paragliding in Europe

How to rack up the hours in Europe

Travelling from site to site and devoting all he has to the sport, Théo de Blic explains how to maximise your flying hours in Europe
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Louis tapper

My Flying Life: Louis Tapper

‘What keeps me flying? The community is a large part of it.’ We find out what matters to this Kiwi nomad and national champion
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Blaze Of Glory

The Long Game: No holding back

The race summary of the Red Rocks Wide Open says “Reliable weather. Big Air. Bigger vistas. Incredible and stunning flying." Did it deliver?
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Sasha Serebrennikova

My Flying Life: Sasha Serebrennikova

‘A sense of identity.’ Sasha Serebrennikova, the new women’s hang gliding world champion on what matters most to her
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Dorenzo Dee

On launch with: Lorenzo Dee

‘I am Lorenzo, aka Energy.Papi.’ We meet Lorenzo Dee and discover his journey from BMX champion to paragliding MC
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John Dickenson, then 35, about to launch ahead of a succesful three-hour tow flight around Botany Bay on 12 April 1969. Photo: Tom Linsen / Sydney Morning Herald / John Dickenson Collection

I was just overwhelmed

Sixty years ago this month Australian hang gliding pioneer John Dickensondesigned and flew his revolutionary machine for the very first time
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Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds: The Heart and Soul of Free Flying

Head in the Clouds is the latest book from Cross Country. The book’s co-editor Hugh Miller tells us about it
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