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Head in the clouds: My kinda vol-biv

"A can of beer completes the‘vol-biv kit’. It’s only one night." Allen Weynberg on enjoying a local adventure with friends.
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Martin Jovanski, second left, with his teammates in France last year Photo: Marcus King

My Flying Life: Martin Jovanoski

We talk to Martin Jovanoski, paragliding guide and competition pilot, on what matters most to him
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Gallery: SRS St André-les-Alpes

The final stop on this year’s Sport-class Racing Series was held in St André-les-Alpes in south-east France
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Camp 360 in Bir/Billing. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Heading south: Where to fly in the northern winter

As the northern hemisphere’s thermals fizzle out, pilots in the north start to head east to India or migrate south to get their winter fix
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Watch: Follow the Gumball Rally 2024

The Gumball Rally, the brainchild of Tim Pentreath, is a loosely-organised affair that sees pilots attempt to cross the Alps – vol-biv style
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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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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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