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Glauco Pinto

My Flying Life: Glauco Pinto

The Brazilian cross country hang gliding guru on what matters most
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Winter EigerTour competitors. Photo: Tobias Dimmler

Winter Eigertour 101

“Skinny lines and sharp edges – I didn’t want to think of the consequences.” Tarquin Cooper learns the art of winter ski-and-fly
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Bryan van Ostheim

Dune Addiction

Bryan van Ostheim designs large-scale industrial kites for cargo ships and speed records. Now, he’s getting into parakites. Jack Sheard finds out more
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Shane Tighe

On launch with: Shane Tighe

“I’ve got to change my tactics a bit.” Shane Tighe on life as an X-Alps rookie
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Benoît Pellarin

Meet: Annecy’s Master of Tree Rescues

Benoît Pellarin has recovered more than 1,000 paragliders and hang gliders from trees in the Annecy region in the last 30 years.
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Damian Lacaze – Flying on the edge

Watch: Damian Lacaze – Flying on the edge

The story of Damian Lacaze's 2023 Red Bull X-Alps adventure in which he relives the highs and lows of the race in which he came second.
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Will Gadd paragliding in to Mt Assiniboine, Canada

Watch: Will Gadd’s Impossible Dreams

Will Gadd flew his paraglider into Canada's Mt. Assiniboine, camped, soloed the classic NE Ridge, and then flew 100k out
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Paragliding in the karakoram

Watch: Limitless Pakistan

Tom Strojnik's film follows eight pilots as they explore the paragliding opportunities, culture and landscapes of Pakistan
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Beyond the Range paragliding film in Tasmania

Watch: Chasing dreams and records in Tasmania

Beyond the Range follows three pilots as they set out to break the long-held Tasmanian paragliding record – which stood at 93km for 14 years
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Paragliding in Madeira with Adi Geisegger

Destination: Madeira

Flung out like a crumb on the vast table of the Atlantic Ocean, Madeira lies 400km north of the Canary Islands, on a level with Marakesh
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