Flying Culture

People, places and adventure

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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‘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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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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Jake Holland paragliding in the Charakusa Valley in the Hunza region of Pakistan

In-flight movie: Paragliding Pakistan

Fresh back from a trip to the Karakoram in Pakistan, Jake Holland shares what it's like to fly in the Charakusa Valley in the Hunza region.
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Marko Milutinović

Europeans 2024: ‘I heard lines popping and the glider ripping…’

One of the unluckiest – or luckiest – pilots in the Europeans 2024 was Serbia’s Marko Milutinović who was hit from above by another pilot...
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Passing the Flame A crew of 24 different sports personalities were on the Aiguille du Midi, Mont Blanc, to see Sandie Cochepain, top right, launch and fly with the Olympic flame Photos: Etienne Grillot and Bertrand Delapierre

Olympic Flame en Parapente

The Olympic flame took flight above Chamonix on its way to Paris for the opening of the 2024 Olympic Games carried by Sandie Cochepain
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On launch with: Chigwon Won

Chigwon Won took home the gold in the FAI Asian-Oceanic Paragliding Championships held in South Korea in June
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La Fioritura

Adi Geisegger and friends head to Italy for a one-off chance to fly Castelluccio above the famous spring-time flowers
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Europeans 2024 in Pegalajar, Spain

European Championships 2024: One to remember

The FAI European Paragliding Championships in Pegalajar, Spain saw ten tasks and knocked more than 1,000km flown. We headed to olive country
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Queensland, Australia

Head in the Clouds: How to… Not be eaten

Allen Weynberg travels to North Queensland where crocodile danger signs hint that this is "not your average paragliding destination."
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