Flying Culture

People, places and adventure

Kyrgyzstan

Adventure Mode: Going XC in the wilds of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is a mostly unexplored paragliding playground with high potential. Léonard Siclon reveals the possibilities.
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Paragliding in northern Italy

Head in the Clouds: The Italian Job

"I just need to commit, keep up and learn". Australian resident Allen Weynberg goes flying in northern Italy
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Paragliding in Tenerife. Photo: Ed Ewing

Adventure Mode: Escaping the winter in Tenerife

"We have a great variety of flying sites, meaning windward flying, lee-side flying, soaring at ground level and thermal flying."
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Paul Guschlbauer launches from Hahnenkamm Kitzbühel during Wanderbird

‘Adventure is what drives me in life’

Paul Guschlbauer explains why he loves sharing the joys of adventure and how he came to found Wanderbird hike-and-fly.
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Mountain flying in Norway

Adventure Mode: Flying the mountains of Norway

From rugged coast to remote glaciated mountains Norway is built for adventure and if you really want to get off the beaten track, then this is your place.
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Soaring at the beach in Albania

Living the Dream

Ed Ewing meets Michael Gebert, the adventure pilot who's done it all from hangliding to hike-and-fly racing to teaching and guiding paragliding
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Pemberton, Canada

Adventure Mode: A weekend vol-biv in Pemberton

Pemberton is the uncontested Canadian paragliding Mecca. Redbull X-Alps pilot James Elliot is our guide.
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Flying in front of the Sella Massif

Just Roll with it

Henry George and Marco Altibrandi head to Italy for a bike-and-fly adventure in the heart of the spectacular Dolomites
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Sao Jorge, Azores

Adventure Mode: Soaring the secret side of the Azores

With nine different volcanic islands there are plenty of places to fly and it's always possible to find one that is flyable
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Dan Jones

Dan Jones: ‘An incredible journey’

Paramotor pilot Dan Jones explains why you don't have to travel far to have an adventure – and you don't have to wait for summer.
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