Flying Culture

People, places and adventure

Tom de Dorlodot above the Pyramids of Giza at night. Photo: Marc Marco

Flight of the Pharaohs

Tom de Dorlodot and Horacio Llorens reunite for a night flight over the Pyramids of Giza and Valley of the Kings in Egypt
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AirDesign paraglider

AirDesign moves to Switzerland

Austrian company AirDesign is to move to Switzerland with Eigertour director Michael Witschi taking over at the helm.
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Paragliding wave. The smooth cloud indicates the top of the rising air in the wave. Unlike a cumulus which forms and dissipates quickly from convection, wave clouds can “stand” in the same place for a long time. Clouds form on the crests of the waves due to cooling and dissipate in the troughs due to warming. Photo: Adi Geisegger

Winter Wave: High altitude, high mountain flying

Adi Geisegger experienced the flight of his life on a winter’s day in the Alps, when he connected with wave – “Spectacular”
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Fabi Buhl in full flow. Photo: Jake Holland

The Long Game: Making friends with the invisible

What skills can other adventure sports give us for flying? And what skills can pilots take back to those sports? Gavin McClurg explains
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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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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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David Sassudelli

On launch with: David Sassudelli

Pilot and mountain guide David Sassudelli shares his progression story and 'that' launch during the Red Bull X-Alps.
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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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