Flying Culture

People, places and adventure

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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Flying in Finland

Adventure mode: Towing in the flatlands of Finland

Finland may lack foot-launch sites but there is a strong paragliding scene based around towing – Ilari Hauhia is our guide
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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 Bir, India. Photo: Jorge Atramiz

Adventure Mode: Going over the back in Bir

Bir remains one of the most reliable and rewarding mountain flying sites you can fly. But it comes with responsibility
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Winter Flying

Watch: Winter Flying Magic

Finalist film at the Austrian Aero Club awards captures the beauty and magic of ski, hike-and-fly in wintry landcapes.
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Guillaume Funck's latest brilliant film covers a five-day vol-biv from the Ecrins to Austria with an inspiring 4,000m cloudbase.

Watch: Guillaume Funck’s five-day Ecrins vol-biv

Guillaume Funck's latest brilliant film covers a five-day vol-biv from the Ecrins to Austria with an inspiring 4,000m cloudbase. "Insane!"
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Peter Salzmann seen during the Red Bull Wingsuit Foil Project at El Hierro on September 3, 2025. Photo: Sebastien Marko

Peter Salzmann soars like a bird on wingsuit foil

Peter Salzmann has succeeded in making the first sustained, altitude-gaining wingsuit soaring flight in El Hierro, in Spain’s Canary Islands.
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Why I Fly

Watch: Why I Fly by Jean-Baptiste Chandelier

This is the much-anticipated award-winning film from the pilot Jean-Baptiste Chandelier, the so-called "king of paragliding movies".
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Jason Hardrath during 3 Peaks Adventure

Watch: UK’s Three Peaks Challenge – by hike-and-fly

Four pilots who only just met take on the iconic three peaks challenge – linking the UK's Snowdon, Scafell and Ben Nevis in under 24 hrs
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