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Flying Culture

People, places and adventure

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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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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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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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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The Bernina Group

The Art of the X-Alps

Felix Wölk has been an official Red Bull X-Alps photographer for 20 years. He selects his six favourite images from the 2025 event
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Grant Crossingham

Hanging with Grant

Grant Crossingham, 10-time British national hang-gliding champion shares his experience as a paraglider pilot.
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