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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 and skiing in Annecy with Joanna Di Grigoli

Adventure Mode: Ski-and-fly off-season Annecy

Off-season is the ideal time to visit Annecy in France and explore a less crowded version of this paragliding mecca
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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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Sunset in Feltre. Photo: Kinga Masztalerz

Adventure Mode: Flying vol-biv from Feltre

"With my groups, if we’re feeling bold we might start in Feltre – or even further west in Levico Terme – and go east to Slovenia"
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Paragliding with Seb Ospina in Colombia. Photo: Seb Ospina

Adventure Mode: Exploring mountain culture in Colombia

Most XC pilots know about Roldanillo in Colombia, but Jericó and Fredonia is an area further north – and the conditions are different
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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 Kenya with Convergence Paragliding. Photo: Photos: Shaun Mousley / Convergence PG

Adventure Mode: Free-flight safari in Kenya

From the well known Kerio Valley to heli-paragliding in the northern Highlands there is huge potential in Kenya
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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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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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Cross Country 266:July 2026

We’ve dedicated this issue to The Alps – that 1,200km arc of mountains that curves through the centre of Europe from Monaco to Slovenia.
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