Flying Culture

People, places and adventure

Bruce Daniels, paramotor pilot. Photo: Rich Dolan

On launch with Bruce Daniels

Bruce Daniels, 20, is British Paramotor Champion. Jack Sheard spoke to him about his flying career so far
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Mexico's David Liano flies from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. Photo: David Liano

Kilimanjaro calling

Linda Willemse is the go-to person for arranging free-flight adventures in East Africa and runs regular expeditions to Kilimanjaro (5,895m)
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Daniel Tyrkas

My Flying Life: Daniel Tyrkas

“I’m hooked for life, I think.” Daniel Tyrkas is in the 'My Flying Life' hot seat and chats about what matters most
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Ben Lewis had been in Bir for three weeks before his incident, which saw him reach more than 7,000m in a cu-nim. Photo: Ben Lewis

“The vario was just screaming”

Canadian pilot Dr Ben Lewis was swept to 7,374m in a storm cloud in Bir in India in October 2024 and lived. He tells his story
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Ben Lewis's tracklog from paragliding in a storm cloud in Bir, India.

‘It was just so strong – there was nothing I could do’

Canadian paraglider pilot Dr Ben Lewis was swept to 7,374m in a storm in the Indian Himalaya. Remarkably, he lived to tell the tale
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Himalayan Griffon vulture

Birds of a feather

"Follow the birds" is age-old advice for pilots. Andy Pag finds out what our feathered friends are thinking
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Paralpinism film wins Kendal Mountain Film award

The French film Pourquoi tu vas là-haut has won the coveted Best Sport prize at the Kendal Mountain Film Competition.
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Juraj Koren paragliding in Lahaul in India

Watch: Juraj Koren’s Fly, Climb, Conquer

Juraj Koren succeeded in making the first ascent of an unnamed 5,880m mountain having flown in and out on a Zeolite 2
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Autumn colours and 5,000m base Photos: XRedRocks

X Red Rocks 2024: The documentary

XRedRocks have released the documentary from this year's race, set in the stunning desert location of Utah
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John Silvester in front of Nanga Parbat (8,126m), 27 October 2005. John Silvester was the first paraglider pilot to successfully fly around an 8,000m mountain. Photo: Olivier Laugero

‘Wild adventures’ – two books for the armchair pilot

Pilot and aviation historian Brian Milton has penned two books on the history of free flight and some of its legendary characters
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