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“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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‘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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‘It’s all about the lines’: On board with Kinga Masztalerz
After a decade chasing it “pretty hard” tKinga Masztalerz looks back on some wild adventures and why today is all about beautiful lines
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On launch with: Marcelo Sanchez
The new Junior World Champion Marcelo Sanchezon talks to Joanna Di Grigoli about learning to fly and setting Spanish records
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Paragliding: (Not) like riding a bike
'My leg twisted, something popped...' When Liz Dengler came back to paragliding after knee surgery she found it harder than she'd expected
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On Launch With: Max Loidl
Max Loidl tells Joanna Di Grigoli why there really is No Off Season
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Europeans 2024: ‘I heard lines popping and the glider ripping…’
One of the unluckiest – or luckiest – pilots in the Europeans 2024 was Serbia’s Marko Milutinović who was hit from above by another pilot...
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Abel Varga
Ed Ewing chats to Abel Varga about his recent record flight flying border to border across the flatlands of Hungary
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Obituary: Timo Leonetti
Timo Leonetti was one of the brightest young stars in the international paragliding scene. Timo tragically died on 14 June 2024.
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On launch with: Chigwon Won
Chigwon Won took home the gold in the FAI Asian-Oceanic Paragliding Championships held in South Korea in June
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