Pilots and profiles

Interviews with paraglider pilots and other free flight gurus from around the world

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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Kinga Masztalerz

‘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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At home in Algodonales, Spain

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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Liz Dengler

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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Marko Milutinović

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 at launch

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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Timo Leonetti was a star of the international cross-country paragliding scene Photo: Stéphane Boulenger

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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