Podcast: Alun Hughes on flying with John Silvester in the Karakoram
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Podcast: Alun Hughes on flying with John Silvester in the Karakoram

4 November, 2009

Alun-portrait

Adventure filmmaker Alun Hughes spent a month paragliding in the high mountains of Pakistan with flying legend John Silvester to produce his latest spectacular film, The Birdman of the Karakoram. Cross Country magazine gets the lowdown…

Birdman-coverRead more about their trip here

You can buy Birdman of the Karakoram now from www.xcshop.com

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