GALLERY: Rio de Janeiro by Nader Couri
THE RED BULL X-ALPS 2011
‘We like fast!’ The best thing in paragliding is just around the corner. We speak to Maurer, Hofer and Coconea and lay odds on the rest
UNDER A MASAI SKY
‘Bite me.’ Felix Wölk and his mates look good enough to eat as they wander into lion territory to fly the awesome sky in Tanzania. Tasty photos
THE FUTURE OF PARAGLIDERS
The future of paragliders is now. Adrian Thomas revisits his predictions from five years ago and explains what can possibly happen next
SEEING THERMALS
X-Ray vision. Tihamér Juhász explains how to photograph your house thermal
BETWEEN THE SHEETS
It’s a weekend warrior frenzy. We line up the latest EN C stallions from Advance, Escape and UP and gallop them to the clouds: Sigma 8, S’tream and the Summit XC2
PLUS Stubai, two-liners, altitude records, understanding turnpoints, RASP, vol biv medicine, avoiding rotor, Ozone’s Anti-G tested and all the new products and news from the paragliding and hang gliding industry.
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