Ewa Wisnierska

A pilot has miraculously survived being swept to more than 8,500m (27,800ft) in a storm cloud in China. In surreal video footage that has since gone viral, Peng Yujiang can be seen encased in ice flying above cloud after a cross-country flight in the Qilian Mountains went disastrously wrong.

Pilot swept to 8,500m in China survives

A Chinese pilot has miraculously survived one of the worst incidents of cloudsuck, after being swept to more than 8,000m
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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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Ewa Wisneirska and Mad Mike Kung tandem paraglider balloon jump

Ewa Wisnierska and 'mad' Mike Kung launched their tandem paraglider from a hot air balloon over Bavaria earlier this month.
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Swing Mistralmania paraglider testing in Bassano

Swing's Mistral 6 intermediate paraglider is now out, and 40 test models are available to be flown in Bassano, Italy, from 21 - 28 March 2010.
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‘Journey to the Horizon’ paragliding documentary now on DVD

'Journey to the Horizon', Thomas Latzel's paragliding documentary featuring Ewa Wisnierska and Dorte Schwarz, is now available on DVD
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Alex Schalber

Swing congratulates its World Cup Stratus WRC pilots

A place in the top ten was the goal in the World Cup in Italy for Alex Schalber, top pilot from Salzburg.
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