Hike and Fly

News, updates, reviews and events in the lightweight paragliding world

An athlete kites during 2025 Winter Eigertour. Photo: Tobias Dimmler

Heiniger and Marclay win Winter Eigertour 2025

Challenging weather conditions characterised the fourth edition of the Winter Eigertour, a three day mountain race in Switzerland
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The X Race in Altaussee

Get ready for the X-Race 2025

X-Race, a relative newcomer to the hike and fly calendar has announced details for the 2025 race, which takes place 6 to 9 June 2025
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Juraj Koren paragliding in Lahaul in India

Watch: Juraj Koren’s Fly, Climb, Conquer

Juraj Koren succeeded in making the first ascent of an unnamed 5,880m mountain having flown in and out on a Zeolite 2
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Skywalk launch Sage and Range X-Alps 3 combo

Skywalk have now launched the Sage two-liner and Range X-Alps 3 harness, the ideal setup for experienced XC pilots
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François Montuori buckles up ahead of launching during the Dolomiti SuperFly 2024. Photo: Yanis Lasblats

‘This is Your Day’: Inside the Dolomiti SuperFly 2024

François Montuori takes us inside the heart of an elite hike-and-fly race – this year’s five-day Dolomiti SuperFly in the Dolomites
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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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Red Bull X-Alps 2023 ©Adi Geisegger

Red Bull X-Alps 2025: Lineup Announced

Organisers of the 2025 Red Bull X-Alps have revealed the lineup of next year’s race – 35 pilots from 17 countries
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Eli Kofler. Photo: Mirja Geh / Red Bull Content Pool

Red Bull Dolomitenmann 2024: Race report

The fast and furious battle saw 120 four-person teams run, fly, bike and kayak over a wet course-line in the mountains of Lienz, Austria
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Hike-and-Fly record attempt in Norway

Under the Midnight Sun

On 3 July Norway’s Erlend Ukvitne attempted to break the 24-hour hike and fly record of 17,534m set recently by France’s Tanguy Renaud-Goud
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Peter von Känel and Chrigel Maurer photo: Ágata Dominguez

Fly, Hike, Climb, Repeat…

Tarquin Cooper talks to Chrigel Maurer and Peter von Känel about climbing-and-flying all 82 Alpine 4,000m mountains in less than eight weeks
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