Karakoram

John Silvester at his Brynteg home, North Wales.

A little closer to the soul of John Silvester

In this archive article from 2008 Hugh Miller interviews the legendary John Silvester as he prepares to head to the Karakoram
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Karakoram Highway Paragliding Film

Search Projects: Karakoram Highway full-length film

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Veso Ovcharov in Pakistan

Off road in Pakistan: Veso Ovcharov’s spectacular photos

Veso Ovcharov, Francois Ragolski, Petar Loncar and Adrien Shams travelled to Pakistan for six weeks of out-of-this-world flying in May and June this year.
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Daniel Gravier, at home in Aberdeen. Photo: Daniel Gravier

In issue 146: Far from help

Wilderness medicine expert Baz Roberts explains exactly what to do in case the worst should happen and you've got to manage an emergency when you're far from help
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Tom de Dorlodot in Pakistan. Photo: Tom de Dorlodot

In issue 145: Tom de Dorlodot in Pakistan

Tom de Dorlodot is no stranger to flying in Pakistan among the giants of the Karakoram. But this was his most serious expedition yet:
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Sky Guides Karakoram paraglider guiding with John Silvester

Sky Guides: guiding paraglider pilots in the Karakoram

Join John Silvester and Brad Sander and be guided around the Karakoram by paraglider
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Thomas de Dorlodot paragliding in the Pakistan Karakoram Mountains

New record flight set in Karakoram

Thomas De Dorlodot has flown 225.02km in Pakistan
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Podcast: Birdman of the Karakoram director / cameraman Alun Hughes

Paragliding filmmaker Alun Hughes tells Ed Ewing what it’s like to fly tandem with John Silvester in the Karakoram
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Podcast: Alun Hughes on flying with John Silvester in the Karakoram

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…
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Paragliding season in Pakistan ‘going off’

The paragliding season in the high mountains of Pakistan is “going off” according to resident US pilot Brad Sander.
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