Spain

X-Pyr 2026 route

X-Pyr 2026: New route revealed

The new route for this year's X-Pyr has been announced - and it's a 528km race touching on seven turnpoints
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Superfinal 2026 winners Andy Tallia and Constance Mettetal. Photo: Henry George

‘I’m astonished!’ says Andy Tallia after Superfinal win

Andy Tallia and Constance Mettetal crowned winners at the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal in Pegalajar, Spain. Jack Sheard reports
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Launching in Pegalajar, Spain. Photo: Marcus King

PWCA Superfinal 2025/26: Pegalajar, Spain 12-23 May

The world’s best comp paraglider pilots are heading to Pegalajar in southern Spain for the 15th Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2026
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X-Pyr 2026 line up

The game is on! X-Pyr 2026 lineup revealed

X-Pyr is the ultimate hike-and-fly battle across the Pyrenees – and this year a stellar lineup has been announced to take on the famous race.
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Paragliding in Tenerife. Photo: Ed Ewing

Adventure Mode: Escaping the winter in Tenerife

"We have a great variety of flying sites, meaning windward flying, lee-side flying, soaring at ground level and thermal flying."
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Peter Salzmann seen during the Red Bull Wingsuit Foil Project at El Hierro on September 3, 2025. Photo: Sebastien Marko

Peter Salzmann soars like a bird on wingsuit foil

Peter Salzmann has succeeded in making the first sustained, altitude-gaining wingsuit soaring flight in El Hierro, in Spain’s Canary Islands.
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Steve Ham

Masterclass: Exploring the Spanish flats with Steve Ham

Steve Ham is a legendary pilot who has spent a lifetime learning about flatland flying in Spain. This is your chance to learn from him
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Steve Penfold. Photo: Babs Thompson

Steve Penfold: 1974-2025

Steve Penfold, a British team hang glider pilot, has sadly died following injuries sustained at the Hang Gliding Worlds held in July
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Take-off in Andalusia

El Rey de Andalusia

Henry George braved the backroads and byways of deepest Andalusia to chase the race at this year’s Spanish Hike-and-Fly National Championships
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The El Yelmo Film Festival 2025 featured the film X-Pyr 2024

El Yelmo 2025: And the award goes to…

The Spanish free flight and film festival El Yelmo celebrated its 25th anniversary – we round up the winning films
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