USA

Sunset at Red Rocks. Photo: Ben Horton

Coming to America – registration opens for three events

'Expect to go tall!' Registration has opened for three competitions organised by Gavin McClurg in the USA this summer
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Rachelle McEwen speedriding. Photo: Hugo Lami / SkiAndFly

Women of Speedflying

From Instagram to IRL – Women of Speedflying is championing female pilots in this male-dominated sport. By Jack Sheard
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Lisa Verzella

My Flying Life: Lisa Verzella

"I saw hang gliders while I was a student – I instantly knew I had to do it." The meteorologist and biwingual pilot on what matters most
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Jeff Hamann above the San Diego & Arizona Railway

Off the Rails

Photographer Jeff Hamann heads into his own backyard to explore the historic San Diego & Arizona Railway – from the air
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Autumn colours and 5,000m base Photos: XRedRocks

Bill Belcourt wins Red Rocks Wide Open 2025

US pilot Bil Belcourt has won Red Rocks Wide Open in Monroe, Utah, the race to goal US Nationals series event organised by Gavin McClurg
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Paragliding at sunset along steep cliffs in Utah, USA

Road Trip USA: ‘There is huge potential for epic flights’

Tim Rochas, Pierre Bottero, Anna Berger and Tanguy Renaud-Goud head to the canyonlands and badlands in Utah
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Full stall on an SIV course in California. Photo: Ethan Knorr

The Essential Role of SIV: Download

In Cross Country 258 Dilan Benedetti explores the role of SIV in paragliding. That article is a shorter version this paper here
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Peter Thompson hike-and-fly Colorado

Watch: Colorado hike-and-fly

In the summer of 2019 US pilot Peter Thompson embarked on the "adventure of a lifetime" to become the first person to hike-and-fly the length of Colorado.
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2025 prize draw winner Louis Serrano

‘I won a new wing!’ Louis Serrano flies his new Theta

The winner of our 2025 prize draw has been enjoying his new wing. Louis Serrano chose an Advance Theta ULS – but did he love it?
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Hiking and speedflying the Cherry Canyon logging trail during a Speedmo event last year in Utah, USA. Photo: Mack Lambert

Welcome to: the new world of speedmo

Race up, fly down ... Like skimo is ski mountaineering, speedmo is speedfly-mountaineering. Jack Sheard gets an insight
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