March/April

Where to go hang gliding and paragliding in March and April

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Andy Froetscher at the start of the X-Alps. Photo: Vitek Ludvik / Red Bull Content Pool

Guide to Salzburg, Austria

Indulge your Red Bull X-Alps fantasies and fly the Gaisberg, the first turnpoint on the world’s toughest paragliding adventure race
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Drop in on a billionaire for tea. Photo: Fredrik Gustafsson

Guide to Roquebrune, Monaco

Soar above the Mediterranean villas of the super-rich – flying is allowed from Roquebrune between October and April
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Looking back along the Christ Run to launch near Pedra Bonita, the flat-topped mountain. Photo: Nader Couri

Guide to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Come to Rio for spectacular, year-round flying in one of the world's great cities
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On board with Olivier Laugero as he climbs out from launch above the start of the Sacred Valley that leads to Machu Pichhu. Photo: Olivier Laugero

Guide to Cusco, Peru

Flying in Cusco is a high altitude experience in the land of the Incas, with the magnificent site of Machu Picchu
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Winging it down to Piedrahita town after another big XC day. Photo: Jerôme Maupoint

Guide to Piedrahita, Spain

Piedrahita is Europe’s flatland Mecca, and one of the world’s most reliable comp venues
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The stunning fishtail of Machaphuchare (6,993 m) dominates flying in Pokhara. Photo: Peter Wolf

Guide to Pokhara, Nepal

Pokhara is a must on any serious pilot’s world tour – fly warm winter thermals against the backdrop of the snow-clad Himalaya
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Morocco is perfect for a winter getaway. Photo: Melanie Boisselier

Guide to Nid d’Aigle, Morocco

Enjoy some winter sunshine and easy sea-breeze soaring in the exotic setting of southern Morocco
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Flying through the cloud from the summit of Lovcen. Photo: Manu Bonte

Guide to Lovcen, Montenegro

The jewel in the Adriatic, Montenegro is a secret spring and autumn autumn flying spot, perfect for escaping to when the Alps are wet, windy and cold
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Huge grassy take-offs. Photo: Till Gottbrath

Guide to Mayrhofen, Austria

Classic Alpine terrain – grassy meadows, snowy peaks
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The site overlooks the Los Angeles basin, home to 20 million people. Photos: Jonathan Dietch

Guide to Marshall, USA

Marshall Peak is in the San Bernardino Mountains on the edge of the Mojave desert. It's one of the USA's most reliable mountain thermalling sites
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