There I was… in the middle of South Africa, unable to get down and getting blown further and further away from, well … nowhere! Jaco Wolmarans’ short hop on a paramotor without reserve, water or sunscreen becomes a long, blistering day in the desert sun.

Next in our quest to unearth the world’s most stunning flying sites, Manu Bonte and Ken Balfour travel to 10° south for an elevator ride into the stratosphere. Behold Peru’s Cordillera Blanca. Translated by Sherry Thevenot