In April last year Mike Küng attempted a headover at only 94m above the ground. He jumped from a maintenance platform in the Tropical Island indoor complex in Germany, executing a perfect opening before gliding down to land on the ‘beach’ below. Here is the video, which is part of Mike’s promotional DVD Radical, which […]

Five world records and a 400 km convergence line are just rewards for French record breaker Gil Souviron as he finds the answers to his calling in the deserts of Africa

Martin Muller from Team Alpsfreeride has put put together a great video about the 2007 Piedrahita XC-Open online. Something for you to make your mouth water and get revved up for the forth coming round in Piedrahita this year. Enjoy!
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The Killarney Open took place in Queensland from January 26 to February 2nd 2008. The flooding subsided in the nick of time, leaving the western foothills of the main Divide carpeted in green, and ready to host this the second of four competitions that make up the Australian paragliding nationals.

Early cloud generally gave way to […]

Part 3: Cloud streets over flatlands. A series of choice cuts from Burkhard Martens’ new technique book on everything you need to know about cross country flying
Cloud streets over flatlands
If the conditions are right, cloud streets may even form over flatlands. Just as in the mountains these are the days when the lucky pilot […]

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A series of choice cuts from Burkhard Martens’ new technique book on everything you need to know about cross country flying
I often see pilots searching around for thermals in what I consider unlikely places, and pilots also often ask me why I have flown to a particular spot to search. Whenever the latter happens I […]

Visualising thermals
Sadly, air is invisible, cold as well as warm. So to get the most of the conditions we need to be able to build a mental picture of the thermal we’re circling in, to visualise it in our minds, see picture 1.4. Some thermals are very large and may even be kilometres long, for […]

Stefan Bocks takes us on one of the most sought after vol bivouac routes in the world

Sometimes two thermals join up to make an even stronger core…
 
Paraglider Magazine’s Editor Nick Greece and Publisher Greg Gillam have put their hearts and souls into giving the US based quarterly an eye-opening comeback. The clean layout, breadth of stories and crisp photography in Issue 15 came as a breath of fresh air in the […]