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Himalaya

Boon Favre himalaya vol biv

Watch: Boon Favre’s 1,000km vol biv

Boon Favre has released his long-awaited film Frozen about his 1,000km vol biv flight across Nepal from west to east.
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Paragliding In Bir, India. Photo: Jorge Atramiz

Adventure Mode: Going over the back in Bir

Bir remains one of the most reliable and rewarding mountain flying sites you can fly. But it comes with responsibility
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Over the back in Bir, India. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Bir 2025: “Don’t push too deep”

As the season starts to wind down in Bir, India, pilots are being warned to stay safe following a series of incidents.
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Paragliding in the Himalaya

Himalayan Lifeline: Rescue at 5,000m

Stranded on a 600m cliff after crashing at almost 5,000m Michal Karnik fought to stay alive. This is his story
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Himalayan Dreaming

François Ragolski, acro champion turned high mountain adventure pilot, chats to us about his newly released film
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Francois Ragolski in the Himalaya

Watch: François Ragolski’s epic Himalayan odyssey

This film, Crossing Dreams, brings François Ragolski’s remarkable Himalayan odyssey across four countries to life.
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Ben Lewis's tracklog from paragliding in a storm cloud in Bir, India.

‘It was just so strong – there was nothing I could do’

Canadian paraglider pilot Dr Ben Lewis was swept to 7,374m in a storm in the Indian Himalaya. Remarkably, he lived to tell the tale
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A storm in the mountains behind Bir, India. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Pilot swept to 7,300m in Himalayan storm – and survives

A Canadian pilot has shared the terrifying story of being swept up to more than 7,000m in a storm cloud while paragliding in the Himalaya
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K2 flown for the first time

Benjamin Védrines, Jean-Yves Fredriksen, Liv Sansoz and Zeb Roche caught the ultimate weather window and flew from the summit of K2
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Four paraglider pilots fly from K2 on 28 July 2024

Four pilots fly from K2 summit on same day

Four French pilots have succeeded in flying from the summit of K2, the world’s second highest mountain in a paragliding first.
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Cross Country 266:July 2026

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