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Norway

Hike-and-fly in the Lofoten Islands

Love and loss in the Lofoten Islands

“I did what any sane person would do.” Mymy Heissat tells Tarquin Cooper about learning to fly in the Arctic
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Mountain flying in Norway

Adventure Mode: Flying the mountains of Norway

From rugged coast to remote glaciated mountains Norway is built for adventure and if you really want to get off the beaten track, then this is your place.
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Ole Dalen and Merethe Leirvik exhibit at Norway aviation museum

From Norway with love – Free as a Bird

A seven month exhibition featuring the images of Merethe Leirvik and Ole Dalen flying around the world has seen 50k visitors
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Hike-and-Fly record attempt in Norway

Under the Midnight Sun

On 3 July Norway’s Erlend Ukvitne attempted to break the 24-hour hike and fly record of 17,534m set recently by France’s Tanguy Renaud-Goud
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Paragliding in Lofoten Islands

Exploring the Lofoten Islands: Jorge Atramiz heads north

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Horacio Llorens paramotoring with the Northern Lights in Norway. Photo: Frode Sandbech / Red Bull Content Pool

Horacio Llorens flies the Aurora Borealis

Horacio Llorens headed to the far north for his latest project – flying with the Northern Lights above Tromso, Arctic Norway.
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All the fjords, mountains and wild scenery you could hope for. Photo: Frode Fester

Guide to Voss, Norway

Come to Voss for long, long summer days, remote wildernesses and a flying experience unlike anywhere else
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Ove Tillung wins Nordic acro comp

Nordic acro champion, Norwegian Ove Tillung, won the 2010 Downteam Challenge acro competition held in the Swedish ski resort of  Åre
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Ronny Helgesen wins Nordic Open 2010

Ronny Helgesen wins Nordic Open 2010 and Lars Jonsson becomes Swedish paragliding champion
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Scandinavian paragliding record smashed

On 3 July 2008 the Norwegian and Scandinavian paragliding XC record was well and truly shattered
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Cross Country 266:July 2026

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