Sailing with kites (Paraglider)
What does flying a kite have to do with sailing? ERIK KIRSCHBAUM finds out.
A daredevil flier very nearly performed his last feat today, just managing to escape when his hang-glider broke up around him midair. Chuck Berry's new style hang glider smashed in pieces into the side of Queenstown's Coronet Peak seconds after he managed to deploy his reserve parachute.
Cape Town mountain rescue officials have urged paragliders to exercise extreme caution when taking off from Lion's Head after another incident involving a city visitor.
A skier who died after an accident on the slopes at Park City Mountain resort this week apparently ran into some trees.
A HAWK-EYED teenager and his sister have put the wind back in the sails of a Masterton paraglider after stumbling upon his stolen gear on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old tourist, an experienced paraglider, was attempting to take off from the top of the mountain at Emuvale, near Warwick, when a strong gust of wind caused one side of the machine to collapse about 3.20pm (AEST) yesterday, police said.
The sky is definitely the limit for 10-year-old Shrikanta Pol, who is set to attempt an entry into the Limca Book of Records as the 'Youngest and Smallest Paraglider in India'. On January 28, Pol will take off from a height of approximately 1500 ft at the Kanifa hill near Dive Ghat and attempt to stay in the air for as long as possible. If she succeeds, she will also be the youngest girl to ...
Paragliders have been warned not to fly in unfamiliar terrain without an experienced local pilot after a visitor crashed into Lion's Head in Cape Town at dusk.
EAGLE COUNTY Some people might think Dave Champaign is crazy to paraglide in single-digit temperatures.
A daredevil flier very nearly performed his last feat today, just managing to escape when his hang-glider broke up around him midair. Chuck Berry's new style hang glider smashed in pieces into the side of Queenstown's Coronet Peak seconds after he managed to deploy his reserve parachute.
Cape Town mountain rescue officials have urged paragliders to exercise extreme caution when taking off from Lion's Head after another incident involving a city visitor.
A skier who died after an accident on the slopes at Park City Mountain resort this week apparently ran into some trees.
A HAWK-EYED teenager and his sister have put the wind back in the sails of a Masterton paraglider after stumbling upon his stolen gear on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old tourist, an experienced paraglider, was attempting to take off from the top of the mountain at Emuvale, near Warwick, when a strong gust of wind caused one side of the machine to collapse about 3.20pm (AEST) yesterday, police said.
The sky is definitely the limit for 10-year-old Shrikanta Pol, who is set to attempt an entry into the Limca Book of Records as the 'Youngest and Smallest Paraglider in India'. On January 28, Pol will take off from a height of approximately 1500 ft at the Kanifa hill near Dive Ghat and attempt to stay in the air for as long as possible. If she succeeds, she will also be the youngest girl to ...
Paragliders have been warned not to fly in unfamiliar terrain without an experienced local pilot after a visitor crashed into Lion's Head in Cape Town at dusk.
EAGLE COUNTY Some people might think Dave Champaign is crazy to paraglide in single-digit temperatures.
