A TWO-TIME hand-gliding champion has died after a catastrophic paragliding crash in Brazil. Philip Haegler, 59, was seconds ...

A champion hang glider was killed in a freak accident after colliding with a paraglider mid-air over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ...

A world-class daredevil has died in a horror crash after slamming into a famous Cape Town peak during a test flight.

The phrase is often used by people who soar high in the sky in non-motorized lightweight aircraft. These adventurists hang gliders and paragliders, known as pilots, challenge gravity from a 600 feet ...

The closest Rich Selgrad has ever gotten to achieving his lifelong dream of flying like a bird is when he is up in his hang glider or paraglider. “I’ve been wingtip to wingtip with a bald eagle,” said ...

Some like to take in the Inland Northwest's views from a comfortable park bench. Others like to take them in while plummeting from 13,000 feet above the ground. "If you don't like having fun, then don ...

The South African Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association said it is liaising with the Civil Aviation Authority to establish ...

Icarus was on the right track. Though the mythological figure’s flight ended when his wings melted and he crashed into the sea, dreamers have remained fascinated by the prospect of conquering gravity ...

Skytrek Tandem Hang Gliding & Paragliding is delighted to announce that it will launch a new winter hang gliding experience in Queenstown on 6th May, giving passengers a unique way to immerse ...

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