A paragliding adventure took a frightening turn during takeoff, but the rider says she would “love to do it again someday” Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Karad: In a moment of pride for Maharashtra and Satara district, the prestigious Paragliding World Cup was inaugurated with great fanfare and international presence in the scenic hill station of ...

PANCHGANI (SATARA): The skies above Panchgani have turned into a veritable battleground this week, as nearly 100 of the world’s top paragliders take off daily from the tableland, marking the hill town ...

Pune: Over 100 contestants from more than 25 countries will arrive in Panchgani in Satara district to participate in the Paragliding World Cup 2026, which will be conducted from Feb 14 to 21.Krishna ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Loved ones are remembering the life of James “Jim” Simmons, a longtime paragliding enthusiast who died following a crash at Makapuʻu earlier this week. Simmons, 68, was a U.S ...

The weather on Thursday, with sunny and clear skies seen from Mussel Rock Park, was perfect to beat the heat wave in most of the Bay Area. But for paraglider pilots, the weather wasn’t perfect. They ...

Every weekend, Lisa Bradley soars thousands of metres above Queensland's stunning Scenic Rim, chasing pockets of air that pull her even higher. But while she happily flies now, 27 years ago Lisa ...

Felix Baumgartner, the daredevil who made a record-breaking parachute jump from the stratosphere in 2012, died Thursday in a paragliding accident in Italy, a local mayor confirmed. Firefighters who ...

Felix Baumgartner lived to leap, becoming the first person to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile skydiving adventure through the stratosphere in 2012. On Thursday, the Austrian ...

ROME (Reuters) — Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, died on Thursday in a paragliding accident in central Italy, local ...

Baumgartner is most well-known for breaking the sound barrier with his body during a freefall from the stratosphere in 2012. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...