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A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE SOUL OF SILVESTER
8,000 metre peaks, Himalayan bivouacs, cult movies, British distance records and championship crowns, a lust for life that few can match and a howling laugh like a banshee on nitrous oxide.... Hugh Miller dons his wellies for a trip to the Welsh mountains of Snowdonia to meet the enigmatic para-pioneer that is John Silvester

CLASSIC ROUTES – PIEDRAHITA, SPAIN
169 km of orbital rides, chocolate glides and tense grovels across the plains east of Piedrahita, imprints an indelible memory on Bob Drury as he visits Europe’s premier big distance flatland venue and enjoys a party to remember

AT WHAT COST? Broken bones and an encounter with angels left their scars on World Cup champion Ewa Wisnierska changing her philosophy on flying forever. In a record chasing expedition to South Africa her resolve gets fully tested

OLIVIER’S TRAVELS
Roving French lensman voyages to east Africa in search of his usual prey, top quality flying and succulent images and brings back his usual brace of kills

WHETHER THE WEATHER
Smooth laminar soaring winds, motorway style convergence and the ability to kill thermic activity quicker than nightfall, Honza Rejmanek explains the idiosyncrasies of the weather phenomenon known as the sea breeze

CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR
Possible the world’s greatest sea breeze convergence teases and tempts British flying journalist Ed Ewing as he travels the length and breadth of Cuba in search of a suitable spring board to the ultimate prize

THE WEIGHTWATCHERS GUIDE TO PARAGLIDING – PART 1
As the lightweight market booms and bivouac fever takes a grip on the European summer, Marcus and Charlie King get acquainted with the Nova Ibex and ask the question, “Just who are this new breed of ‘mountains wings’ for?”

Plus all the usual regulars and news. You can buy the digital version here