Episode 24- Isabella Messenger and Unconscious Competence

Episode 24- Isabella Messenger and Unconscious Competence

Isabella Messenger took a paragliding course in 2007 and quit her job as an IT Specialist after the first day. She's been chasing it ever since. She and her husband and air-Jedi Jamie Messenger spend half their year in the Alps traveling in their camper van and the other half in Nepal flying as much as they can. You name it, Isabella flies it- world cup competitions, acro, vol-biv, tandem. In this inspiring episode we flush out why there aren't more women in the sport, the importance of surrounding yourself with the type of pilot you want to become, what's so special about flying, how pilots develop an "unconscious competence" that can really help in emergency situations, how difficult it can be to return to the sport after a long break, where to do your first vol-biv, how to reduce stress in flying and a LOT more.

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#242 Stoic, Solo Adventuring with Juraj Koreň

#242 Stoic, Solo Adventuring with Juraj Koreň

Juraj Koreň is an expert alpine climber and pilot from Slovakia who has been chasing some very extreme (often solo) adventures around the world for the last decade, including his 7 "virgin summits" at...

21 Maalis 20251h 20min

#241- Tom De Dorlodot and Resilience

#241- Tom De Dorlodot and Resilience

A year ago almost to the day professional Red Bull adventure athlete, 9 time Red Bull-Alps competitor, brainchild of "The Search" projects, professional speaker, loving father and husband Tom De Dorlo...

6 Maalis 20251h 27min

#240 A lifetime of Skydiving with Jeff Ayliffe

#240 A lifetime of Skydiving with Jeff Ayliffe

Jeff Ayliffe hails from South Africa and has been under some sort of canopy for a great deal of most of his action-packed years, beginning at the age of 5 when he became obsessed with skydiving. Jeff ...

21 Helmi 20251h 17min

#239 The thrill of a lifetime of flying with Eddie Colfox

#239 The thrill of a lifetime of flying with Eddie Colfox

Eddie Colfox has an unbelievable history with paragliding, beginning in 1991 at home in the UK and later across India, Pakistan, and Morocco. In this show Eddie discusses the evolution of the flying c...

7 Helmi 20251h 15min

#238 Acro, Test flying, SIV, Instruction, Meteo and Comps with Karlis Jaunpetrovics

#238 Acro, Test flying, SIV, Instruction, Meteo and Comps with Karlis Jaunpetrovics

In this episode we talk about his journey to becoming an instructor, the challenges and intricacies of test piloting, his passion for acrobatics, his experiences flying in Taiwan, and the vibrant par...

23 Tammi 20251h 33min

#237- Removing the Anxiety of Vol Biv with Tim Pentreath

#237- Removing the Anxiety of Vol Biv with Tim Pentreath

Four years ago almost to the day we released a podcast with veteran UK pilot/adventurer Tim Pentreath that explored his "Gumball Rally"- a vol biv adventure open to anyone in the Alps every summer. At...

9 Tammi 202555min

#236 Soaring through History with Butch Peachy

#236 Soaring through History with Butch Peachy

In this continuing series on legends in the sport I sit down with Butch Peachy to discuss his over 40 years of flying hang gliders and his continued passion today. We begin with Butch's early days in ...

28 Joulu 202451min

#235 A Record is Crushed in Norway with Arne Kristian Boiesen

#235 A Record is Crushed in Norway with Arne Kristian Boiesen

On June 10, 2023 Arne Kristian Boiesen, a veteran paraglider from Norway stepped off one of his local sites outside of Oslo hoping to go pretty big. 9.5 hours later he'd flown his Niviuk Peak 6 343 km...

13 Joulu 202459min

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