#217 Kinga Masztalerz and Going Wild

#217 Kinga Masztalerz and Going Wild

Kinga Masztalerz gets after it. She picked up paragliding not too long ago, but has been pretty fierce about chasing it hard from the beginning. She's tackled the Red Bull X-Alps twice, flown all over the world, runs her own hike and fly race in New Zealand, and instructs at home in New Zealand and in places like Bir, India. But her journey has had quite a few scary bumps on the way. We start off with her experience in the X-Alps. She shares her initial excitement and overwhelming feelings during her first race in 2019 and the disappointment of being eliminated and the emotional impact it had on her. Kinga also talks about her injury in 2021 and the challenges she faced in participating in the race. She reflects on the changing dynamics of the Red Bull X-Alps and how her approach to flying has evolved over time...

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Episode 140- Michael Witschi and Experiencing the Amazing through Competition

Episode 140- Michael Witschi and Experiencing the Amazing through Competition

Michael Witschi has an extremely impressive flying resumé. He's won pretty much everything you can in competition paragliding. He's a 3-time world champion; has won maybe more world cup tasks than any...

12 Maalis 20211h 17min

Episode 139- Rico Chandra and developing Superpowers

Episode 139- Rico Chandra and developing Superpowers

Rico Chandra is a Swiss pilot and musician who started flying 28 years ago. He's recently popped up at the top of XContest and this past August he completed a 1,000 km solo vol biv across the Alps fro...

26 Helmi 20211h 18min

Episode 138- Nik Hawks and Expectations

Episode 138- Nik Hawks and Expectations

Nik Hawks returns to the Mayhem in response to the pilot survey we put out a couple months ago to take on a whole bunch of topics you, our listeners asked for. We broke this wide-ranging show into fou...

12 Helmi 20211h 44min

Episode 137- Kirsten Seeto and Making the Jump

Episode 137- Kirsten Seeto and Making the Jump

Australian pilot Kirsten Seeto has turned her dreams into her reality. By simplifying her life, making some calculated bold decisions, and focusing on airtime over a paycheck and on lifestyle over wor...

29 Tammi 20211h 24min

Episode 136- Rene Falquier and the ABC’s of Glider Design

Episode 136- Rene Falquier and the ABC’s of Glider Design

Many of our listeners have been requesting more shows on gear and especially what goes into wing design. Here you go! Rene Falquier recently completed a year-long aeronautics and engineering thesis wi...

15 Tammi 20211h 20min

Episode 135 – Tim Pentreath and Vol Biv

Episode 135 – Tim Pentreath and Vol Biv

Tim Pentreath has been flying paragliders for over 30 years. The new frontier for Tim's flying the last few years has been multi-day bivvy trips in the Alps and this episode is dedicated to that art f...

1 Tammi 20211h 40min

Episode 134- Martin Henry and a lifelong pursuit

Episode 134- Martin Henry and a lifelong pursuit

Need a good laugh? Kick back and listen to Martin Henry, a Canadian Hang glider and paraglider who has been chasing free flight for almost 50 years tell some really fun stories. Get on board as we tra...

17 Joulu 20201h 54min

Episode 133- Malin Lobb and Wing Control

Episode 133- Malin Lobb and Wing Control

Malin Lobb is the co-owner of Flyeo paragliding in Annecy with Fabien Blanco. He was one of the founders of the British Racing Academy, is a keen world cup comp pilot and an experienced SIV and paragl...

5 Joulu 20201h 57min

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