#259 Pete Thompson cracks the 300 FAI in Colorado’s Deepness
Pete Thompson had a hell of a summer in Colorado. After years of planning and trying to fly big, epic FAI triangles across the highest terrain in the lower 48 he finally beat a record set only last ye...
8 Nov 202559min
#258- Ariel Zlatkovski and Project 100: the Ultimate XC Challenge
This past XContest season (2025) Ariel Zlatkovski decided to take on a fantastically bold and totally mind-bending mission: Fly 100, 100km flights in a single season. To pull it off he'd have to spend...
24 Okt 20250s
#257- Chrigel Maurer and the Safety Debate
Two weeks ago at the World Championships in Costelo, Brazil a competition pilot was killed. This tragedy sparked an immediate and fiery response on social media calling for a top-down change at CIVL, ...
13 Okt 202543min
#256 From Newbie to the Red Bull X-Alps with Sebrand Warren
Sebrand Warren got his start paragliding just a few short years ago in the US but got hooked immediately and set his sights on the ultimate challenge- the Red Bull X-Alps. Last year he dedicated himse...
2 Okt 20251h 17min
#255 XC Concepts in depth with Calef Letorney
In this episode I dive in once again with Calef Letorney to explore advanced cross-country techniques, focusing on thermal flying, the impact of wind, the concept of shark flying and a lot more. We di...
20 Sep 20251h 42min
#254 Simon Oberrauner and Cracking the Code
Austrian athlete Simon Oberauner has competed in the Red Bull X-Alps five times and has always finished in 6th place or better. In this year's race he placed third for the second time, a mere seconds ...
5 Sep 20251h 24min
#253 Ask Me Anything with Karlis Jaunpetrovičs
We depart from the Red Bull X-Alps in this episode and dive into a whole bunch of questions that have come in this past year from our listeners. And instead of answering them on my own we return to Ka...
22 Aug 20251h 40min
#252 Beyond Limits with Celine Lorenz
Join us as we delve into the remarkable flying career of Celine Lorenz, a passionate paraglider who took to the skies at a young age. Discover how a tandem flight gift sparked her lifelong love for fl...
8 Aug 202559min
