Episode 174- Dreaming Big, Going Bigger in Pakistan with Aaron Durogati

Episode 174- Dreaming Big, Going Bigger in Pakistan with Aaron Durogati

Aaron Durogati is no stranger to thinking and doing big, but this time he pulled off what can only be described as outrageous. He and a few friends spent 40 days in the Himalaya in Pakistan to pursue mountaineering "combos". They used their paragliders to take off from lower elevations, put their touring gear (ie skis) on in the air, stuff it in somewhere high, often above 5,000 meters and then ski and fly down. They spent many nights at altitude acclimatizing; they got stuck with heinous walks out on dangerous glaciers; Aaron had a frightening crash; he got so sick he thought he was going to die...and then he somehow managed to fly at 285 km FAI triangle across the biggest terrain in the world...

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Episode 10- Josh Cohn and Staying Consistent

Episode 10- Josh Cohn and Staying Consistent

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Episode 9- Thomas de Dorlodot and the Endless SEARCH

Episode 9- Thomas de Dorlodot and the Endless SEARCH

Thomas de Dorlodot is probably the most enviable pilot in the world. He's made a living out of traveling the world and documenting his expeditions. A 5 time Red Bull X-Alps competitor and Red Bull Ath...

5 Nov 20151h 27min

Episode 8, Nick Greece and Progression

Episode 8, Nick Greece and Progression

I met Nick Greece in Haiti in 2012. I was living in Morocco trying to figure out how to become a better pilot, and getting an invitation from Nick to fly around in the sky wasn't something I could pas...

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Episode 7- Mads Syndergaard and the Art of Winning

Episode 7- Mads Syndergaard and the Art of Winning

Mads Syndergaard started paragliding in 1987 and it quickly became his life. He began competing in 1994 and hasn't looked back since. From learning how to soar in Denmark to becoming one of the leadin...

12 Okt 20151h 13min

Episode 6, Ben Abruzzo and training for the 2015 X-Alps

Episode 6, Ben Abruzzo and training for the 2015 X-Alps

Ben Abruzzo was the guy who turned me into a machine for the 2015 Red Bull X-Alps. My knees are a cartilage wasteland and I'd never done any endurance training or racing in my life. But when I approac...

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Episode 5 Nate Scales and Staying in the Game

Episode 5 Nate Scales and Staying in the Game

Nate "Papa" Scales got his first flight in 1991 on a glider that had 11 cells in Sun Valley, Idaho. The next day he moved to Utah to learn how to fly and hasn't looked back since. I've never met anyo...

12 Sep 20151h 8min

Episode 4- Cedar Wright “Nothing Great Happens Without Risk”

Episode 4- Cedar Wright “Nothing Great Happens Without Risk”

The Cloudbase Mayhem is dedicated to dissecting excellence in flight. We interview the best pilots in the world and find out what makes them great. But in this episode we delve into the opposite end o...

21 Aug 20151h 14min

Episode 3 – Jeff Shapiro and the Dark Arts

Episode 3 – Jeff Shapiro and the Dark Arts

Jeff Shapiro is a world class sponsored athlete and a world class human being. He's flown and competed on hangliders since he was 17 all over the world, he sends 5.14 big wall routes in climbing, he f...

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