#221 Learning stalls for the first time after 30 years of flying with Nate Scales

#221 Learning stalls for the first time after 30 years of flying with Nate Scales

My neighbor and mentor Nate Scales has been flying paragliders at a high level for over 30 years. He competed in the 2007 Red Bull X-Alps. Owned the US foot launch record out of Idaho, where conditions can be about as rough as it can get. He has been flying 2 liners since their inception in 2009. But until this week had never done an SIV, and never stalled a glider. He finally decided the time was right and it was time to conquer his fears. This is his story. Let's call it a PSA for those on the SIV fence. Nate has had a nearly accident-free flying career. Chalk it up to skill and making good decisions and a good dose of luck but we all know this sport can bite, and it's never too late to mitigate some of the risk.

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#201- Calef Letorney and Community, Confidence, and Cloudwhispering

#201- Calef Letorney and Community, Confidence, and Cloudwhispering

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#200- Going pear shaped in Pakistan

#200- Going pear shaped in Pakistan

Pilots and friends Pierre Carter, Jeremy Holdcroft, Scott Baker, Richard "Barbs" Barber and legendary mountaineer Andy De Klerk set off this June to attempt to break the altitude record by flying up t...

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Episode 199- A story of avoiding inconvenience with Alejandro Barañac

Episode 199- A story of avoiding inconvenience with Alejandro Barañac

We have a saying in our sport, "never avoid inconvenience." But it's easier said than done. An easy field a kilometer away from the train station, or a really tricky field right next to it? Landing in...

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Episode 198- Going Big in…Israel? A flight to remember with Eliya Zemmour

Episode 198- Going Big in…Israel? A flight to remember with Eliya Zemmour

UPDATE to this podcast: Cross Country magazine has just (July 2nd, 2025) broke an incredible story that Eliya Zemmour, featured in this episode has been regularly faking his flights on XContest, using...

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Episode 196- From World Record Skydiving to Paragliding, Reserve Testing, pro repacks with Andrey Kuznetsov

Episode 196- From World Record Skydiving to Paragliding, Reserve Testing, pro repacks with Andrey Kuznetsov

Andrey Kuznetsov has been on the national sky diving team for many years, holds several world records and the genius record (100 way canopy formation record) and has been a long-time test pilot for re...

23 Jun 20231h 8min

Bonus Episode! Behind the scenes before the start of the 23′ Red Bull X-Alps

Bonus Episode! Behind the scenes before the start of the 23′ Red Bull X-Alps

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Episode 197- Honza and Son strike gold in the Alps

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5 time Red Bull X-Alps pilot Honza Rejmanek and his son Martin return to the Cloudbase Mayhem this week to recount yet another incredible vol-biv tandem adventure in the Alps. Martin is now 14, and he...

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Episode 195- Sending in Style with Philipp Zellner

Episode 195- Sending in Style with Philipp Zellner

In this episode we discuss Philipp's zen for going big, being a professional pilot, the importance of having an acro background and acro training, vol biv, and just some good old fashioned storytellin...

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