Episode 152- Torsten Siegel and Playing the Ultimate Game

Episode 152- Torsten Siegel and Playing the Ultimate Game

Veteran Gin test pilot, designer, European champion, and multiple-time German team member Torsten Siegel has been racing paragliders for nearly 30 years. He designed for UP Paragliders and then Swing before moving to Gin over a decade ago and has left an indelible mark on the sport since the early 90's. I spoke with Torsten immediately after this years Superfinal in Disentis, Switzerland to get his thoughts on the first superfinal that's been held in the mountains and to get his thoughts on all things racing- the risk, the tactics, the equipment and how to be consistent in the ultimate game- racing fabric and string in the sky.

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#202- “The Flying Yogi” Jim Mallinson

#202- “The Flying Yogi” Jim Mallinson

Jim Mallinson has a lot of titles. Baronet, Sir, Professor, Doctor, Mahant, and of course Pilot. Jim is the world's leading expert on Hatha yoga and Sanskrit. He has translated texts that go back thou...

3 Sep 20231h 34min

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

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

Calef Letorney was a professional paddler back in the early 2000's who made the switch to flying and has never looked back. When you think of places to fly in the world you don't often put the North E...

17 Aug 20231h 23min

#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...

4 Aug 20231h 55min

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...

26 Juli 202342min

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...

12 Juli 202347min

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 Juni 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

The toughest adventure race on Earth starts in a few hours! 32...

11 Juni 20231h 32min

Episode 197- Honza and Son strike gold in the Alps

Episode 197- Honza and Son strike gold in the Alps

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...

4 Juni 20231h 30min

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