#224 The Free Flight Lab with Michael Vergalla
Mike Vergalla, founder of the Free Flight Lab, delves into his paragliding journey and highlights the lab's pillars: climate science, conservation, and safety. He discusses paragliding's potential in ...
20 Juli 20241h 7min
#223 Increasing Performance, Safety and Resilience with Jeremy Wilstein
Jeremy Wilstein discovered breathwork, inspired by Wim Hof, and has been teaching it for 8 years, benefiting performance, safety, mental stability, and well-being. His exercises, enhancing sympathetic...
29 Juni 20241h 1min
#222, Living Life to the Fullest and Embracing Adventure with Dick Jackson
Dick Jackson takes on his remarkable journey as an alpinist and paragliding pioneer, covering his early expeditions, the evolution of paragliding in Aspen, and technological advancements in free fligh...
14 Juni 20241h 14min
#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 condition...
31 Maj 202426min
#220, Martin Scheel and 30 years of the Swiss League
Martin Scheel was one of the best climbers in the world when he discovered paragliding and the sky crack immediately became his new passion. His images and videos have entertained and awed for several...
20 Maj 20240s
#219 The physiology of Hypoxia, Sleep and Aging with Dr. Bill Beninati
n this episode Bill takes us on a deep dive into the physiology of hypoxia, sleep and aging and what we can (and should) do to help combat the effects of each when it comes to flying. Hypoxia can grea...
3 Maj 20241h 12min
#218 John Heiney and 45 years of Hang Gliding
John Heiney started hang gliding in 1978 and he's still going strong today. His photographs of free flight have been on more than 50 magazine covers. He broke the Guinness World Record for looping in ...
19 Apr 20241h 22min
#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...
4 Apr 20241h 11min
