paragliding
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Places like Moab, Utah, and the Dolomites in Italy offer guided adventures, including rope swings off cliffs and tandem paragliding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Oceanwide Plaza project, located across Figueroa street from Crypto.com Arena, has become a site for graffiti tagging and even paragliding in recent weeks and posed a headache for city officials and authorities alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
It is similar to paragliding but with a smaller canopy, allowing speeds of about 50mph, inches above the ground.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023
This edition raises the stakes by taking all the glamour of yachting and mixing it with extreme activities — including paragliding, exploring caves and helicopter rides.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
He says policies can exclude a range of activities, including mountaineering, skydiving, scuba diving, paragliding and backcountry skiing.
From Washington Post
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