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
Felix Baumgartner, the first person to fall faster than the speed of sound, died at 56 after crashing into a hotel swimming pool while paragliding in Italy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
After completing paragliding training in France, the 61-year-old said he had been training "for a few years" in speed flying, describing it as a "very delicate and beautiful sport".
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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