• Paragliding: running off cliffs with a giant bedsheet and flirting with gravity

    Paragliding: running off cliffs with a giant bedsheet and flirting with gravity

    Paragliding looks like a futuristic way to explore the skies but its origins are actually rooted in pure financial stubbornness. The sport officially started in 1978 in Mieussy in France. A group of French skydivers wanted to practice their landing precision techniques without paying for an expensive airplane ride every single time. Read more