Route of the Sierra Safari Team. In September of 2012, a bit more than a week before my amazing three days of XC in the Owens Valley , a...

This video from Jean-Baptiste Chandelier captures the freedom and unstructured joy that a day of flying at the beach offers.  The beginning...

Here is a brief video that I found recently. Nice. Elemental Freedom from Terry Stubbs Jnr on Vimeo . "Paragliding will never los...

The annual discussion flurry about "Serial V. Open Class Competitions" has flared up this month. . . The ignition point was a let...

I embedded this video in August because I felt it conveyed much of the appeal of the sport.  Skywalk agrees. Congratulations to José Abreu ...

I'm no good at remembering jokes.  I enjoy hearing them - and have an appreciation for humor; I just don't retain the elements of th...

Copyright ©2010 iStockphoto LP I say this a lot. "Fly safe." *   I think this a lot too.  You see, I've never considered...

The perspectives available, when flying close to otherwise unviewable landscapes, at slow speed, and hanging from a virtually noiseless mach...

I fly with some cool guys at work.  They have been flying their whole lives and have reached a level in aviation where over 350 people trust...

Every one of us has done it.  Had something happen that makes us look around and think. "WOW, that could have been really bad!"  F...

Point a video camera at the sky, the horizon, hilltops, a bay; allow the world to go by in real time, but record it in 'lapse' time....

The '09 XC competition season is essentially over. I have one long weekend in October scheduled for the last BAPA event in the Owens Va...

Well let's see. . . "The guy who has the most fun wins." I try to live by this rule. . .er, recommendation.. . . ah, tenet. B...

CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER VERSION Imagine this: Your adventure today is to get dropped off somewhere, 20 miles away from home, and get bac...

I found this quote to be in complete resonance with my paragliding experiences. Tim Trips worthy of being called journeys must provide oppor...

Everyone who lives dies, yet not everyone who dies, has lived. We take these risks not to escape life, but to prevent life escaping us. One ...

What does it take to compete on the international stage in sport? Years of preparation? Commitment? Top performance equipment? Risking...

Here's a bit of a happy tale for you - I hope you find yourselves in the company of loved ones during the holiday season. Tim Original ...

I often ask others on the hill what they get out of the sport. The answers vary depending on their skill level, experience, and sanity. Th...

It's 2008, and I'm sitting in Narita on a 6-day trip to Japan & Thailand. I find myself more inclined to ponder how things are g...