Imagine descending from nearly 18,000 feet on a down draft at 1,000 feet per minute or being shot away from earth at twice that speed. These are the conditions Pete Thompson, a Carbondale resident for ...

A former soldier left paralyzed from a skydiving accident last year is one of a handful of people who have learned to paraglide on their own with Project Airtime. Before being introduced to the ...

In the world of adventure sports, perhaps the most popular one is paragliding. The act of strapping a lightweight, free-flying glider aircraft on your back and launching off the edge of a cliff can be ...

If you’ve ever wanted to enjoy the freedom of flying without having to foot the cost of buying an airplane, then powered paragliding might be right up your alley. Powered paragliding, or PPG, is also ...

The sound of the breeze flapping against a parachute is the only noise you can hear during an early morning on Aspen Mountain — that is until a countdown sends you airborne off a steep slope and ...