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The philosophy

With its /advancedadventures campaign ADVANCE supports and publicises exceptional worldwide paraglider projects, to promote the sport and show it in all its variety. This is not primarily about performance, but concerns itself with human experience and personal adventure – the appeal of having ventured something new.

Tag pictures and videos of your experiences on Instagram and Youtube with #advancedadventures and appear in the Social Media Feed on our website. If you have mastered a big project, and have produced high quality pictures or videos, let us know!

Missing Adventure

An accident halts Tom de Dorlodot’s adventures. Pain and doubt shape the months spent on the ground. Yet from this forced break emerge new ideas and…

The Flying Dog

Ouka shares unforgettable moments above the clouds with Shams and becomes an Insta-star with thousands of fans. But for him, it’s not about followers…

ALOHA KĀKOU

Emerald green mountains, endless white sandy beaches, turquoise sea – experiencing Hawaii from a bird's eye view is a paradisiacal experience. Keal…

Piz Palü Trilogy

Guidebook descriptions are no longer reliable because of climate change. There is a massive risk of falling rocks, and challenging rock climbing. One…

Ice Cold Getaway

It’s one of the hottest days of the year in Merano – at 40°C plus. Matthias Weger plans to escape the heat with an icy swim at 2500 metres. After an…

Above the rooftops of the capital

The sun slowly rises over Vienna as Roland Brunnbauer climbs on to the roof of gondola number 10 of the Giant Ferris Wheel at the Prater. It’s 6 in…

The Mountain of God

There are places in this world that touch us so deeply that we make a promise to ourselves to one day return. Tom de Dorlodot made such a promise over…

Project XPEAKS

“Hi Chrigel; got any plans for next summer?” A mountain guide talks to someone he knows well. The next summer is 2023. Of course Peter von Känel has a…

6050 m above sea level

In 2017 Thomas Schilter's father Franz Schilter and team made the first paraglider flight from the 6050 m high Yayamari in the Peruvian Andes. Thomas'…