The mountains around Bir Billing have long promised a particular kind of freedom—the slow lift-off, the quiet rush of air, ...

Imagine gliding above rolling green hills, clouds drifting by and rivers shimmering far below. That experience is soon to be possible in Meghalaya, where the Meghalaya Paragliding Association (MPA) is ...

Pete Thompson had a lofty August. “I still am living in this state of shaking my head trying to convince myself that that really happened,” says the 40-year-old long-distance paraglider from ...

Felix Baumgartner, the daredevil who made a record-breaking parachute jump from the stratosphere in 2012, died Thursday in a paragliding accident in Italy, a local mayor confirmed. Firefighters who ...

Felix Baumgartner, the world-renowned Austrian pilot who was named National Geographic’s 2013 People’s Choice Adventurer of the Year for his fearless aerial feats, has died in Italy. According to ...

ROME, July 17 (Reuters) - Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, died on Thursday in a paragliding accident in central ...

Baumgartner is most well-known for breaking the sound barrier with his body during a freefall from the stratosphere in 2012. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Felix Baumgartner, the first person to break the sound barrier during a freefall jump in 2012, died in a paragliding crash in Italy. He was 56. Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian extreme athlete who ...

Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian base jumper and skydiver renowned for his record-breaking jump from the stratosphere, died while paragliding in Italy on Thursday, local media reported. Baumgartner, 56, ...

Renowned daredevil Felix Baumgartner, famous for his record-smashing stunts — including a 24-mile skydive from the edge of space in 2012 — has died in a paragliding accident in Italy, according to ...

Austrian skydiver and extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has died in a paragliding accident in Italy, according to local media. The 56-year-old shot to global fame in 2012 with his record-breaking free ...