Bill Moyes, who has died aged 92, was an aerial daredevil and hang-gliding pioneer who broke records (and numerous bones) flying foot-launched gliders. “The Australian Birdman”, as he was ...

A grandfather tragically plunged to his death during a hang gliding flight in southern Brazil.. Ricardo Stecanella, 52, was taking off from a mountain near a highway known as Serra de Rocinha in ...

A missing hang glider was found safe in Holbrook Canyon after strong winds took him off his intended route.Davis County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue responded to ...

Travelers can take in Torrey Pines' unique coastal scenery from a new perspective at Torrey Pines Gliderport. The gliderport is one of the top spots in California for paragliding, hang gliding ...

Paragliding and hang gliding are both self-regulated by the U.S. Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association. To launch off Greylock, pilots must be P4-rated, meaning they must have at least 75 hours of ...

The rarest sports may not even merit their own category: hang gliding is amalgamated into a broader 'air sports' category. Until 2019, sport climbing fell into that camp as well.

The triumph marked the beginnings of hang gliding, a sport Mr. Moyes popularized by flying into the Grand Canyon, soaring off Mount Kilimanjaro and being towed behind an airplane at 8,600 feet.

Cast members Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey recently spoke together on behalf of VMan magazine and expressed shock over the hang-gliding paparazzi that flew over the “Wicked” set one day.