Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast

#280 Breaking records and building robots: the future with Jeremy Soper

In this episode British hang gliding pilot Jeremy Soper shares his journey from overcoming a fear of heights to becoming a record-breaking pilot and innovative robotics e

#279 The ultimate flying migration with Benjamin Kellett

In this episode, adventurer and filmmaker Benjamin Kellett returns to the Mayhem by popular demand to share his rather awesome adventurous paragliding journeys across the

#278: Patagonia Convergence, Acro Mastery, and the Truth about SIV with Kris Holub

Kris Holub is one of the most versatile pilots in the American free-flight community — an accomplished acro competitor, XC pilot, and SIV/acro instructor who has spent th

#277 Mastering the Skies with Chandler Papas

In this episode I sit down for a super fun chat with longtime instructor and one of the coolest cats around, Chandler Papas, the owner of Desert Wind Paragliding. Chandle

#276 Hang Gliding Unveiled: Safety, Gear, and Growth Strategies with Erika Klein

Veteran Hang Gliding pilot Erika Klein shares her journey into the sport, the unique aspects of dune flying, and insights on safety, gear, and growing the sport. This epi

#275 Hike and Fly Racing, Supporting, and Having One with Ben Hodgson

South African pilot and veteran sailor Ben Hodgson has been competing in some of the most well-known and intense hike and fly races around the world for a decade, beginni

#274- Breaking Barriers: Fatemeh Eftekhari’s journey as Iran’s “Queen of the Skies” and the Power of Aviation

Have you ever imagined a woman soaring through the skies at 6,000+ meters, shattering the proverbial glass ceiling in a country where female pilots are a rare sight? Toda

#273 Elite performance, Flow States and Mindset with NBA coach and author Bret Burchard

Explore the psychology of elite performance, flow states, and mindset with Bret Burchard, former NBA coach and author of Catching Confetti, Developing the Mindset of a Ch

#272 From Zimbabwe to China to the Alps- a Paraglider’s Journey through Adventure, Trauma and Healing

Anthony Dillon learned to fly without any proper instruction back in the... The post #272 From Zimbabwe to China to the Alps- a Paraglider’s Journey through Adventure, T

#271 Why the Sports Racing Class (SRS) is taking the Paragliding world by storm with Brett Janaway

In this conversation Brett Janaway discusses the evolution of this exciting new take on paragliding competitions, the structure and scoring of the SRS, and the unique vib

#270 From the Czech Mountains to Kenyan Volcanoes: Jakub Rott’s Flying Journey

Join us as Czech pilot and last year's Czech hike and fly national champion Jakub Rott shares his journey through paragliding, speed flying, skydiving and hike and fly co

#269 Navigating Doubts with Violeta Jimenez

Violeta Jiminez has become one of the most elite competition paragliders in the world in a relatively short period of time. Her first World Cup was only 5 years ago in Ak

#268 Control Theory, Winning a PWC, and behind the scenes of X-Alps madness with Estefano Salgado

This episode features one of Valle De Bravo's most loved and successful pilots, Estefano Salgado. Estefano is a world-class trained chef who supported the Fra 4 team of T

#267 Bivvy and Adventure Flying by HANG GLIDER with Emi Carvalho

Portuguese pilot Emi Carvalho got into hang gliding over a decade ago. Now living in Switzerland Emi is fully bi-wingual, and has instructed both hang gliding and paragli

#266 Serena Ronchi and the Comeback

In this moving conversation, Serena shares her inspiring journey of recovery after a life-changing paragliding accident and her incredible ascension once again to the top

#265 – 8 years of Tandem bivvy’s with Dad across the entire Alps to Solo big air adventures at 16 with Martin Rejmanek

Martin Rejmanek and his father Honza, a veteran 5-time Red Bull X-Alps competitor completed the full length of the 2003 Red Bull X-Alps course from the Dachstein to Monac

#264 – A Monster record downwind wave flight across the US with Gordon Boettger

Gordon Boettger discusses an extraordinary gliding adventure that took he and his copilot Bruce Campbell across the Rockies in mountain wave in an Arcus glider from Minde

#263 Training, Wing testing, Hike and Fly Racing, Competitions, Acro, 2 Liners, Flow, Family and more with Michael Maurer

In this wide-ranging conversation with Advance test pilot and former Swiss Champion Michael Maurer we discuss various aspects of paragliding, including the challenges and

#262 Into the Deepness with Keith Forsyth

Keith Forsyth began his flying journey with skydiving, then speed flying and wing suit base jumping but the lack of margin in speed flying and base lead him to XC Paragli

#261 Soaring for smiles with Bonnie Hobson

Bonnie Hobson grew up in the midwest in the midst of endless cornfields, watching her neighbor fly his little bush plane. But soaring wasn't on her radar. Then in 2009 af