The Cloudbase Mayhem podcast is where you will find fascinating and educational interviews with the best free-flight pilots in the world. If you fly a hanglider or paraglider, if you fly acro or cross country, the Cloudbase Mayhem podcast is where we glean how the great pilots of the world get there. Hosted by Red Bull X-Alps pilot, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and current holder of the North American foot launch record, Gavin McClurg. Follow me on Instagram @gavinmcclurg or on Facebook @ facebook.com/gavinnmcclurg or Twitter on @cloudbasemayhem.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 11 days 19 hours 43 minutes
#218 John Heiney and 45 years of Hang Gliding
John Heiney started hang gliding in 1978 and he's still going strong today. His photographs of free flight have been on more than 50 magazine covers. He broke the Guinness World Record for looping in 1988. And then he broke his own record again ten yea...
#217 Kinga Masztalerz and Going Wild
Kinga Masztalerz gets after it. She picked up paragliding not too long...
#216 Tom Peghiny and Taking the First Leaps into the Unknown
Tom Peghiny's lifelong passion for flying, beginning with hang gliders at age 13, progressed the sport significantly. A key figure in early hang gliding, he competed in the first US Nationals and World Championships,
#215 CRUSHING with the US Women’s Team
The US competition scene is thriving, led by women like National Champion Galen Kirkpatrick. Gavin McClurg interviews the leading US Women's team members (Alexia, Violeta, Jenny and Galen), discussing their impact and inclusive approach in paragliding....
#214, Galen Kirkpatrick and Creating New Lore
Galen Kirkpatrick rose from a beginner to the 2023 US National Paragliding Champion in seven years, becoming the first female champion. Her journey from fear of flying to the pinnacle of the sport involved intensive training,
#213 Pierre Carter and Into Thin Air
South African pilot and adventurer Pierre Carter has been at this game for a very long time, and he hasn't wasted any time chasing thin air dreams. Pierre has been knocking off the world's seven summits for nearly 20 years (some of them several times)...
#212 The Most Important Flight with Marcus King
Marcus King has been flying pretty much full time since 1991. He...
#211 – Jake Holland and the New Way Up
Jake Holland is a British filmmaker and adventure pilot based in Chamonix....
#210- Louis Tapper and Reducing Carnage
Louis Tapper, a passionate Kiwi adventurer, holds kitesurfing records, competes in paragliding, and advocates for safety in extreme sports. In an in-depth discussion, he emphasizes the importance of risk management, accident reporting,
#209 Thad Spencer- the Comeback
Thad Spencer returns to the Mayhem to discuss a very different topic...