Paragliding Launch Atlas
THE LAUNCH & FLIGHT ATLAS
Find your next takeoff.
Useful introductions to the launches pilots remember—built around local context, flying culture and the designs that let you carry the story home.
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Browse by region
Six clear ways into 30 existing launch collections—and the guides growing around them.
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9 launches · 9 guidesNorth America
Pacific ridges, high-desert thermals and tow-launched cloud streets.
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3 launches · 3 guidesLatin America
Mexican convergence, Andean scale and coastal ridges running toward the horizon.
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13 launches · 13 guidesEurope
Alpine classics, Mediterranean ridges and flying traditions built over generations.
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1 launch · 1 guideAfrica
Immense escarpments, desert air and landscapes that put altitude into perspective.
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2 launches · 2 guidesAsia
Himalayan scale, tropical ridges and mountain lakes disappearing into blue distance.
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2 launches · 2 guidesOceania
Wind-shaped coastlines, mountain launches and an unreasonable amount of golden light.
A GOOD PLACE TO BEGIN
Featured launch guides
Go straight to three very different flying stories.
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United States · Mountain and high-desert launchChelan Butte, Washington
World-renowned cross-country flying
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Mexico · Mountain thermal and cross-country siteValle de Bravo & El Peñón, Mexico
Its status as an international flying destination
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United Kingdom · Inland ridge and thermal siteMilk Hill, Wiltshire
Expansive chalk downland
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Search every current launch-site collection. Completed guides open first; the remaining launches lead directly to their merchandise collections.
View all 30 existing launch collections
- Algodonales, SpainSpain · Guide + collection
- Annecy / Col de la Forclaz, FranceFrance · Guide + collection
- Bassano del Grappa, ItalyItaly · Guide + collection
- Bir Billing, IndiaIndia · Guide + collection
- Bright, AustraliaAustralia · Guide + collection
- Cape Kiwanda, OregonUnited States · Guide + collection
- Cape Town, South AfricaSouth Africa · Guide + collection
- Chamonix / Mont Blanc, FranceFrance · Guide + collection
- Chelan Butte, WashingtonUnited States · Guide + collection
- Cosmos & the Corn Alps, MinnesotaUnited States · Guide + collection
- Dune du Pilat, FranceFrance · Guide + collection
- Gijón, SpainSpain · Guide + collection
- Gudauri, GeorgiaGeorgia · Guide + collection
- Interlaken, SwitzerlandSwitzerland · Guide + collection
- Milk Hill, WiltshireUnited Kingdom · Guide + collection
- Mingus Mountain, ArizonaUnited States · Guide + collection
- Mt. Greylock, MassachusettsUnited States · Guide + collection
- Ölüdeniz, TurkeyTurkey · Guide + collection
- Pine Mountain, OregonUnited States · Guide + collection
- Point of the Mountain, UtahUnited States · Guide + collection
- Pokhara, NepalNepal · Guide + collection
- Queenstown, New ZealandNew Zealand · Guide + collection
- Rhossili, WalesUnited Kingdom · Guide + collection
- Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBrazil · Guide + collection
- San Gil, ColombiaColombia · Guide + collection
- Speikboden, ItalyItaly · Guide + collection
- Tegelberg, GermanyGermany · Guide + collection
- Tiger Mountain, WashingtonUnited States · Guide + collection
- Torrey Pines, CaliforniaUnited States · Guide + collection
- Valle de Bravo & El Peñón, MexicoMexico · Guide + collection
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