Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast

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#207- Behind the Scenes of the Red Bull X-Alps with Tarquin Cooper
Tarquin Cooper has been the voice of the Red Bull X-Alps the last few editions and this year was joined by your host and four-time X-Alps competitor Gavin McClurg to add some commentating and live foo
#206- A Walk (and Fly) down Memory Lane with Paul Guschlbauer
Paul Guschlbauer has been on the podium more than anyone in the Red Bull X-Alps other than of course Chrigel. He began his X-Alps journey back in 2011 when by his own account, he was a pretty beginner
#205- Chasing the Monster with Gordon Boettger
On June 19th this year in the blackness of night Gordon Boettger and his copilot Bruce Campbell donned expedition clothing mountaineers use to climb the highest peaks in the world, stepped into a spec
#204 – Flying High with Martin Jovanoski
Martin Jovanoski has been flying his entire life. Sailplanes, Hang gliders, Paragliders- in any and all forms. He got started in accuracy, moved into cross country competitions and pretty much does it
#203- The French Domination with Julien Garcia
The objective is simple- be the best in the world, and win championships. In other words- you can go to University to paraglide! Charles Cazaux, Luc Armont, Pierre Remy, Honorin Hamard, Meryl Delferri
#202- “The Flying Yogi” Jim Mallinson
Jim Mallinson has a lot of titles. Baronet, Sir, Professor, Doctor, Mahant, and of course Pilot. Jim is the world's leading expert on Hatha yoga and Sanskrit. He has translated texts that go back thou
#201- Calef Letorney and Community, Confidence, and Cloudwhispering
Calef Letorney was a professional paddler back in the early 2000's who made the switch to flying and has never looked back. When you think of places to fly in the world you don't often put the North E
#200- Going pear shaped in Pakistan
Pilots and friends Pierre Carter, Jeremy Holdcroft, Scott Baker, Richard "Barbs" Barber and legendary mountaineer Andy De Klerk set off this June to attempt to break the altitude record by flying up t
Episode 199- A story of avoiding inconvenience with Alejandro Barañac
We have a saying in our sport, "never avoid inconvenience." But it's easier said than done. An easy field a kilometer away from the train station, or a really tricky field right next to it? Landing in
Episode 198- Going Big in…Israel? A flight to remember with Eliya Zemmour
Eliya Zemmour is an Isreali-born climber, endurance athlete, hike and fly guidebook author and...formerly incarcerated conman, but that's another story to be told soon on the podcast! In this show we