Aerial Wanderings and Mountain Territorialities: Geographical Reflections on Cross-Country Paragliding

The present paper focuses on cross-country paragliding, a form of “aerial wandering” whose goal is to use the lift provided by rising air currents to accomplish long circuits or journeys. A detailed description of the sport is followed by an analysis of pilots’ singular relationship with airspace, w...

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Main Author: Camille Girault
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut de Géographie Alpine 2021-01-01
Series:Revue de Géographie Alpine
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rga/7713