Tramping with flying colours

April 2019

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April 2019

Nick Neynens' favourite area to fly is the Southern Lakes. Photo: Nick Neynens
Nick Neynens is just as comfortable flying over the Southern Alps as he is standing on their peaks. On a clear day above the Southern Alps, cross country paraglider Nick Neynens can see coast to coast. It’s a view few achieve without an engine, but Neynens earns it on his own steam, using nothing but […]
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