Adventure Archives - Jody MacDonald Photography

June 30, 2021October 31, 2021Adventure New Work by Jody MacDonald

Featured on RedBull.com

A couple of months ago, I had the honor to work with the Red Bull Air Force during their 2021 Training Camp. I’m not going to lie; I drank a lot of Red Bull and took a lot of Dramamine…

October 5, 2018March 11, 2019Adventure Editorial by admin

Thanks in part to advances in wing technology, a few pioneering paragliders are smashing the limits by completing long-distance flights that were once thought impossible. Last spring, high-fliers Will Gadd and Gavin McClurg pulled off one of the most ambitious trips ever attempted: 385 miles down the jagged, frozen, potentially deadly spine of the Canadian Rockies.

October 4, 2018March 11, 2019Adventure Editorial Lifestyle by admin

Surfing the Sierras

A team of paragliders sets out to break the distance record for vol bivouac flying in North America across the Sierra Mountains in California. A stunning visual journey that highlights the beauty and risks of self supported flight.

October 3, 2018March 11, 2019Adventure Editorial Video by Jody MacDonald

500 Miles to Nowhere

Paragliding pilots Nate Scales, Nick Greece, Matt Beechinor and Gavin McClurg attempt a bivvy line from Hurricane Ridge, Utah to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Filmed by Michael Paul Jones and Jeremy Canon with RED Epic cameras, human flight has never been captured in such a dramatic way. Come along for the ride as the pilots are stymied by frustrating weather but find their love and passion for flight grows even deeper.

October 2, 2018February 13, 2019Adventure Lifestyle Travel by admin

Marooned in Mozambique

The sun has set, we have been flying most of a day that none of us wants to end. I haven’t even thought about landing, I want to fly until I cannot see. We are still a long way from where the dinghy should be and I’m hoping it is just the light that robs us of the view. But in my gut I know we are screwed. Marooned.