CALL OF THE WILD
The call of the wild is a special thing – “the tidal wave of being,” as Jack London put it in his classic 1903 adventure novel of the same name. We all know it: the pull of the mountains, the lure of the sea. It’s the energy inside that makes us look outside, to the horizon and beyond. It’s what makes us go travelling, climb a mountain, plan an expedition, take off and fly. It’s what pushes us to pack a bag and take the first step of many. June sees the tenth edition of the Red Bull X-Alps, that classic adventure turned adventure-race that grips the paragliding world every two years. Sure, it’s not everyone’s thing, the flying is either incredible or insane, depending on your point of view, and…