Is it a bird, is it a kite... it's paragliding

Sebastian Huber of Germany passing the Cima Tosa (3,173m) in the Brenta mountains, Italy during the Red Bull X-Alps competition. Thirty-two athletes from 19 nations started in Salzburg, Austria heading to Monaco in this non-stop race, where they have to pass several points in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France. Photo: EPA/Sebastian Marko

If you’ve ever wanted to take to the skies and soar like a bird to get an eagle’s eye view on your surroundings, then paragliding just might be the sport for you.

What exactly is paragliding? Google defines it as “a sport in which a wide canopy resembling a parachute is attached to a person’s body by a harness in order to allow them to glide through the air after jumping from or being lifted to a height.”