The dream of flight

His passion for flying took hold of him at the age of nine - and never let go: Chrigel Maurer, the eagle of Adelboden. Today he is one of the world's best paraglider pilots. The 33-year-old travels the globe from competition to competition. He has won the X-Alps three times, taken the Swiss championship title three times, flown countless podium places at paragliding acro events and long-distance competitions - and yet he is still in search of the ultimate challenge. What drives him to push his physical and mental limits? Where does the ability to turn failures and disappointments into new goals come from, and where does the irrepressible will to keep developing come from?