Founded by Guy Herrington in 2015,  Sea to Sky Paragliding | S2SPG provides tandem flights, instruction, guiding and tours in Pemberton BC, in the heart of the Sea to Sky Corridor.

What is Paragliding?

Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: a lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure.

As seen in this picture, the pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing or canopy. Pilots can fly solo or in tandem (with one passenger) on a larger wing.

How does it work?
• The wing is placed into an airstream – usually by running ,
• the wing moves up over the pilot into a position in which it can carry the passenger,
• the pilot is then lifted from the ground and,
• after a safety period can sit down into his harness and just enjoy the flight!

Paragliding is not the same as skydiving, it is not hang gliding, it is not speed flying or gliding. These are all different sports.

Unlike skydivers, paragliders do not jump at any time during this process. Paragliding flights can last many hours and cover hundreds of kilometres, most tandem flights last 15-30 minutes of air time (depending on your type of flight and flight conditions)

The basics of flying are amazingly easy, but to take those basic flights and expand them into a voyage of hundreds of kilometres over varying terrain -in constantly evolving weather conditions- truly takes it to a higher level, may you call it an art or a science.

Meet the S2SPG Team

Team - Guy

Guy Herrington

Senior Instructor
Tandem Pilot & Founder

Team: Micky

Micky Mann

Instructor
Repairs & Tandem Pilot

Team: Veronika

Veronika Mann

Jr Instructor
Repairs & Socials

Team: Ricardo

Ricardo Coral

Photographer
Web & Socials

Brad

Guest Tandem Pilot
& Instructor

About Guy Herrington

How I got into Paragliding

In 2008 I went for my first Tandem flight on Grouse Mountain in Vancouver and I was instantly hooked. After landing this first flight I declared I was going to do this for the rest of my life and I never looked back.

I have taken a true love to being in the sky, along with all it entails. You’d think that the learning curve would be steepest while starting the sport but I am finding that my learning is encompassing so much more as I become more involved.

Becoming an instructor

In 2013 I completed my second Instructor’s Course along with getting my Tandem Course in. In 2022, I completed the Paragliding Senior’s Instructorship.

With thousands of flights and years of training and instructing, I have the confidence to share this experience with aspiring pilots, whether in a tandem flight to get your first feel of free flight, or some flying lessons to become a full-fledged pilot in your own right. 

One of the most rewarding aspects of my life has become passing on the gift of flight to others.

Competitions and more!

Since 2010 I’ve been humbled by the experience of competing in this great sport. I have actively participated in several national ranked Paragliding competitions.

In 2017 and 2019 our company brought the Canadian Paragliding Nationals to our home town.  I love to bring the world to Pemberton… It’s an easy place to show to people and have them be impressed, especially from the air. We are hoping to bring the excitement back to Pemberton in 2024. News coming soon!

 I have served on the local club board (West Coast Soaring Club) for 4 years. I have also flown thousands of flights in 7 countries on 4 continents, including Tanzania, Australia, Brasil, Colombia, Mexico. I have flown as high as 15,000ft, on flights lasting over 8 hours and have gone distances of over 230km. I am only just now scratching the surface of what this sport has to offer.

I am passionate about my sport and I hope to share with you some piece of that passion.

-Guy Herrington
Senior Instructor Pilot – Owner
Instructor of the Year 2019 – Hang gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada.