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Eliya Zeymmour fake tracklog on the right

XContest bans pilot for faking tracklogs

A pilot who uploaded false tracklogs to XContest for more than three years has said he is "deeply ashamed" after being exposed
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Flying on front of the town of Gemona, Italy

SRS Skywalk Gemona:  2-9 July 2025

As Europe bakes in a heatwave pilots are heading to Gemona for the SRS Skywalk Gemona edition – "prosecco, pizzas and paragliding"
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Paragliding World Cup Feltre, Italy. Photo: Martin Scheel

Paragliding World Cup: Monte Avena 2025

The Paragliding World Cup returns to Italy for the third stop of the 2025 season, hosted in the spectacular Alpine playground of Monte Avena
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Aaron Durogati on the Red Bull X-Alps finish float

Red Bull X-Alps 2025: Aaron Durogati wins in neck-and-neck final

Aaron Durogati finally topples Chrigel Maurer's dominance of the X-Alps in a sensational final day
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Tilen Ceglar wins the Paragliding World Cup Linzhou China 2025. Photo: PWCA

Tilen Ceglar wins Paragliding World Cup Linzhou

Tilen Ceglar won the Paragliding World Cup in Linzhou, China after five “memorable” tasks. Galen Kirkpatrick won the women’s competition
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Tommy Friedrich signs in at St Moritz during the Red Bull X-Alps. Photo: Marcus King

Red Bull X-Alps 2025: X Marks the Spot

St Moritz is hosting a weekend of hike-and-fly action and insight as pilots pass through during the Red Bull X-Alps
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Red Bull X-Alps 2025 Prologue start

Red Bull X-Alps 2025: How to watch and follow

Cutting through the noise to find out what is happening can be confusing. Here’s our guide to following the action
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Chrigel Maurer interview Red Bull X-Alps 2025

Red Bull X-Alps 2025: Chrigel ‘more prepared than ever before’

Watch: Chrigel Maurer on his preparation, the route, equipment, other pilots, and why he thinks a rookie could beat him "quite easily"
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Red Bull X-Alps 2025 Prologue podum

Red Bull X-Alps 2025: Maxime Pinot wins the Prologue

Maxime Pinot won the Prologue at the Red Bull X-Alps, which is the short one-day warm-up race ahead of the main event
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Red Bull X-Alps 2025: This year’s edition covers 1,280km and involves 17 turnpoints and three via ferratas. Via ferrata means ‘iron path’ in Italian and involves using fixed cables and ladders to move through steep ground. On the right, Japan’s Emoto Yuji on the Paternkofel on 21 June 2023 Photo: Lukas Pilz

Red Bull X-Alps 2025: The toughest ever?

At 1,283km long the route of this year's Red Bull X-Alps is the longest ever – and pilots also expect it to be much more gruelling
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