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Paragliding world records tumble over four days in Brazil

Marcelo Prieto, Rafael Saladini and Rafael de Moraes Barros set a new open distance paragliding world record on 10 October 2019 – 588.27km
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Coupe Icare 2019: Jack’s tour of the Impress 4

Advance team pilot Jack Pimblett talks us through the new Advance Impress 4 paragliding harness at the Coupe Icare 2019
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Coupe Icare 2019: Niviuk’s Peak 5

Barney Woodhead from Niviuk talked us through the new Niviuk Peak 5 at the Coupe Icare – Niviuk’s new two-liner with "pretty big boots to fill"
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Cross Country 204: October 2019

Free flight is about aiming for the sky – and new innovations are helping us fly further every day. This issue celebrates that vision
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Cross Country 203: September 2019

From soaring the summit of the Matterhorn to winning the FAI Hang Gliding World Championships – it's all in the latest issue
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Cody Tuttle: Karma Flight

In 2015 Cody Tuttle discovered paragliding and Nepal at the same time. He fell in love with both
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Cross Country 202: August 2019

From the Red Bull X-Alps to exploring China, this issue is inspired by the spirit of adventure
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Cross Country 201: July 2019

Cross Country 201 captures the spirit of summer. Whether you are heading XC in the high Alps or staying low and local, here's what's in the latest issue...
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Island life: El Hierro’s international flying festival

The El Hierro Paragliding Festival celebrated its 25th edition over the weekend of 30 May to 2 June. Andy Pag went along for the first time…
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Red Bull X-Alps 2019: Chrigel – six in a row?

Just days before the Red Bull X-Alps prologue in Wagrain, Chrigel said he’s still got what it takes to be the best
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