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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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Paragliding World Cup Algodonales film by Will Appleyard

Paraglidng World Cup: Hola Algodonales!

Created by pilot and filmmaker Will Appleyard this film is an in-depth inside look at the Paragliding World Cup in the famous Algodonales
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Take-off on the Hahnenkamm

Wanderbirds fly high at the Kitzbühel Trophy

We report from this Inclusive hike-and-fly race in the Austrian Alps which saw some perfect racing conditions
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Flare Moustache 2

Flare launch Moustache2 and Proxy harness

"It feels like carving clean lines through the air. That feeling we all chase while gliding, now more intense than ever."
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Paragliding World Cup Linzhou. Photo: PWCA

Paragliding World Cup Linzhou: 7-14 June

The Paragliding World Cup is returning to Linzhou in China for its second round of the 2025 season with 120 international pilots
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Skywalk Poison 4

Skywalk announce Poison4 (EN D)

Skywalk's new Poison 4 is designed with "maximum efficiency, maximum control, and maximum speed" as goals
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A pilot has miraculously survived being swept to more than 8,500m (27,800ft) in a storm cloud in China. In surreal video footage that has since gone viral, Peng Yujiang can be seen encased in ice flying above cloud after a cross-country flight in the Qilian Mountains went disastrously wrong.

Pilot swept to 8,500m in China survives

A Chinese pilot has miraculously survived one of the worst incidents of cloudsuck, after being swept to more than 8,000m
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SRS Gin Edition Poggio Bustone

Simon Steiner and Riley Ferré win Gin Edition SRS

The SRS flew three tasks in southern Italy with Simon Steiner taking the top spot on the podium and Riley Ferré top woman
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Ozone Alpina 4 GT

Ozone release new Alpina 4 GT

Ozone have released the Alpina 4 GT. It's a semi-light three-liner, an update to the Alpina 4 with more robust cloth on the top surface
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Fly The Earth 3RS across base harness

Fly The Earth 3RS 2025 acro Base harness

Fly The Earth’s acro Base harness has been upgraded for 2025 with improvements to the reserve deployment and Base cutaway systems
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