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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

Wanderbird Kitzbuhel 2025

Wanderbird returns to Kitzbühel

Wanderbird, the community hike-and-fly series, is due to host two events in Austria. On 10 July the popular race series returns to Kitzbühel.
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Skyman CrossAlps 3

Skyman launch CrossAlps 3

CrossAlps 3 is an-EN-C developed for ambitious cross-country pilots seeking the perfect balance of performance, safety and lightness.
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Mac Para Elixir EN-C

Mac Para release high EN-C Elixir

Mac Para's new Elixir is a high-performance two-liner in the high EN-C category aimed at serious XC, hike-and-fly and sports class pilots.
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AirDesign Livi2

AirDesign launch lightweight EN-B Livi 2

AirDesign have launched an updated version of their lightweight EN-B wing, the Livi 2. It's similar to the Vivo but 1kg lighter.
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Chrigel Maurer wins X-Pyr 2026

X-Pyr 2026: Chrigel Maurer wins in record time

Chrigel Maurer has won the X-Pyr for a record fifth time finishing in a record time of three days and seven hours
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X-Pyr 2026 pilots

X-Pyr 2026: What you need to know and how to follow

Get ready! The 2026 edition of the X-Pyr starts on Sunday 21 June and there are more pilots than ever racing across the Pyrenees
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Antoine Girard in the Karakoram in June 2026. Photo: Antoine Girard

Antoine Girard flies 400k FAI Triangle – first ever

The world record flight in the Karakoram took him through high altitude terrain, where peaks reach 6,000-7,000m
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Alex Ploner. Photo: Flavio Tebaldi

Alex Ploner wins European Hang Gliding Championships 2026

Italy's Alex Ploner won gold at the FAI European Hang Gliding Championships in Italy at the weekend – again!
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Pál Takáts and Mette Krum SRS Slovenia winners

“Pál Takáts made it a masterclass in how to race”

Pál Takáts and Mette Krum take the top spots at the Naviter Edition of the Sports-class Racing Series in Slovenia
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Launching during the paragliding breakfast at Ekstremsportveko 2023. Photo: Dina Rindsem

Ekstremsportveko 2026: Norway’s week of midsummer magic returns

Ekstremsportveko returns to Voss in Norway this month – bringing paragliders and speedflyers to the Norwegian fjord landscape
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