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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

‘It’s out-of-this-world hard’

Explore the challenges of the 2025 X-Alps Route. Breaking down the longest route ever with insights from Tom Payne
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Competition paragliding harnesses in 2025

CIVL Comp harness rules

The latest work to create a new competition standard for paragliding harnesses was presented at the CIVL plenary in March.
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Tom de Dorlodot Red Bull X-Alps

Red Bull X-Alps 2025: Tom de Dorlodot withdraws

Tom de Dorlodot was due to take part in his tenth Red Bull X-Alps this summer but has reluctantly announced he is to withdraw from the race
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Red Bull X-Alps 2023 start

Red Bull X-Alps 2025: Route revealed

There is literally an X in the Red Bull X-Alps this year as the course loops through the Alps in a figure eight – and it's the longest ever
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SRS Colombia 2025

Witold Gilarski: The search continues

Despite daily searches involving local police, fire and military, no sign of missing pilot Wiltold Gilarski has been found.
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Launching at the Stubai Cup in Austria, 2023. Photo: Charlie King

Stubai Cup 2025: event lowdown

Test fly new gliders and equipment at the Stubai Cup, which runs from 14-16 March in the Austrian village of Neustift
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SRS Colombia 2025

Witold Gilarski: Pilot missing in Colombia

A massive search operation is underway in north west Colombia for a missing Polish pilot last heard from on Sunday afternoon local time
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Wanaka Hike-and-fly 2025

Shane Tighe wins Wanaka hike-and-fly

Australian pilot Shane Tighe has triumphed at the fifth edition of Wanaka hike-and-fly, which was held 21-24 February.
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SRS heads to Colombia

Ozone SRS 2025 kicks off in Colombia

The 2025 Sports class Racing Series season opens in Santa Fe, Colombia. Ruth Jessop gives us the view from launch.
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Coupe Icare 2024

Coupe Icare fined for 2015 fatal accident

Coupe Icare organisers have been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the wake of a fatal accident at the festival in 2015
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