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News from the international scene

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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Constance Mettetal and Maxime Pinot on the podium

Double French win at PWC Superfinal

Maxime Pinot and Constance Mettetal were declared overall winners of the 14th Paragliding World Cup Superfinal in Roldanillo
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Vallouise valley. Photo: Charlie King

New testival announced for the Ecrins

The spectacular Vallouise valley on the east side of the Ecrins national park in France will be home to a new testival in March
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A PWCA Superfinal gaggle. Photo: Marcus King

PWCA Superfinal 2024: All you need to know

The Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2024 kicks off on 4 February with 120 of the world’s best competition pilots heading to Colombia
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Franz Schilter at the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2021 in Disentis, Switzerland. Photo: Andreas Busslinger

Franz Schilter: British Winter Open ends with tragedy

An accident at the end of the British Winter Paragliding Open was the second fatality in the Cauca Valley in a week
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