Comps and Events

News from the international scene

Red Bull X-Alps update

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Andy Aebi

Paragliding World Championships 2009: Letter from Advance

Stefan Schmoker died in an accident during the World Paragliding Championships 2009 in Mexico. A week later Andy Aebi became World Champion. Advance released this public letter following the competition
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The 2009 Paragliding World Championships are over

Today turned out to be exceedingly stable and totally blue, and the 87 km task all around the local area was possibly a bit optimistic.
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Introducing Mads

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Spanish hang gliding star Blay Olmos

Blay Olmos triumphs at Forbes Flatlands 2009

Six tasks were flown at the Forbes Flatlands Challenge 2009 in New South Wales, Australia
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Red Bull X-Alps 09 athletes announced

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Red Bull X-Alps athlete Honza Rejmanek

Red Bull X-Alps 2009 route announced

New route for 2009 Red Bull X-Alps race. One of the most difficult endurance events in the world, athletes run, walk or paraglide 800km across the Alps
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Dean Stratton US paragliding champ for second time

For the second year running Dean Stratton is the US paragliding champion, having flown his UP Edge to victory in Owen's Valley in September
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Markus Prantl: paraglider pilot in the 2008 Dolomitenmann Race

Paragliding in Dolomitenmann 2008

Markus Prantl wins the paragliding section of the 2008 Red Bull Dolomitenmann Man on an Airwave Speedmachine
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CIVL WXC Hang gliding and Paraglidig online XC Contest

CIVL World XC Contest

CIVL, hang gliding and paragliding's branch of the FAI who handle competitions, opened their World XC Contest on 1 October 2008
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