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Red Bull X-Alps 2023: Watch Chrigel Maurer’s reaction to the route

See Chrigel Maurer's reaction as he saw the new Red Bull X-Alps route for the first time and hear what he has to say about the new course
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Red Bull X-Alps 2023 route map

Red Bull X-Alps 2023: 1,223km new route revealed

The race will start in Kitzbühel before travelling anti-clockwise 1,223km around the Alps past 15 turnpoints. No France!
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PreAlpi Tour 2023

PreAlpi Tour Hike-and-Fly 2023: 20-23 July

The PreAlpi Tour Hike-and-Fly Race 2023 will run over four days from 20-23 July in Italy and is open to all
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Wanaka Hike and Fly 2023. Photo: Ben Kellett

‘Cracking days’ at the Wanaka Hike and Fly 2023

The Wanaka Hike and Fly was blessed with the best weather that the event has seen since it began in 2021 with all three days flyable
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Sasha Serebrennikova

Forbes Flatlands 2023: Classic sky and 10k base

Forbes Flatlands 2023 saw some classic flatland conditions with base at 3,000m and final glides with eagles. Vicki Cain reports
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Ground handling at the Stubai Cup 2022. Photo: Marcus King

Stubai Cup 2023: 3-5 March

The testival will allow pilots to test fly new gliders. Several new two-line EN C wings are expected to be available to demo
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Koessen Paragliding Testival 2022

Super Paragliding Testival 2023 cancelled

The testival, which last year saw its 12th edition and 5,000 flights over three days, is usually held in Kössen, Austria in early June.
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Prize Draw Winter 2023

Prize Draw 2023: Who won the paraglider?

Congratulations to the winner of the first Cross Country Prize Draw of 2023 – find out here who won the wing
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PWC 2023 registration

Paragliding World Cup 2023: registration is open

Registration is open for the paragliding World Cup 2023 tour. There will be five rounds, and the Super Final will take place in Brazil in March 2024
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FAI Paragliding World Champion 2021 Russell Ogden. Photo: Jocky Sanderson

Russell Ogden awarded MBE in UK’s honours list

Russell Ogden, the current FAI Paragliding World Champion, has been awarded an MBE in the UK’s prestigious new year honours list
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