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News from the international scene

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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An athlete kites during 2025 Winter Eigertour. Photo: Tobias Dimmler

Heiniger and Marclay win Winter Eigertour 2025

Challenging weather conditions characterised the fourth edition of the Winter Eigertour, a three day mountain race in Switzerland
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Pilots at Pre PWC Tenerife December 2024

Pre PWC Tenerife results

Tenerife hosted the Pre PWC and the Spanish league earlier this month. Felix Rodriguez took the overall top spot
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The X Race in Altaussee

Get ready for the X-Race 2025

X-Race, a relative newcomer to the hike and fly calendar has announced details for the 2025 race, which takes place 6 to 9 June 2025
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Wanaka Hike-and-Fly 2025

Entries open for Wanaka Hike-and-Fly 2025

The fifth edition of the Wanaka Hike and Fly will take place between 21 and 24 February 2025. Applications are now open.
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Paragliding in Krushevo, North Macedonia

Niviuk Fly Wide Open 2025

Registration opens on 27 December for the Niviuk Fly Wide Open, the popular fun comp previously known as The Gin Wide Open
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Hiking and speedflying the Cherry Canyon logging trail during a Speedmo event last year in Utah, USA. Photo: Mack Lambert

Welcome to: the new world of speedmo

Race up, fly down ... Like skimo is ski mountaineering, speedmo is speedfly-mountaineering. Jack Sheard gets an insight
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Timo Leonetti was a star of the international cross-country paragliding scene Photo: Stéphane Boulenger

Timo Leonetti’s records posthumously ratified

French pilot Timo Leonetti has been posthumously awarded four Junior world records by the FAI for distance flights in Brazil
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