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Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2012: Colombia, 15-26 January 2013

The Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2012 starts on 15 January 2013 and lasts for two weeks. The location is Roldanillo, Colombia. The event is the culmination of the 2012 Paragliding World Cup season.
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Manfred Ruhmer

Hang Gliding World Championships 2013: Manfred Ruhmer

In the run-up to the Hang Gliding World Championships 2013, which start in Australia on 7 January 2013, Grace Cain interviews some of the key pilots from the competition. Today, multiple World Champion, Manfred Ruhmer from Austria
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Hang Gliding World Championships 2013: Corinna Schwiegershausenn

In the run-up to the Hang Gliding World Championships 2013, which start in Australia on 7 January 2013, Grace Cain interviews some of the key pilots from the competition. Today, Corinna Schwiegershausen from Germany
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Hang Gliding World Championships 2013: Attila Bertok

In the run-up to the Hang Gliding World Championships 2013, which start in Australia on 7 January 2013, Grace Cain interviews some of the key pilots from the competition. Today, longtime competitor and 2007 World Champion Attila Bertok from Hungary
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Alex Ploner

Hang Gliding World Championships 2013: Alex Ploner, Current World Champion

In the run-up to the Hang Gliding World Championships 2013, which start in Australia on 7 January 2013, Grace Cain interviews some of the key pilots from the competition. Today, Alex Ploner from Italy, current World Champion.
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Hang Gliding World Championships 2013: Davis Straub, Meet Director

The World Hang Gliding Championships kicks off on 7 January in Forbes, Australia and lasts for two weeks. We talk to some of the pilots involved. First up, meet director Davis Straub...
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CIVL Bureau Minutes released: Autumn 2012 meeting

Harnesses with two reserves were made mandatory for Cat 1 paragliding comps at the recent CIVL Bureau meeting
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Davis Straub to be Meet Director at Hang Gliding World Championships

'The Oz Report' is to be meet director at the Hang Gliding World Championships in Forbes, Australia, in January 2013.
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Guy Anderson, left, in recovery mode

In Issue 144: Guy Anderson’s Story of Survival

When Guy Anderson went missing during the Sun Valley Paragliding World Cup in August 2012 the hearts of pilots around the world sank. Read his remarkable story in the latest issue of Cross Country magazine...
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Video: Russell Ogden on paragliding

Russell Ogden leads a comprehensive discussion on two line gliders, safety, SIV, common fallacies for initial inputs after collapses and all things for flying modern paragliders
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