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Smoke streams east from wildfires in Idaho, photographed by NASA on 14 August

Paragliding World Cup 2012, Sun Valley: Phoenix from the Flames

Big climbs, yes, high altitude to be expected, booming conditions all in a day's work – but raging forest fires and flying through a smoke-filled sky on the practice day is a new one for our blogger Craig Morgan at the Sun Valley PWC this week...
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Paragliding World Cup 2012: America Burns! Craig Morgan fires up

Craig Morgan is back, blogging from the Paragliding World Cup in Sun Valley U-S-A.
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Take off at St Andre. Photo: www.para-euro2012.com

European Paragliding Championships 2012: CIVL clarifies team sizes

CIVL have published a clarification of the rules concerning the number of pilots each country can enter for the upcoming European Paragliding Championships.
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Oliver Michielsen wins Macedonia Paragliding World Cup by a whisker

French pilot won the final leg of the European Paragliding World Cup, held in Krushevo from 5-12 August.
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Winners of Acrojam 2012. Photo: Acrojam.at

Raphael Goberna, 18, wins Acrojam 2012

Eighteen-year-old Raphael Goberna won the 2012 Acrojam in Austria, flying his Sol Supersonic to victory over three runs.
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Triple Seven's EN B Rook during the Istria Open. Photos: Primoz Susa

Istria Paragliding Open 2012: Results

Marko Hrgetić won the Istria Open, which was held 1-7 July in Istria, Croatia
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Flying above the castle at El Yelmo. Photo: Ant Green

Falling Angels cleans up at El Yelmo Film festival

Falling Angels, a film about three friends who Base jump Angel Falls in Venezuela won the grand prize at the El Yelmo film festival at the weekend.
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Emma Casanova and Steve Senior, new British Paragliding Champions. Photo: Marcus King

Steve Senior wins British Paragliding Championships 2012

Husband and wife couple Steve Senior and Emma Casanova were crowned the new British Paragliding Champions at the weekend after a week-long competition in Pedro Bernardo, Spain
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Joerg Ewald gets the podcast treatment from Judith Mole

Judith Mole Podcast: Competition scoring with Joerg Ewald

British pilot Judith Mole has released a podcast with well known pilot Jörg Ewald on the subject of competition scoring in paragliding competitions
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Defending British Paragliding Champion Mark Watts, as featured in Cross Country 141

British Paragliding Championships 2012: Pedro Bernado

The second leg of the British Paragliding Championships starts on 1 July in Pedro Bernardo, Spain
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