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Feet holding up well

St Hil’Airtour 2011: Half way point

Day three is over, so we are halfway through the Airtour, timewise if not distance-wise. The car is doubling up as a fairly ineffective drying room after last night's downpour soaked everything, and is starting to smell like a cheese factory
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Charlie eating lunch and changing shoes before the next section of the hike

St Hil’Airtour 2011: A day of walking

We woke to a grey sky with the odd shower coming through but still the hope it would be flyable from the top of Colombier...
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Summiting the Col de Marocaz

St Hil’Airtour 2011: More walking than flying

Charlie King flies and walks 36km on her first day of the 289km adventure race.
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Red Bull X-Alps 2011: Alex Hofer out after injury

X-Alps star suffers back injury after accident in Alps
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The race start of the 2011 St Hil'Airtour

St Hil’Airtour 2011: The race is on

Bleary eyed competitors gathered on the north launch at St Hilaire this morning for the start of the 2011 St Hil'Airtour.
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Group photo of the competitors and their supporters

St Hil’Airtour 2011: Practise day

Charlie King reports from the start of the 289km adventure race
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St Hil’Airtour 2011: Heading north

The car's packed and we're off up to St Hilaire for the start of the Airtour.
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Airtour Adventure Race Blog

Charlie King blogs from the Airtour, mini-X-Alps style adventure race that starts in St Hilaire du Touvet, France, on 21 June.
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Oludeniz Air Games festival 2011

Oludeniz Air Games festival 2011

The Oludeniz Air Games festival takes place at the Turkish resort from 26 – 30 October 2011.
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Super Paragliding Testival 2011: Cross Country mag in Kössen

Cross Country magazine are in Kössen, for the Super Paragliding Testival 2011.
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