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Dreaming of a task... Day 3 and it's raining. Photo: Andy Pag

Rat Race 2013 podcast: Zen Ken, Andrew Berkly and Paul Murdoch (contains some swearing)

Andy Pag uncovers an amazing story from the practice task, involving a farmer, a gun, a quad bike and a totally destroyed wing...
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Jugdeep Aggarwal. Photo: Andy Pag

Rat Race 2013 Podcast: Jug Aggarwal and Jeff Farrell

As cabin fever sets in Andy Pag speaks to Jug Aggarwal about the Nor-Cal XC League which brings pilots together one weekend a month to fly tasks he sets.
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Chrigel Maurer on his Ozone LM4. Photo: Yvonne Appenzeller

Red Bull X-Alps 2013: Chrigel Maurer on his new Ozone LM5

Red Bull X-Alps favourite Chrigel Maurer has been seen out and about testing his new Ozone LM5.
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Rat Race terrain. Photo: Andy Pag

Rat Race 2013 podcast: US Team Selection Process + Boom 9

Andy Pag talks to Jeff Huey about how to get selected for the US Team and Brett Hazlett reveals what he thinks of his new GIN Boomerang 9
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Launch on Day 0 of the Rat Race 2013. Photo: Andy Pag

Rat Race 2013 podcast: Practice Day and how to fly the site

Andy Pag talks to local gurus Bill Belcourt and Hayden Glatte about how best to fly Woodrat Mountain on Day 0 of the Rat Race 2013 – the biggest paragliding comp in the USA
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Delorme inReach SE: New satellite tracker

Delorme have announced the new inReach SE satellite tracker and messenger.
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GIN's new X-Alps 2013 paraglider. Photo: Ed Ewing

Red Bull X-Alps 2013: GIN’s glider on first test flight

GIN's newly certified paraglider for the Red Bull X-Alps was spotted on launch in Annecy at the weekend.
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Felix Wolk touches down in Spain. Photo: Felix Wolk

Forever Young: Felix Wolk flies Castejon de Sos, Spain

Follow Felix Wolk as he rolls down to Spain to fly the endless winds of the Pyrenees.
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The view from the top. Photo: Judith Mole

XC Files: Testing, Testing, Throwing Your Reserve

Judith Mole throws her washing - numerous times...
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Honza Rejmanek. Photo: Red Bull Content Pool

Honza’s Weather: Understanding tongues and ramps of wind

'Wind does not establish itself in complex terrain in a nice even manner. Here it is helpful to apply metaphors such as tongues and ramps'
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