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EDF want to build 10 to 20 wind turbines above the small village of Valderoure just along the ridge from the hang glidig and paragliding site of Col de Bleyne.

Wind farm threatens Col de Bleyne, one of France’s top flying sites

Col de Bleyne, is at risk of closure if a proposed wind farm gets the go-ahead
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Ozone's new hybrid speed wing, the Firefly. Photo: Loren Cox / www.flyozone.com

Ozone Firefly hybrid speed wing

Ozone have released a hybrid speed wing, the Firefly, with "mini wing performance but speed wing stability".
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Pal Takats has been making some long flights in Chile. On 5 December he broke 300km, and looks very happy about it!

Pál Takáts flies 300km in Chile

Pál Takáts has broken the Chilean cross country distance record with a 300km flight on 5 December 2011
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The new OmniLite Ti multifuel expedition stove from Primus will be available in Spring 2012

Lightweight multifuel vol-bivouac stove, the Primus OmniLite Ti

The new lightweight multifuel expedition stove from Primus, the OmniLite Ti, will be on sale in Spring 2012.
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UP Fast XC, a paraglider pod harness for cross country pilots

UP Fast XC pod paraglider harness

UP's Fast XC is a light ad compact pod harness for cross country paragliding
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Skywalk's Cayenne 4 has been certified EN and LTF C

Skywalk’s EN C Cayenne 4 paraglider

Skywalk's Cayenne 4 has passed flight tests for EN / LTF C certification.
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Lena Kruckenberg learning to paraglide

Video: Learning to paraglide from first flight to thermals

Thinking of learning to fly a paraglider? Kerim Jaspersen's new film explains all
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Accident halts EN D paraglider development

Testing bodies stop testing EN D gliders in wake of accident
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Mont Blanc is 4810m

Mont Blanc 4,810m: has it grown?

Mont Blanc has been remeasured by a group of French scientists and found to be 4,810m instead of 4,807.
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Manuel Fasser on the Swing Apus 15

Swing’s new EN D paraglider, the Apus

Swing's new EN D Apus is a small, agile little thing just like its avian namesake, the swift.
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