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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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Annecy 360 degree panorama from paramotor

360-degree paramotorist’s eye view of Lake Annecy in autumn

360-degree view of an autumnal Lake Annecy from onboard a paramotor with ITV
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New Zealand Paragliding Open 2012

New Zealand Paragliding Open 2012

Registration is open for the first round of the 2012 New Zealand Paragliding Open, to be held in Nelson in January.
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Freefly Paragliding SIV and acro courses

Acro and SIV courses in New Zealand

Freefly Paragliding have a few spaces left on SIV and acro courses this season
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Nova Pilots of the Year 2011

Nova Pilots of the Year 2011

From a not-so-shortlist of talented pilots flying their paragliders, Nova have awarded four Pilots of the Year for 2011
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French Paragliding Championships 2011: men's podium

Nicolas Bernhard is French Paragliding Champion 2011

Nicolas Bernhard and Elisa Houdry are the French paragliding champions for 2011
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The Godfather of Serial Class: an exclusive interview with Rob Whittall

The Godfather of Serial Class: Exclusive interview with Rob Whittall

Rob Whittall talks exclusively to Cross Country magazine about the latest developments in Serial Class
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Classic Routes from XCmag

Classic Routes: The World’s Best XC Routes

Classic Routes is the beautiful new paragliding and hang gliding book from the makers of Cross Country magazine
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Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Sherpa above Everest

Vote Now: Everest paragliders up for Nat Geo award

Vote for Babu Sunuwar as National Geographic Adventurer of the Year
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