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Gin's Eric Roussel was among five pilots to top-land 4,807m Mt Blanc on 21 August

5,000m over Mont Blanc

August 2011 has seen high cloudbases in the Alps. Five pilots top-landed Mont Blanc on Sunday.
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The Skynch 2 is the newly-updated version of the paraglider self-launching winch

Skynch 2 self-launch winch

Skynch have updated their electric paraglider self-launch winch, and are the new Skynch 2 is now shipping.
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British Paragliding Record Holder Richard Carter

British paragliding record smashed

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Richard Carter breaks British paragliding distance record with 253km on Serial wing
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St Gervais Vol Libre 4807 Flying Light week

4807 Flying Light: hike-and-fly week in St Gervais

The St Gervais Mont Blanc paragliding club's 4807 Flying Light hike-and-fly week runs from 4 – 9 October 2011.
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The Raid Chamois 2011 takes place on 8 October

Raid Chamois 2011: four sport adventure race in the French Alps

The seventh edition of the Raid Chamois paraglider adventure race takes place in the Annecy area of France on Saturday 8 October.
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Aircross new En C paraglider, the U Cross

Aircross’ U Cross paraglider gets EN C

AirCross' new paraglider, the U Cross, has passed EN C certification in sizes S and M
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Paragliding World Cup

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 6

Craig Morgan blows it, Luc Armant crashes and speculation again hangs over the safety of Open Class
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Exclusive Interview: Chrigel Maurer

Exclusive interview with Chrigel Maurer and Thomas Theurillat immediately after they won the Red Bull X-Alps 2011
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Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 6

Craig Morgan hangs on to an 11 point lead after the penultimate task of the Paragliding World Cup 2011 in Turkey
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Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 5

Blog: A slow start but Craig Morgan goes big on Task 3
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