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British Paragliding Open 2011: Slovenia

Mark Hayman and Craig Morgan report from the 2011 British Paragliding Championships in Slovenia
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Team Red Bull Austria win Red Bull Elements 2011

Team Red Bull Austria wins Red Bull Elements
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Advance Sigma 8 iPhone app

Advance have bundled their info pages on the EN C Sigma 8 into a free iPhone app.
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Babu Sunuwar on the summit of Everest at 8.50am 21 May 2011, shortly before his flight from the summit. Photo: Babu Sunuwar/Lakpa Tshering Sherpa

Babu Sunuwar flies off Everest

Tandem pair fly 20km XC from 8848m summit
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Paragliding World Cup 2011: Mun Gyeong

Jack Brown (US) wins the comp after only two tasks flown
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The winners' podium. L-R: Max Mittmann, Thomas Hofbauer, Chrigel Maurer. Photo: Petra Bewertung, www.bordairline.com

Bordairline 2011: Thomas Hofbauer wins first race

Thomas Hofbauer wins first 2011 Bordairline adventure race
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Red Bull Elements at Annecy

Paragliding to star in French multi-sport adventure race
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Acro World Cup 2011: AcroOluDeniz

Pal Takats wins the Acro World Cup in Olu Deniz
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Jean-Baptiste Chandelier: Filmmaker and paraglier pilot

XC360 2011: Jean Baptiste Chandelier

We speak to the man behind that brilliant 'paragliding music video'
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UK hang gliding record broken

Neville Almond flies hang glider 269km to new record
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