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British Paragliding Open 2011: Glass half-full or glass half-empty?

Mark flies his serial class paraglider for the first time in the first task, and finds it very different to the hotships he's used to.
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The Big Guns: Mark Hayman does the tourist thing in Soce, Slovenia

British Paragliding Open 2011: The Big Guns

Friday night brought a cold front to the Soča valley, and a no-flying day on the Saturday
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British Paragliding Champion Craig Morgan training hard

British Paragliding Open 2011: Slovenia: Rain fuelled banter

It's raining and, with six Brits holed up in a small house in Slovenia, this can only mean one thing - banter
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Video: Panamerican Hang Gliding Championships 2011

Herminio Cordido reports from Mexico's Panamerican Hang Gliding Championships
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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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Find out all you need to know about Advance's Sigma 8 on the iPhone

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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