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Speedflying Mt Misti – a Peruvian volcano

Australian brothers Daniel and Nick Pierce climbed 5,800 m Mt Misti in Peru, and speedflew back down again on their Gin speed wings - in four minutes.
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Paragliding festival in Shrewsbury, England

The Long Mynd soaring club in England are hosting a winter’s day of paragliding films and talks on 4 December in Shrewsbury in aid of the local air ambulance.
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Applications open for Corryong Open in Victoria, Australia, February 2011.

Applications are open for Australia's Corryong Open 2011 paragliding competition, which takes place at Mount Elliot, Victoria, next February.
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Parabatix Sky Races official video trailer

A film of the spectacular, new-format Parabatix paramotor Sky Races event is in the making, and we have the official trailer here.
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Paragliding banned in Bir, India – again

Paragliding in India has been banned until 20 October 2010, dealing another blow to the sport in the country...
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XC360 paragliding film comp: winners and runners up

XC360, Cross Country magazine's Facebook short film competition was won by Matjaz Klemencic with his film, Substitute for a Dream. Congratulation to Matjaz – he wins a Sup'Air harness.
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Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2010: Yann Martail wins

France's Yann Martail is the 2010 Paragliding World Cup Superfinal champion. He won the two-week competition flying an Ozone R10.2 – the paraglider that has dominated the competition circuit all season.
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‘Go Serial Class’ say Paraglider Manufacturers Association

Paragliding competitions could be revolutionised following the decision of the Paraglider Manufacturers Association to support Serial Class for FAI Cat 1 competition, effectively banning Open Class paragliders
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Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2010: Days 8 and 9: Blown out

Ozone must be biting its nails as Aljaz Valic sneaks ahead on his Niviuk Icepeak to lead the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal after five tasks
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XC Turkey 2010: Mads is off! XC Turkey last day

Last night got pretty hectic, what with packing, showering and eating all at once, then waiting for Elena and Pal to come back from their cool long flights.
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