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Piedrahita site record broken – 312 km

French paraglider pilot Thomas Puthod has set a new record for Piedrahita, Spain, with a flight of 312 km on 29 July.
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Red Bull X-Alps: Blood, Sweat, and Fear

Forget blue skies and 4,000 m cloudbases, the Red Bull X-Alps is about bleeding feet, blisters, buckled knees and rain. Are you tough enough? Ed Ewing spoke to some of the athletes to find out what it takes to keep running…
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Missing Russian paraglider pilot found in Bir

The body of Alexey Ashurov, the Russian paraglider pilot who went missing in Bir, India, nine months ago, has been found.
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The Bidule: Little Cloud’s mini tandem paraglider

Little Cloud have released their mini tandem paraglider, the Bidule, for people who want to "share the joy of a mini wing!"
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Sky Spare Light reserve parachute

Sky's Spare Light reserve is developed from the popular Spare rescue system, but has been made lighter in weight (only 1.4 kg for the M size; 1.9 for the XL). Its sink rate still betters the 5.5 m/s standard set for reserve parachutes.
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Skywalk Range2 pod paragliding harness

Skywalk's Range2 is a wind tunnel-optimised competition and cross country pod harness. It comes in 5 sizes (XS to XL) and features a carbon fibre seatboard, ergonomic cockpit and 17 cm foam back protector.
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Beamer 2 steerable Rogallo reserve parachute

Swiss company High Adventure have released the Beamer 2, a new version of their 1995 classic rogallo steerable reserve parachute.
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What’s in XC130

The latest issue of Cross Country is out now in both paper and digital formats. Read on for editor Ed Ewing’s taster of what’s brewing inside.
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Winner of Cross Country’s 2009 prize draw enjoys his new Advance paraglider

John Perez won an Advance paraglider in the 2009 Cross Country prize draw. He made this video to record his first flight on his new wing.
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WIN a paraglider in the 2010 Cross Country Prize draw

Six of the biggest brands in the sport are joining us to create the best prize draw we've ever run!
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