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Nova Ion Light intermediate paraglider

Nova's Ion Light is a lightweight paraglider suitable for beginners through to XC pilots. It is certified EN B / LTF 1-2 in five sizes.
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Icaro 2000 World Champion hang glider T-shirts

Icaro 2000's World Champion Hang Glider T-shirts are available from their online shop, retailing at 15 Euros plus postage.
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Primus EtaSolo lightweight camping stove

For those fans of multi-day adventures and vol-bivouac flying, Primus' new lightweight and wind-resistant stove, the EtaSolo, may be of interest.
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Wanted 300 km! Reward € 5,000!

David Humphrey samples Turkey's new big distance arena ahead of the XC Turkey event in September 2010
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Sol Tracer TR2 competition paraglider

Sol's say their new competition paraglider, the Tracer TR2, offers very high performance with good handling and excellent stability and performance at speed.
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Sonchaux acro show 2010 poster

Sonchaux Acro Show 2010: 20 – 22 August

The Sonchaux Acro show and festival takes place in Villeneuve on the Swiss Riviera next weekend, 20 - 22 August.
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Icaro’s Edelweiss clothing collection

Icaro Paragliders have a whole new Edelweiss-branded clothing range for sale in their online shop.
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Tandem Infinite Tumbled

Pál Takáts and Gábor Kézi have succeeded in their attempts to perform the Infinite Tumble on a U-Turn tandem paraglider over Walensee, Switzerland on Saturday 7 August 2010
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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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