News

Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

World’s first women-only paragliding open a success

Britain's Kirsty Cameron has won both Open and Serial classes of the first female-only paragliding open that was held in Ager in the Spanish Pyrenees, winning herself a new Sup'Air harness and Flymaster B1 nav GPS-vario.
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Lucas Bernardin and Seiko Fukuoka-Naville win PWC Portugal 2010

France's Lucas Bernardin and Seiko Fukuoka-Naville won the seventh round of the 2010 Paragliding World Cup series in Portugal. Seiko and Thomas Brandlehner (AT) are the PWC European champions.
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Cross Country Magazine Issue 131

In Issue 131…

Mountains and how to fly them. Your complete guide to flying the mountains, with advice from some of the best in the sport
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Cross Country Travel Guide 2010/11

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Ove Tillung wins Nordic acro comp

Nordic acro champion, Norwegian Ove Tillung, won the 2010 Downteam Challenge acro competition held in the Swedish ski resort of  Åre
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Zinio Reader 4 available now

Readers of Cross Country's digital version of the magazine may like to know that Zinio Reader 4 is availble now
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Flight Festival Tegelberg 2010

Flight international festival for paragliders, hang gliders and microlights takes place at the Tegelberg, Germany, over the weekend of 25 - 26 September.
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New Indian paragliding association formed

In July 2010 India's paragliding community came together to form a National Association for the sport, the Paragliding Association of India.
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Team Oseven wins Nissan Outdoor Games online

The film by French team Oseven, created by winning the Julbo-sponsored contest, was voted the best in the online contest for the Nissan Outdoor Games 2010.
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Bring Me Edelweiss photo competition

In celebration of their tenth anniversary and new logo, Icaro Paragliders are running a competition to find the best photo of Edelweiss growing in the wild.
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