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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

Advance Boundless

Advance Boundless: harness / rucksack

Advance's Boundless is a combined paraglider harness and rucksack, with an innovative protector and a non-reversing conversion method
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Russell Ogden won the US Paragliding Open in Chelan last week, with Galen Kirkpatrick winning the Women’s class

US Paragliding Open Chelan 2023: Russell Wins

Russell Ogden won the US Paragliding Open in Chelan last week, with Galen Kirkpatrick winning the Women’s class
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Paragliding at the PWCA Romania 2023 in Brasov. Photo: PWCA

Paragliding World Cup 2023: Andrei Gaia wins in Romania

It was a home win for Andrei Gaia at the Paragliding World Cup in Romania last week who topped the podium after three tasks
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Signal Hill

Cape Town sees tragic fatal tandem accident

A former Scotland rugby international died in a tragic tandem paragliding accident in South Africa on Monday 3 July
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Jocky Sanderson and Jez Coombes and all the pilots at the Ozone Chabre Open 2023. Photo: Martijn Van Dijk

Mark Hayman wins Ozone Chabre Open 2023

Mark Hayman won the Ozone Chabre Open this year with Leontien Kragten top of the Women's class at this fun comp in France
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Stodeus BlueBip

Stodeus BlueBip: mini solar vario

Stodeus have released the BlueBip mini solar-powered flight instrument. It has Bluetooth connectivity so it can be used with flight apps
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Salomon S/Lab Skyway shoes

Salomon S/Lab Skyway: hike-and-fly shoes

Salomon S/Lab Skyway, the hike-and-fly shoes Maxime Pinot helped to develop then raced the Red Bull X-Alps in, are now available to buy
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Apco Nestra Light

Apco Nestra Light: 2.5-line EN-B

Apco say the Nestra Light lightweight paraglider is a "true" 2.5-liner, offering "EN-C performance in the B category"
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Tom Cruise launches his speed glider in the Lake District for Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1. Photo: Mission Impossible

What is speed flying and how can I do it like Tom Cruise?

What is speed flying and how do I get into speed flying like Tom Cruise? Here's the lowdown...
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Cockpit view, Brasov, Romania

Paragliding World Cup 2023: Brasov, Romania

The Paragliding World Cup is heading to Transylvania on 24 June, for the third event of the 2023 tour which takes place in Brasov
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