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Ace hang gliding photographer Felix Wolk shows us how to rig a camera for that most classic of hang gliding perspectives, the wing mounted shot.

Xavier Murillo rounds looks back on the 2003 Paragliding World Cup season and says 'Don't go kite surfing!'

The Ceara Hang Gliding Race and Rally (3-7 September 2003) was the first competition of its kind, the aim being to fly right across the Brazilian state of Ceará by hang glider

Jaco Wolmarans checks out Windtech's new DHV 1/2 Serak replacement to see if the name fits

Jaco Wolmarans' short hop on a paramotor without reserve, water or sunscreen becomes a long, blistering day in the desert sun...

Manu Bonte and Ken Balfour pack their lightweight paragliders and head to Peru for an 80km cross country through the Cordillera Blanca

The Red Bull X-Alps will be remembered as the toughest paragliding competition of 2003. It may well go down as the toughest ever. Kaspar Henny was the first to land in Monaco and win the competition, but all those who entered were champions - first to be selected, and second to have had the guts to take part.

Few pilots dispute that Alex Hofer, the 2002 PWC Champion, is the best competition pilot in the world, and few were surprised by his win at the 2003 Paragliding World Championships. Ian Blackmore went to watch the action unfold in stable, difficult conditions at Montelegre, Portugal.

Carol Binder gets the low-down from the contenders at the 14th Hang Gliding World Championships

Jerome Maupoint reports on two of the latest paragliding acro events, Vertigo and Acrolac. Translation by Sherry Thevenot.