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Paraglider review: UP Gambit, DHV 2/3

Bob Drury reviews the high performance paraglider from UP-Europe
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Breaking paragliding records at Rustenburg

Itamar Neuner from Israel tells the story of his 2001 site record-breaking paragliding flight at Rustenberg, South Africa
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The golden rules of cross country paragliding and hang gliding

An essential guide to the golden rules of XC paragliding and hang gliding flying, by Patrick Laverty. First published in Cross Country magazine in 2001
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Paragliding Tales: The Bright Fright!

Aussie competitor and instructor Peter Bowyer reveals his two most frightening moments in paragliding- and the lessons they taught him...
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Craig Collings wins Australian Paragliding Open 2001

Godfrey Wenness reports from the 2001 Australian Paragliding Open
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Hang gliding: Forbes Odyssey 2001

Carol Binder and Wesley Ian Hill report from the Australian flatlands hang gliding aerotow meet in 2001
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South African sets 250+km declared goal paragliding world record

Jaco Wolmarans reports from South Africa on a 265 km declared distance to goal paragliding world record, set at the height of the season in 2000
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Paragliding the Eiger: A walk on the wild side

'Today is a good day to be alive.' Peter Wild shakes out his paraglider and flies the north face of the Eiger
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David Barish, The Forgotten Father of Paragliding

Xavier Murillo meets David Barish, the true father of paragliding and the paraglider
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To Be Frank: An interview with Frank Brown, one of Brazil’s best paraglider pilots

Hugh Miller meets Brazil's Frank Brown and gets some flatland flying paragliding secrets. Published in November 2000
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