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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

Eliya Zemmour in flight during his Alpine Trilogy, July 2023

Eliya Zemmour’s Alpine Trilogy

Eliya Zemmour linked up three classic Alpine climbs: the Grandes Jorasses, Matterhorn and Eiger, travelling between them by paraglider in July 2023
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Niviuk Arrow P lightweight pod harness

Niviuk Arrow P: lightweight pod harness

The Arrow P is Niviuk's new lightweight pod harness. They say it's the lightest in class, from 1.67kg including karabiners and speed bar
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Wanderbird Hike & Fly Trophy

Wanderbird Hike & Fly Trophy Dorf Tyrol

Christian Schugg and Viktoria Brunner won the Hero category of the Wanderbird Hike & Fly Trophy in Dorftirol, sharing a prize pot of €3,000
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Stodeus mini varios: which Bip to choose?

Stodeus have four mini flight instruments in their range, all of them small, light and helmet-mountable. We look at the differences
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UK Inter-Services Championship 2023

UK Inter-Services Paragliding Development Championship 2023

Hasta Tamang (Army) was crowned Sports Class Champion at the British Armed Forces Paragliding Development Championship in SE Wales in June
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Woody Valley Denali

Woody Valley Denali super-light harness

Woody Valley have released a super-light harness called the Denali, for hike-and-fly, climb-and-fly and mountain adventures
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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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