Babu Sunuwar

Manaslu, Nepal

Destination: Manaslu

How to explore Nepal, without heading off on an adventurous self-supported vol-bivouac? One way is to make Babu Sunuwar your guide
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Muzi attempts Everest Climb&Fly

Muzi attempts Everest climb-and-fly

Chinese pilot Li Shengtao is hoping to climb-and-fly Everest. He should summit on 17 or 18 May and, conditions allowing, will fly from the top
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Babu Sunuwar

Tandem from Mt Elbrus: with Babu Sunuwar

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Babu Sunuwar. Photo: Ed Ewing

Red Bull X-Alps 2013: Pre-race set-up

The Red Bull X-Alps athletes have arrived in Austria and are preparing for the start of the 1,000km hike-and-fly race on Sunday 7 July.
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Chrigel Maurer on his Ozone LM4. Photo: Yvonne Appenzeller

Red Bull X-Alps 2013: Chrigel Maurer on his new Ozone LM5

Red Bull X-Alps favourite Chrigel Maurer has been seen out and about testing his new Ozone LM5.
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60 years of Everest: Paragliding and hang gliding on the world’s highest peak

Cross Country magazine editor Ed Ewing takes a look at the history of hang gliding and paragliding on Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
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Babu Sunuwar snaps a self-portrait on the roof of Africa

In issue 146: Babu Sunuwar flies Kilimanjaro

Mad, bad or genius flying? Andy Pag tracked Babu Sunuwar down to his home in Pokhara in Nepal to interview him about his tandem flight from the summit of Kilimanjaro. Was he crazy, stupid or was it the spark of genius?
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Red Bull X-Alps 2013 ... coming to a computer screen near you soon. Photo: Red Bull X-Alps

Red Bull X-Alps 2013: Athletes announced

The team at Red Bull X-Alps have made their selection of athletes for next year's event. Here is the press release in full...
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Who will be in the Red Bull X-Alps 2013?

Red Bull X-Alps 2013: Application Deadline Looms

The deadline to apply for next year's Red Bull X-Alps is looming. Organisers sent out a press release today...
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Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa's ultimate descent from Everest by paraglider, won them the National Georgraphic 2011 Adventurers of the Year award

The Ultimate Descent Everest film released

The Everest paragliding movie Hanuman Airlines – Fly Over Everest has been released
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