Coupe Icare

Live: The Coupe Icare 2010

Cross Country is at the Coupe Icare in St Hilaire du Touvet, France. We'll be blogging on this page so check back over the weekend for updates. If you're heading to the festival, come and visit us on stand B21
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Coupe Icare 2010 kicks off at St Hilaire, France

Come along and see Cross Country and Paramotor magazines at the Coupe Icare this weekend at St Hilaire du Touvet, France.
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Podcast: Birdman of the Karakoram director / cameraman Alun Hughes

Paragliding filmmaker Alun Hughes tells Ed Ewing what it’s like to fly tandem with John Silvester in the Karakoram
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Adrenaline and Turbulence wins the Coupe D’Or at St Hilaire!

András Kollman’s brilliant film about two young acro pilots from Budapest, Hungary, won the top award at the 2009 Coupe Icare film festival
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Coupe Icare goes green

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St Hilaire Coupe Icare 2004

The Coupe Icare festival, held in the French Alps on the 17-19 September 2004, was swamped by pilots keen to celebrate the free flying culture and the end of another European season
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St Hilaire 2001: Dancing in the rain

The Coupe Icare was a wash-out, with torrential rain lashing down on the French alpine village during both days of the weekend.
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Daedalus: The forgotten hero of paragliding and hang gliding

According to ancient Greek mythology, Daedalus and his son Icarus were put in prison by King Minos of Crete because Daedalus helped kill the Minotaur and escape with the king’'s daughter, the beautiful Ariadne
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