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Ed Ewing

Destination: Àger, Spain

Àger, Catalonia, Spain is one of Europe’s best hang gliding destinations, home to legendary flights and numerous competitions
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The UK’s Amazing May

May saw some of the best spring flying weather the UK has ever seen – two pilots share their inspirational stories
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My Flying Life Malcolm Jones 

The Wallaby Ranch hang gliding legend on what matters most
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La Paralpine

Ed Ewing meets pilot and award-winning filmmaker Guillaume Funck, to chat about the film about his trans-Alpine adventure
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Himalayan Dreaming

François Ragolski, acro champion turned high mountain adventure pilot, chats to us about his newly released film
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Veso Ovcharov braves the cloud to showcase the Delta 5 with the new F*Race-2 ultra-light cocoon at the Stubai Cup in Austria in March Photo: Marcus King

Design Insight: Delta 5

Ozone's design manager Dav Dagault explains how they made their new accessible EN-C paraglider a “pure two-liner”
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My Flying Life: Chrigel Maurer and Peter von Känel 

The two adventure pilots talk about the gear they took on their X-Peaks  adventure – and what really mattered 
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a light pod harness airmed at the specialist pilot who is into saving weight when flying hike-and-fly or vol-biv.

Woody Valley Race

We talk to Aaron Durogati about this new lightweight pod harness – and then fit a reserve and take it flying
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One Careful Owner: quick guide to small-ad speak

There are deals to be had when it comes to secondhand kit, but buyer beware: Here's our light-hearted guide to paragliding small-ad talk
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Paragliding: The Beginner’s Guide released

Paragliding: The Beginner's Guide has been officially released. It is aimed at new paraglider pilots and those learning to fly
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