France

Low cloud on launch at Annecy

PWCA 2012: Alfredo Studer wins after one task

Swiss pilot Alfredo Studer (Ozone) won the French round of the Paragliding World Cup 2012 in Talloires - his second ever PWC competition
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Detail of the new paragliding and hang gliding map of Annecy, France

Paragliding and hang gliding guide to Annecy: Free download

The Annecy tourist office has published a new map for paraglider and hang glider pilots.
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EDF want to build 10 to 20 wind turbines above the small village of Valderoure just along the ridge from the hang glidig and paragliding site of Col de Bleyne.

Wind farm threatens Col de Bleyne, one of France’s top flying sites

Col de Bleyne, is at risk of closure if a proposed wind farm gets the go-ahead
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Mont Blanc is 4810m

Mont Blanc 4,810m: has it grown?

Mont Blanc has been remeasured by a group of French scientists and found to be 4,810m instead of 4,807.
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Annecy 360 degree panorama from paramotor

360-degree paramotorist’s eye view of Lake Annecy in autumn

360-degree view of an autumnal Lake Annecy from onboard a paramotor with ITV
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French Paragliding Championships 2011: men's podium

Nicolas Bernhard is French Paragliding Champion 2011

Nicolas Bernhard and Elisa Houdry are the French paragliding champions for 2011
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Classic Routes from XCmag

Classic Routes: The World’s Best XC Routes

Classic Routes is the beautiful new paragliding and hang gliding book from the makers of Cross Country magazine
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Coupe Icare 2011 poster

Coupe Icare 2011: film festival entries announced

With only a few days until the Coupe Icare film festival, the film entries have been announced.
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The Pre-Europeans podium: David Gallarte (2nd), Kean-Marc Caron (1st), Andreas Malecki (3rd)

Jean-Marc Caron wins paragliding Pre-Europeans 2011

France's Jean-Marc Caron has won the paragliding pre-Europeans
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Gin's Eric Roussel was among five pilots to top-land 4,807m Mt Blanc on 21 August

5,000m over Mont Blanc

August 2011 has seen high cloudbases in the Alps. Five pilots top-landed Mont Blanc on Sunday.
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