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France

Les Frêtes. Photo: Jérôme Maupoint

Annecy’s Secret Sites: Col des Frêtes

A one-hour walk from the Planfait launch will take you above the inversion and give you an amazing view of Annecy lake
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Pointe de Talamarche. Photo: Jérôme Maupoint

Annecy’s Secret Sites: Pointe de Talamarche

At 1,800m getting to Pointe de Talamarche involves a serious walk. It can be a simple hike-and-fly or the start-point for an XC adventure
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Entrevernes. Photo: Jérôme Maupoint

Annecy’s Secret Sites: Entrevernes

Across the valley from Col de la Forclaz, Entrevernes is an alternative morning take-off
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Duingt. Photo: Jérôme Maupoint

Annecy’s Secret Sites: Duingt

A beautiful spot to enjoy pure soaring in front of the lake, Duingt sits at 800m and faces north
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Coeur de Savoie, France. Photo: Maxime Bellemin

Goal Fever: Coeur de Savoie

Coeur de Savoie offers textbook French paragliding: lovely big grassy take-offs, Southern Alpine mountains that create a network of possible routes
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Col Agnel

Col Agnel hit the radar in 2016 when Honorin Hamard flew record 306.6km and 329.6km FAI triangles from it in July
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Hike and fly Dent de Crolles, Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet. Photo: Paul Guschlbauer

Hike-and-fly with Paul G: Dent de Crolles

Dent de Crolles is a classic hike-and-fly for hundreds of pilots at the annual Coupe Icare festival in Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet, France
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Laurent Roudneff’s West Ride Story

Follow Laurent Roudneff as he flies all of 2017 in one short film – from coastal France to Morocco
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Valentin Delluc

Full moon speedriding with Valentin Delluc

With 20m of LED lights under his wing, and a full moon to brighten up the Bossons glacier in Chamonix, France, Valentin Delluc heads out...
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Dates announced for the Ozone Chabre Open 2018

The Ozone Chabre Open is taking place from 30 June to 6 July in 2018. Designed as a stress-free paragliding cross-country competition, the emphasis is on safe, achievable tasks.
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