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Hike and fly the Eiger with Paul Guschlbauer. Photo: Olivier lager / Red Bull Content Pool

Hike-and-fly with Paul G: The Eiger

Paul Guschlbauer says that hiking and flying the Eiger was one of his most memorable experiences ... but pretty hard and a little dangerous!
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Vercofly 2016

Vercofly 2016: hut-to-hut in Switzerland

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Paragliding the Eiger

Soaring Giants: By Max Mittmann

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How to build an igloo

Hike-and-fly: Igloo-style

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Chrigel Maurer and Pat Dower

Chrigel Maurer: One Day Coaching

Learn what it's like to experience the ultimate in instruction, at the hands of the world's free-flight Yoda himself.
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Speed Pilot Missing in Switzerland: Found Alive!

A British speed flying pilot missing in the Alps for three nights following a flight from the Jungfraujoch on the morning of Saturday 15 September was found alive and walking on Tuesday
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The XC Highways around Fiesch in Switzerland

In issue 142: Going Big: How to fly a mega triangle

In issue 142 of Cross Country magazine Roland Mader takes us on a tour of a truly classic triangle, from Fiesch, in Switzerland.
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Horacio llorens (ES), Eliot Nochez (FR, 2nd, right) and Pal Takats (HU, 3rd, left)

Sonchaux Acro Show 2011: Pictures

Horacio Llorens won the Sonchaux Acro Show held in Lausanne over the weekend of 19-21 August
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Alex Hofer. Photo: Red Bull X-Alps

Red Bull X-Alps 2011: Alex Hofer out after injury

X-Alps star suffers back injury after accident in Alps
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Swiss Paragliding Acro Championships 2010: Robair Coldwater acro sessions

Swiss paragliding school Robair rescued the 2010 Swiss Acro Championships with a new event held in November ... brrr.
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