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Vertigo Swiss Riviera

Vertigo Acro Paragliding on the Swiss Riviera

The acro festival at Villeneuve has been going for 10 years, and is now considered a major event in the paragliding calendar
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Chrigel Maurer landing in Grindelwald

A Paragliding World Cup home win for Advance

Advance would like to congratulate their team pilots, who managed a clean sweep at the Grindelwald
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Gunther Klaus

Swing Stratus 7 breaking paragliding records

Three Swing pilots have achieved great flights aboard their Stratus 7s, Swing report
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Chrigel Maurer mid Infinite Tumble

Chrigel Maurer goes to Infinity and beyond

Chrigel Maurer has set a new world record for Infinite Tumble
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Martin Haerri new Swiss hang gliding champion

The International Swiss Hang Gliding Championships was held in Stans near Lucerne, Switzerland over the weekend of 8-12 May 2008
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Red Bull Jungfrau Stafette 2008

Red Bull Jungfrau-Stafette 2008

In the 1930s the Jungfrau-Stafette created a sensation in Switzerland. Revived last year for the first time, the 21st century version is just as amazing
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Chrigel Maurer sets new Infinite Tumble record

Chrigel Maurer executes 155 Infinite Tumbles
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Mathias Roten in fatal speed riding accident

It is with the deepest of sorrow that we have to report the death of the brilliant young Swiss star, Mathias Roten
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Paragliding the Eiger: A walk on the wild side

'Today is a good day to be alive.' Peter Wild shakes out his paraglider and flies the north face of the Eiger
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