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Archive for December, 1999

John Silvester and Alun Hughes: From Nowhere to the Middle of Nowhere

Saturday, December 25th, 1999

In April 1999, paraglider pilot John Silvester arrived in western Nepal with cameraman Al Hughes to attempt the first-ever paragliding crossing of western Nepal…

Oxygen On

Monday, December 6th, 1999

Truth testing is the essence of a glider review. Taking the manufacturer’s promises and testing them against the reality of a hostile sky, that sort of thing. So when FreeX announced they had ‘A Champion’s Wing’, I had no choice but to take their Oxygen M to PWC Slovenia to win gold, struggle to raise [...]