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Archive for August, 2010

Gin Gliders travel bags

Monday, August 16th, 2010
XC

Gin Gliders have created two pieces of luggage for those trips when you need some luggage space apart from that left in your paraglider bag, or for those trips without your wing.

Wanted 300 km! Reward € 5,000!

Monday, August 16th, 2010

David Humphrey samples Turkey’s new big distance arena ahead of the XC Turkey event in September 2010

Sol Tracer TR2 competition paraglider

Monday, August 16th, 2010
XC

Sol’s say their new competition paraglider, the Tracer TR2, offers very high performance with good handling and excellent stability and performance at speed.

Sonchaux Acro Show 2010: 20 – 22 August

Monday, August 16th, 2010
Sonchaux acro show 2010 poster

The Sonchaux Acro show and festival takes place in Villeneuve on the Swiss Riviera next weekend, 20 – 22 August.

Icaro’s Edelweiss clothing collection

Monday, August 16th, 2010
XC

Icaro Paragliders have a whole new Edelweiss-branded clothing range for sale in their online shop.

Tandem Infinite Tumbled

Monday, August 9th, 2010
XC

Pál Takáts and Gábor Kézi have succeeded in their attempts to perform the Infinite Tumble on a U-Turn tandem paraglider over Walensee, Switzerland on Saturday 7 August 2010

Piedrahita site record broken – 312 km

Friday, August 6th, 2010
XC

French paraglider pilot Thomas Puthod has set a new record for Piedrahita, Spain, with a flight of 312 km on 29 July.

Red Bull X-Alps: Blood, Sweat, and Fear

Thursday, August 5th, 2010
XC

Forget blue skies and 4,000 m cloudbases, the Red Bull X-Alps is about bleeding feet, blisters, buckled knees and rain. Are you tough enough? Ed Ewing spoke to some of the athletes to find out what it takes to keep running…

Missing Russian paraglider pilot found in Bir

Monday, August 2nd, 2010
XC

The body of Alexey Ashurov, the Russian paraglider pilot who went missing in Bir, India, nine months ago, has been found.