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Archive for March, 2011

Gin Boomerang 8 out now

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Gin Boomerang 8

Gin’s Boomerang 8 two-line competition paraglider is available now in five sizes.

Yoan Castagnoli wins Samoens Speed Riding Cup 2011

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Samoens-speed-riding-cup-2011-poster

Yoan Castagnoli and Laure Gicquel are France’s speed riding champions of 2011

Everest Paratrekking news updates

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Everest Paratrekking team members: oxygen masks on

Mike Küng and the Paratrekking team have taken to the Himalayan skies.

Winter acro vid from TeamFreestyle

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
TeamFreestyle

New winter paraglider acro video from Austrian TeamFreestyle

Skyline Owl, EN A paraglider

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Skyline's new EN A beginner and fun wing, the Owl

Skyline’s Owl is an EN A wing for beginners and fun-seekers

Buzzard: freestyle and acro paraglider from Skyline

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Skyline's new freestyle wing, the Buzzard

The Buzzard is a new freestyle / acro paraglider from Skyline

Cloudbase Foundation appeal for Ghana

Saturday, March 26th, 2011
Paragliding in Ghana. Photo: Nick Greece

US pilot Nick Greece is appealing for help to support the Cloudbase Foundation in Ghana

Women’s Paragliding Open 2011

Friday, March 25th, 2011
Womens PG Open logo

The second Women’s Paragliding Open is to be held in Àger in northern Spain from 28 August – 3 September 2011.

Mike Kung in altitude record attempt in Himalaya

Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Mike Kung. Photo: u-Turn.de

Mike Kung plans to fly up the south face of Lhotse in Nepal, and gain the world altitude record for soaring flight.

Himalayan Odyssey pair bailed

Monday, March 21st, 2011
Eric Reed, left, and Brad Sander in custody on 20 March 2011. Photo: Himalayan Odyssey

Arrested US paraglider pilots to be released on bail but no court date set

Sky Paragliders: Eos comp wing

Saturday, March 19th, 2011
Winter testing of Sky Paragliders' Eos comp wing

Sky Paragliders are set to release the Eos, their new comp glider.

Himalayan Odyssey arrest update

Friday, March 18th, 2011
The team waiting to launch on the HImalayan Odyssey

Brad Sander and Eric Reed, the two adventure paraglider pilots arrested in India, will face a local court on Saturday 19 March.

Himalayan Odyssey pilots arrested

Friday, March 18th, 2011
Brad Sander, high above the Himalaya.

US paraglider pilots Brad Sander and Eric Reed have been arrested in Sikkim, India, after flying in from Nepal without permits.

Paragliding and hang gliding: Ten Tips for Comp flying

Thursday, March 17th, 2011
XC

Ten tips for paragliding and hang gliding competition. By Greg Hamerton

Ozone’s R11 out this week

Monday, March 14th, 2011
Russell Ogden on an R11 prototype. Photo: www.flyozone.com

Ozone’s new competition paraglider, the R11, is due out this week.

Fly-Guiding in the Himalaya

Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Paragliding in Billing with Himalayan Sky Safaris. Photo: HSS

New trips and new operator at Himalayan paragliding site of Bir

Monaco’s Roquebrune paragliding site at risk

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Launching at Mont Gros, Roquebrune. Photo: Fred Gustafsson

Following a number of incidents, the future of paragliding at Roquebrune in Monaco is looking shaky.

Arkadiusz Sabat is Poland’s first speedriding champion

Monday, March 7th, 2011
Poland's first speed riding championships: Arkadiusz Sabat wins. Photo: Piotr Krupa

Poland held its first unofficial speed riding championships on 4 March. Arkadiusz Sabat was the winner.

Australia to host World Hang Gliding Championships 2013

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
World class hang gliding in Forbes, Australia

Australia has won the bid to host the World Hang Gliding Championships in 2013.

In Issue 134…

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Cross Country Issue 134 Contents

The Adventure issue. Paragliding and hang gliding adventures from the Himalaya, Afghanistan, Madagascar, the Altai and Lanzarote. Free poster