Mads Syndergaard reports from Piedrahita, where two pilots died during task 2 on Wednesday 6 July

James ‘Kiwi’ Johnston reports from Huaraz on the latest developments

Two die in separate incidents. Next of kin have been informed

James ‘Kiwi’ Johnston reports from Huaraz on the search for Xavier Murillo

A local boy reports sighting a lone paraglider near Huaraz the day Xavier Murillo vanished

Charles Cazaux (FR) wins first task but 32 pilots score zero for busting airspace

Keen readers will have worked out that I didn’t make goal today, writes Mads Syndergaard

Organiser of the Paragliding World Cup has been missing in Peru since Friday 1 July

Sweden’s Matts Eliasson has provisionally won the first task of the 2011 Paragliding World Championships

Parasell are a German-based marketplace for secondhand paragliding kit. They offer a complete selling service, with no listing fee until the end of 2011.

Mads Syndergaard reports from the test task at the the Worlds

Brazilian paraglider manufacturer Sol have been experimenting with a one-liner paraglider, named simply the One.

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Mads Syndergaard keeps cool at the four-hour check in – first task is today

The 2011 Paragliding World Championships kicks off today, Sunday 3 July, in Spain’s legendary Piedrahita.

Icaro’s Iceman is their new windproof, water resistant and breathable flying suit.

Cuba’s Eastern Championship cross country paragliding competition takes place in Pilón from 18 – 24 July 2011.

Mads Syndergaard and Bob Drury are in Spain reporting live on the Paragliding Wor;d Championships 2011

Flymaster Avionics, have released a GSM-enabled GPS tracker, the F1-Live, specifically for pilots.

The Paragliding World Championships start in Piedrahita in two days time. Mads Syndergaard is making his way to Spain, and deliberating the concept of ‘more safety’ in paragliding competitions.