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XC-Open World Series 2012: registration open

Monday, September 26th, 2011
XC-Open World Series logo

Pilot registration for the first two 2012 XC-Open World Series competitions is open

Andy Hediger wins Argentinean Paragliding Open 2010

Monday, December 6th, 2010
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Advance’s Andy Hediger won the “Merrell Cup”, also the Argentinean Paragliding open, which took place in Tucuman, Argentina, during the third week of September.

The Path of the Condor documentary film

Saturday, March 13th, 2010
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‘The Path of the Condor’ is a documentary film directed by Christian Holler, in which a paraglider pilot and an ornithologist study the life and flight characteristics of the world’s largest bird, the condor.

Argentine paragliding record broken

Friday, February 6th, 2009
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Sergio Crespo has flown 301 km flight from Pehuajo to take the Argentinean paragliding record

Bon Vol: How about this for a thrill – Speed riding Aconcagua

Friday, June 13th, 2008
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Francois Bon’s solo speedriding descent of Aconcagua

Francois Bon speedrides Aconcagua

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Francois Bon. Photo: Acro-base.com

Francois Bon, Gin Gliders’ speedriding test pilot, has just taken the sport to a new level

Paragliding World Cup – condor attack!

Monday, February 15th, 1999
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A new Paragliding World Cup is scheduled to take place in South America. The event will take place from February 9-14 1999, right in the middle of Argentina’s summer.

Argentina’s 1999 Paragliding World Cup

Thursday, January 14th, 1999
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Strong winds and organisational misunderstandings hampered the first Paragliding World Cup of 1999 in Cordoba, Argentina…