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Winners of Acrojam 2012. Photo: Acrojam.at

Raphael Goberna, 18, wins Acrojam 2012

Eighteen-year-old Raphael Goberna won the 2012 Acrojam in Austria, flying his Sol Supersonic to victory over three runs.

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Stubai Cup and Testival 2012 Chrigel Maurer poster

Stubai paragliding cup and Testival 2012: Starts Friday

Cross Country magazine are off to the Stubai Cup and testival this weekend – see you there?

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Stubai Cup and Testival 2012 poster

Stubai Paragliding Cup and Testival 2012

The Stubai Paragliding Cup and Testival takes place in Austria on 2-4 March 2012

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Super Paragliding Testival 2011: Cross Country mag in Kössen

Cross Country magazine are in Kössen, for the Super Paragliding Testival 2011.

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The winners' podium. L-R: Max Mittmann, Thomas Hofbauer, Chrigel Maurer. Photo: Petra Bewertung, www.bordairline.com

Bordairline 2011: Thomas Hofbauer wins first race

Thomas Hofbauer wins first 2011 Bordairline adventure race

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Austrian paragliding festival at Goldeck

Austria’s Fly Carinthia flying school and Seeadler Club are organising a paragliding festival in Goldeck, Austria, from 2-3 April 2011

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Paragliding Stubai Cup and Testival 2011 poster

Stubai Cup and Testival 2011

The 20th Stubai Cup and Testival kicks off the 2011 Alpine paragliding season from 18 – 20 March.

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Super Paragliding Testival 2011

Super Paragliding testival 2011

This year’s Super Paragliding Testival has been scheduled for 2-5 June in Kössen Austria, with 10-13 June as reserve dates.

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As in 2009, the race will start in Salzburg, Austria. Photo: www.redbullxalps.com

Red Bull X-Alps 2011: Applications open

Applications for the 2011 Red Bull X-Alps paragliding adventure race, have opened and athletes have until 30 September 2010 to apply.

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Icaro Paragliders’ 10th anniversary party

Icaro Paragliders are holding a summer party at the Austrian paragliding site of Kössen to celebrate their tenth anniversary, and everyone is invited.

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European Paragliding Championships switch on

The European Paragliding Championships in Abtenau, Austria, will be the first major competition to feature ‘real-time’ live tracking

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Deregulation of paragliders and hang gliders in Austria

The Austrian Ministry of Transport’s new ZLLV 2010 (decree for civil aircraft and airsport devices) is expected to be in force by May 2010. It means that non-motorised paragliders, hang gliders and parachutes no longer have to be registered in Austria.

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Nova paraglider pilots’ XC meet, Austria

The Nova Pilots’ Team are having their annual cross country meet at Greifenburg (Austria) this May, open to all pilots, regardless of the paraglider they fly.

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Biotech Bordairline paragliding adventure races

The Biotech Bordairline adventure races are a series of paraglider hike-and-fly races, which will be flown in four countries in 2010.

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Participants wanted for 2010 Outdoortrophy

The ninth edition of the Outdoortrophy, an extreme sports relay competition featuring mountain running, paragliding, kayaking and mountain biking, will take place on 14 August 2010 in Lingenau/Vorarlberg, Austria.

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Nova move to new premises in Terfens, Austria

Austrian paraglider manufacturer Nova have relocated their offices to more spacious premises in Terfens, 20 km from Innsbruck. The move will not affect production.

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Two German paragliding records

Berkhard Martens and his wife Renate Brümmer, better-known as Nina, each flew their paragliders to new German records in August 2009.

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Alex Rauter succeeds in seven summits bid

37 year old snowboard instructor and mountain bike guide, Alex Rauter, has achieved his self-set challenge to ascend and fly off 7 peaks in his home ground of the Zugspitz, Tyrol, accumulating 8848m of ascent in total (the height of Everest).

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Swing congratulates its World Cup Stratus WRC pilots

A place in the top ten was the goal in the World Cup in Italy for Alex Schalber, top pilot from Salzburg.

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Peak to Creek 2008. Photo: Uwe Fischer

Peak to Creek storms through the Otztal Valley

An all-star cast at the Peak to Creek race thrilled spectators in the Ötztal Valley, Austria on May 10, 2008

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