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Martin Muller Bornes to Fly

Bornes to Fly 2013: Martin Muller takes first place

Andy Pag reports from the Bornes to Fly, a three-day hike-and-fly race around Annecy

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On glide at the Ozone Chabre Open

Registration dates for Ozone Chabre Open and new Wide Open

Cross Country is supporting two big paragliding events this year: The Ozone Chabre Open and the brand new Wide Open.

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Video: Paragliding Circus

We love this and think you will too. It won the Best Original Film at the 2012 Coupe Icare in France.

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Coupe Icare 2012: Live Blog

Free flight’s biggest festival is on from 20-23 September and is expected to attract 60,000 visitors over the four day weekend.

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European Paragliding Championships 2012: Yassen Savov wins

Yassen Savov won the European Paragliding Championships, which saw its last task on Saturday 15 September.

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Take off at St Andre. Photo: www.para-euro2012.com

European Paragliding Championships 2012: Competition starts

The 12th European Paragliding Championships is due to kick off in St Andre, France Monday 3 September, for two weeks of high level competition among some of Europe’s best competition pilots

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A still from Stephane Boulanger's 12-minute film

Mont Blanc toplandings: Video round-up

On Sunday 19 August over 60 pilots toplanded Mont Blanc by paraglider, and lots more soared the summit and above. We’ve rounded up the videos…

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The summit of Mont Blanc, where dozens of pilots toplanded on 19 August 2012. Photo: Sylvain Gattini

’50′ pilots topland Mont Blanc as Chamonix sees record day

A record 50+ paraglider pilots successfully top-landed Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, on Sunday 19 August, a day which will surely go down in Chamonix paragliding history as one of the most remarkable ever.

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Take off at St Andre. Photo: www.para-euro2012.com

European Paragliding Championships 2012: CIVL clarifies team sizes

CIVL have published a clarification of the rules concerning the number of pilots each country can enter for the upcoming European Paragliding Championships.

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Oliver Michielsen wins Macedonia Paragliding World Cup by a whisker

French pilot won the final leg of the European Paragliding World Cup, held in Krushevo from 5-12 August.

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Flying Laragne. Photo: Martijn van Dijk

Anders Beyer Brattli wins Ozone Chabre Open 2012

Anders Beyer Brattli won the Ozone Chabre Open, which saw its last day on Friday. Simon Green was second and Eugen Moldovan was third.

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Low cloud on launch at Annecy

PWCA 2012: Alfredo Studer wins after one task

Swiss pilot Alfredo Studer (Ozone) won the French round of the Paragliding World Cup 2012 in Talloires – his second ever PWC competition

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Coupe Icare 2012 poster

Coupe Icare festival 2012: dates announced

The Coupe Icare free flight festival 2012 takes place from 20 – 23 September at St Hilaire du Touvet, France.

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Ozone Chabre Open 2012: Registration opens 28 Feb

Registration opens tonight, 28 February, for the Ozone Chabre Open 2012

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Detail of the new paragliding and hang gliding map of Annecy, France

Paragliding and hang gliding guide to Annecy: Free download

The Annecy tourist office has published a new map for paraglider and hang glider pilots.

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EDF want to build 10 to 20 wind turbines above the small village of Valderoure just along the ridge from the hang glidig and paragliding site of Col de Bleyne.

Wind farm threatens Col de Bleyne, one of France’s top flying sites

Col de Bleyne, is at risk of closure if a proposed wind farm gets the go-ahead

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Mont Blanc is 4810m

Mont Blanc 4,810m: has it grown?

Mont Blanc has been remeasured by a group of French scientists and found to be 4,810m instead of 4,807.

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Annecy 360 degree panorama from paramotor

360-degree paramotorist’s eye view of Lake Annecy in autumn

360-degree view of an autumnal Lake Annecy from onboard a paramotor with ITV

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French Paragliding Championships 2011: men's podium

Nicolas Bernhard is French Paragliding Champion 2011

Nicolas Bernhard and Elisa Houdry are the French paragliding champions for 2011

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Classic Routes from XCmag

Classic Routes: The World’s Best XC Routes

Classic Routes is the beautiful new paragliding and hang gliding book from the makers of Cross Country magazine

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