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Hiking and speedflying the Cherry Canyon logging trail during a Speedmo event last year in Utah, USA. Photo: Mack Lambert

Welcome to: the new world of speedmo

Race up, fly down ... Like skimo is ski mountaineering, speedmo is speedfly-mountaineering. Jack Sheard gets an insight
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Wave flying with Gordon Boettger. Photo: Gordon Boettger

The Long Game: Chasing the monster

Gordon Boettger is one of the only pilots on Earth using night vision goggles to fly wave – I went with him
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Autumn colours and 5,000m base Photos: XRedRocks

X Red Rocks 2024: The documentary

XRedRocks have released the documentary from this year's race, set in the stunning desert location of Utah
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XRedRocks 2024: Race report

After four tasks in the Utah desert, newcomer Jared Scheid has won the fourth edition of the Global Rescue XRedRocks, the hike-and-fly race
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PWC Monroe: Race Report

French pilot Baptiste Lambert has won PWC Monroe, USA after a challenging week in which five tasks were completed in difficult conditions
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PWC Monroe 2024

Storms halt tasks as World Cup gets underway

Pilots are encountering ‘exhilarating and daunting’ skies in central Utah at the Paragliding World Cup in Monroe, USA
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Russell Ogden won the US Paragliding Open in Chelan last week, with Galen Kirkpatrick winning the Women’s class

US Paragliding Open Chelan 2023: Russell Wins

Russell Ogden won the US Paragliding Open in Chelan last week, with Galen Kirkpatrick winning the Women’s class
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Lindsay Rippa-Burns launches from

Racing the XRedRocks 2022

Some of Europe's top paraglider adventure pilots crossed the Atlantic to compete in the USA at the XRedRocks in September 2022
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Arizona Flying Circus 2023

Arizona Flying Circus is 20 in 2023

The fly-in is one of the biggest powered paragliding events in the US calendar and attracts hundreds of pilots each February
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Bad Apples Fly-in 2022: 11-15 May

Heading to the Bad Apples Fly-In in Georgia, USA later this month? Then take a look at this pre-flight, pre-fly-in video from David Wolfe.
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