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564 km: New paragliding world record of distance x 3!

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On Thursday 13 of October 2016, Brazilian pilots Donizete Lemos "Bigote", Rafael Saladini and Samuel Nascimento, managed to push the bar of paragliding distance a little further and up to 564 km, in the northeast of their country, after...

Daniel Crespo´s first impressions on board Gin´s Boomerang 12.

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These are Daniel Crespo´s first impressions with Gin´s latest CCC launch, the first commercial paraglider to incorporate the undulated leading edge, patented by the Korean brand as ¨Wave Leading Edge¨.

SEARCH India: High mountains, tough conditions, and magical places

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Everything started in Bir Billing. India is a new country for me: Despite having traveled all around the world, I still didn't know these mountains and valleys, this culture and these people. For me it was a dream to fly...
FIA El Yelmo 2023

Flights and thrills at the 23rd FIA El Yelmo.

FIA El Yelmo successfully closed one more year as the great flying event in Spain, an edition that was filled with shows and thrilling times.
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TIPS: How your Rescue Parachute can be of True Help

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The emergency parachute or reserve is a fundamental part of our flying equipment, it's a "second chance" when things get weird up there, and that's why we should pay special attention to both its correct maintenance and use. The parachute...

Learn Paragliding accuracy with the Spanish Team at the European FAI 1 comp in...

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In this video you will see the different phases and techniques used by the best pilots in the world to land in an inch.

Marcella Uchoa, 411 km: “There is no greater connection to nature than flying the...

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Interview to Brazilian pilot Marcella Uchoa, who beat 3 paragliding world records of distance on a 411 km flight in the north-east of his country, last October. Made by the FAI team, in this interview Marcella reveals details of his preparation and the difficulties and rewards of flying long distances.

“The Eagle” did it again with a 6th consecutive X-Alps win!

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In 9 days and 3 hours Chrigel “the Eagle” Maurer conquered what´s known as the toughest hike&fly competition on earth for 6th time in a row. 10 pilots of the initial pack of 32 competitors completed this year’s X-Alps massive 1138 km race across the Alps.

UP Trango XC3 paraglider review

The high-performance cross-country flagship from UP comes renewed and vibrant in its 3rd generation: The heir of what once was the Serial class (EN D) model in the Ultralite Products range, took nearly two years of work and many...

Antoine Girard breaks paragliding altitude record: 8157m!

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French adventurer Antoine Girard is just back from a 1260km fly bivouac solo in Pakistan in 19 days, from which he brought a world record, the first paraglider flight to the top of an 8,000m peak, and the country’s...

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