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Safety note: Harness Woody Valley XR7

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Woody Valley has issued this notice so that all the pilots who own their X-Rated 7 harness, with serial numbers from 1 to 1134, check them and make all the necessary changes before flying.

Seven turnpoints and 1,138km for the hardest X-Alps ever!

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Racing a straight-line distance of 1,138km from Salzburg to Monaco, 32 world class athletes from 21 countries will hike and fly via 7 turnpoints in 7 different countries - including Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France and for the first...

2021 Paragliding Worlds will be in Argentina

CIVL awarded 17th XC World Cup championship to Loma Bola, Argentina. The competition will take place from Oct 31st to Nov 13th, 2021.

Tips from a successful EN B pilot to get started in competitions.

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Arnold Castro is an Argentinian pilot who´s been competing for only 2 years and has already stood on multiple podiums, in 2019 with his EN B. This pilot plans his progression to the highest category without hurries, because like he says ¨the good thing about paragliding is that age is not a limitation¨. In this short interview, he shares with us some tips to get started in competitions and make the most out of it.

New Latvian National Record: 224 km Out-and-Return from Saint André Les Alpes

I have been chasing the 200 km mark for the second season now. Last year I settled for a 193km FAI Triangle, it was a massive feat for me as a pilot at the time. I competed in the 15th...

NOVA Awards Pilots of the Year 2019

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In this 13th edition of these Awards, NOVA has given this distinction to 6 pilots from three different countries, taking into account not only their sport results but also their enthusiasm and commitment with the brand.
Horacio Llorens

The Thermal 2 – Horacio Llorens: Flying on “higher ground”

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The Spanish acro ace is also a keen adventure seeker who has travelled the world in pursue of new landscapes to be seen from the sky. Horacio joined us in our second Thermal live show to talk about his...

Honorin Hamard beats world record of FAI triangle twice in 10 days!

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Paragliding world champion and Ozone’s test pilot managed to pass the 300km mark in FAI triangle on July 9th, with 306 km, and again on July 19th, with 326 km! That is breaking the world record twice in only...
PWC St Andre. Photo: Michel Farrugia / Facebook

Maxime Pinot wins PWC in St Andre Les Alps

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The 4th leg of the Paragliding World Cup tour 2016 was held on September 3-10 in the south Alps, and ended after 3 valid tasks with the victory for French pilot Maxime Pinot, followed by Spanish acro world champion Felix Rodriguez -both...

4th FAI Pan American Championships: Day 3, T2. Baixo Guandu delivers again

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Second task of the championship, with 29 pilots in goal the three first positions go to Brazil. Six out of the ten first places go to the country of beautiful people giving us an idea of how strong this...

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