Gavin McClurg, six month and counting to the Red Bull X-Alps …read more
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Australia Champions and new female distance record
Australia Champions and new female distance record …read more
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Artik 4 pilots, Kurt Eder
Artik 4 pilots, Kurt Eder …read more
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Italy to host Paragliding World Championships 2017
Italy’s Monte Avena will host the 2017 Paragliding World Championships following a vote at the CIVL annual general meeting last week. Delegates from 41 countries met over two days to make decisions about free flight competition, including where to host various events. The 2016 European Hang Gliding Championship will be in Macedonia. The 2016 Paragliding […] …read more
Stephane Malbos elected new CIVL chairman
Stephane Malbos has been elected new president of the CIVL Bureau, according to an update on the CIVL website. He replaces outgoing president Agust Gudmundsson who resigned to take a position on the FAI Executive Board. Stephane Malbos is a well-known figure in free flight bureaucracy and has been involved in free flight for 20 […] …read more
CIVL switch from GPS to barometric altitude
A report on the Naviter website says that CIVL has decided to use pressure altitude for scoring FAI Cat 1 paragliding competitions from May 2015. CIVL, the body responsible for sanctioning high level paragliding and hang gliding competitions, had its annual general meeting last week. Delegates from 41 countries attended the two-day meeting in Belgrade, […] …read more
Dominik Frei in fatal accident
Dominik Frei, 39, from Switzerland has tragically died following a fatal paragliding accident in Roldanillo on 18 February. The Swiss PWC pilot took off at 11.10am from the Los Tanques launch above Roldanillo, the same launch used in the recent Paragliding World Championships. According to eye-witness reports he experienced a full frontal collapse immediately after […] …read more
Sol CXC Pro competition paragliding harness
Sol’s new competition and cross-country paragliding harness is called the CXC Pro, and they say it’s the most sohisticated harness they have ever designed. With aerodynamic efficiency, safety and comfort top of the design tick-list, the CXC Pro has a pointed back fairing for aerodynamic efficiency and is both EN and LTF certified, with two reserve housings and “the best back […] …read more
Nova’s new online shop
Nova have opened an online shop selling their accessories and clothing range. If your local dealer doesn’t carry your size in that must-have T-shirt, say Nova, you can now order it online. The shop will be stocked with more products in the coming weeks. • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com. Subscribe to the world’s favourite […] …read more
Dobermann, the video
Dobermann, the video …read more
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