Gavin McClurg faces the North of Known. …read more
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Author: winguu
Who will be the “KING OF BRENTA”?
After the 2016 edition the “KING OF BRENTA” a.p.w.t. return with the 2017 edition. The registration is OPEN and some pilots are already registered, don’t wait to be part of this great competition? The first in the middle of Dolomites mountains.
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Super Paragliding Testival 2017
The Super Paragliding Testival Koessen is back again, and will take place May 25-28 in Tirol, Austria. If you have been looking to try one of our new wings for the season this 4 day event gives you the opportunity to demo almost the entire OZONE range.
For more info, you can visit: www.fly-koessen.at
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Across Bulgaria, x2
In 2015, Nikolay Stoyanov had the idea of crossing Bulgaria flying from the most easterly point of Stara Planina to finish at Kom Peak in the western Balkan Mountains. During his journey he was able to fly every single day, starting with an amazing 115km flight. After landing, he’d continue walking around 6 to 7 hours a day to complete the route in a total of 5 days. He was the first pilot to hike and fly this specific route in Bulgaria.
This year Nikolai decided on a repeat, but this time in the opposite direction, flying east from Kom Peak and finishing on the coast of The Black Sea, in Burgas. This time the weather was less cooperative, but he still managed to conclude the route after flying 168km and hiking 303km in a total of 7 days. Nikolai finished his 2017 challenge on the same glider he flew in 2015, his trusty LM5.
Congrats Nikolai for crossing your country (again)!
Cheers from all the team at OZONE.
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Understanding the solar window, by Rafael Saladini
If you want to fly far with big-distance XCs, you need to understand the ‘solar window’. And if you haven’t the faintest idea what that is, paragliding world record holder Rafael Saladini is here to help. Find out more, subscribe, and never miss an issue …read more
Gavin McClurg: Magic Moments
“That old saying ‘There are bold pilots and there are old pilots, but there no old, bold pilots’ seems to jump into my consciousness more frequently these days.” As our columnist Gavin McClurg prepares for this year’s Red Bull X-Alps, he reflects on chasing the magic rather than the glory – and how to keep […] …read more
Apco Swift race harness: review
“Moving from the Forza to this while flying the Zeno was a revelation. Seb said it’s like adding suspension to a car … It also wins hands-down on price.” Hugh Miller and Seb Ospina put Apco’s first competition harness, the Swift, through its paces – and say “Give one a go!” Find out more, subscribe, […] …read more
When good glass-off goes bad…
“It is important to be vigilant of the height of the cloud tops … Needless to say, fighting to get down in the vicinity of a towering cloud at sunset is worrisome at best.” Cross Country’s weatherman Honza Rejmanek reveals how to stay safe when that late afternoon soaring session blows up into something a […] …read more
Cover Story: Paramotoring in the Southwest USA
“I love living in a van. When we’re in a house, I feel super scattered when all my stuff is spread out and I don’t know where anything is. “We get to travel around and fly … and when we land, we get to walk right back into our house.” Becca Bredehoft and Cade Palmer […] …read more
What no Mont Blanc? The Red Bull X-Alps route reviewed
“It looks very hard because it crosses the Alps often and we can’t follow the big valleys easily – but it is the same for all of us.” Four-times winner, Chrigel Maurer, and our very own X-Alper, Jon Chambers, give their verdicts on this year’s 1,138km Red Bull X-Alps route. Find out more, subscribe, and […] …read more