Author: winguu

Registration opened on 15 February for the 2017 French Women’s Paragliding Open, which will take place in Le Grand Bornand in the French Alps from 30 July to 4 August 2017. The French Paragliding Women’s Open is an FAI2 competition organised by the Female Commissions of the free flying leagues in the Northern and Southern […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Glider pilots all over the world share the passion for free flying – birdlike – together with the guiding winds of the earth. Another fantastic presentation on how everyone can become part of the sky with personal Εffort and professional Τraining by the instructors of our school in Greece and the mountain Olympus. …read more

Source:: Paragliding Hellas

High Fly Nepal, the trailer …read more

Source:: Niviuk

Replacing the iconic Speedster was never going to be an easy task. After years of testing, we are pleased to announce that the Speedster 2 is now ready. This all new design retains a similar character to its predecessor, but includes technological improvements on the handling, stability, and efficiency. The Speedster 2 is a more agile and efficient wing, with even more speed for the new generation of PPG pilots.
For more info – flyozone.com/paramotor/en/products/gliders/speedster2/info/

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Source:: Ozone Paramotor

Nova have officially announced the release of the new Mentor 5, their benchmark EN B paraglider designed for cross country flying. They say the wing, which as an EN B is bracketed in the ‘Standard Class’, will be more accessible to more pilots, stating, “the excellent performance is easily accessible”. They say they have achieved […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Adventure athlete and paraglider pilot Gavin McClurg will be touring the UK in partnership with Cross Country Magazine over one long weekend in April. He will be giving two talks and screening ‘North of Known’, the new paragliding adventure film documenting his and Dave Turner’s epic trip across the Alaska Range by foot and paraglider. […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

A special gold medal for Kari Ellis …read more

Source:: Niviuk

To redeem:

To save (a person or soul) from a state of sinfulness and its consequences
To restore the honor, worth, or reputation of
To atone for (an error or mistake)
To compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something)

It was in 1922 that a nameless paragliding pilot from Rio, after an epic series of bad decisions and premature landings (a.k.a. “bomb-outs”) in a local competition, felt a deep, even religious need to redeem himself. So he climbed the hill of Corcovado, looked down on the sprawling splendor of city, ocean, jungle, and rock beneath him, grandiosely spread his arms and, slightly raising his sweaty chin, exclaimed, “Help me, Jesus, redeem myself!” Needless to say, he was fucking tired of losing (not to mention the climb). So, his arms still spread out, he closed his eyes and made himself and God a promise. Then he walked back down to the city and gathered all the other Rio pilots suffering from chronic bomb-out syndrome and occupying the bottom side of the comp result sheets. That night, spending their last money on more rounds of cachaça than history can count, they drew the first architectural drawing …read more

Source:: Ozone Paragliders

Thermik Messe 2017 …read more

Source:: Niviuk