Grente, in Italy’s South Tyrol, is a good place to head to fly 250km+ triangles in the Alps
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Col Agnel
Col Agnel hit the radar in 2016 when Honorin Hamard flew record 306.6km and 329.6km FAI triangles from it in July
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Fiesch
Fiesch combines 4,000m glaciated peaks with searing hot vine-ripening valley floors, nuclear thermals and mighty valley winds.
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Emberger Alm, Austria
Emberger Alm is at 1,740m, above the market town of Greifenburg in southern Austria
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Winners of the Cross Country Subscribers Draw 2018
Who won the wing? The first prize was a paraglider of the pilot’s choice from either Air Design, Gin, Nova, Ozone Supair or Triple Seven.
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Aspen, USA
Rising out of the heart of downtown Aspen, Aspen Mountain (Ajax) is a popular tandem paragliding location for outdoor lovers and skiers
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City slickers: Rio de Janeiro
Justifiably famous, the ramp at Pedra Bonita, Rio de Janeiro sees 200 tandem hang glider launches a day in high season
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City slickers: Salève
Half an hour from Geneva airport, the Télépherique du Salève will whisk you and your paraglider up to one of the three take-offs in minutes
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Niviuk at the Thermik Messe in Stuttgart
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City Slickers: Tehran
Iran’s capital Tehran has an active population of paraglider pilots, with flying sites in the hills surrounding the city
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