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Silver Shadow Mini - The Mobile Personal Shade Tree by Michael Vergalla

Silver Shadow Mini - The Mobile Personal Shade Tree by Michael Vergalla

When flying XC (cross country) as a paraglider pilot your final landing destination is not always known, but at the end of the flight you will land somewhere, and that's a gravity-based guarantee, ...

X-Pyr: Paragliding Across the Pyrenees by Kinga Masztalerz Pt. 3

X-Pyr: Paragliding Across the Pyrenees by Kinga Masztalerz Pt. 3

There was an obvious mountain Pic d'Escales on the way to Arbas TP, so we hiked up. Inigo and his supporter were 2km in front so overtaking them was a fun goal for the morning, on the 7th day any e...

X-Pyr: Paragliding Across the Pyrenees by Kinga Masztalerz Pt. 2

X-Pyr: Paragliding Across the Pyrenees by Kinga Masztalerz Pt. 2

In the morning, despite low clouds, I hiked up to Santa Marina with Chris. Nice hike to kick off the day but difficult to find a takeoff, and hard to imagine how I would clear the very shallow, nev...

X-Pyr: Paragliding Across the Pyrenees by Kinga Masztalerz Pt. 1

X-Pyr: Paragliding Across the Pyrenees by Kinga Masztalerz Pt. 1

X-Pyr is a one weeklong adventure race zigzagging throughout the whole Pyrenees, from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean Sea. The athletes can move only by flying their paragliders or hiking a...