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“This victory was really important for me. It has been my dream to be the best and win a world cup title since I was a small kid!” says Durogati. “Thanks to my father, I was introduced to the paragliding world when I was young. He was also a pilot and I always dreamt of flying with the best pilots and being one of the best, which has now become true!”

Durogati also met up with the Red Bull X-Alps champion: “It was the first time I flew and competed with Christian Maurer. It was a...

What training are you doing? I train in Nepal by hiking up to the take-off site with my tandem equipment on most days. I will also be part of the Wings of Kilimanjaro Expedition in February which will be great training for me. My supporter Alex Ledger is also coming out to Nepal in March so we can train together in the Annapurna mountains. How are the challenges different in the Alps to the Himalayas? I spent two months in the Alps last summer and did very...

The TEDx talk series invites people who influence lives through Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) to present their ideas to the world. In the fascinating talk the Red Bull X-Alps pro team spoke about their love for the contest, the difficulties of strategizing and the factors for success.

 

Red Bull X-Alps athletes Steve Nash and Max Fanderl recently held a workshop for younger pilots to give them an insight into the world's toughest adventure race.
The pair came up with the idea after being approached by one of the NOVA team juniors (who are under 25), who wanted to spend some time with them.
"Max and I thought more and more that it would be a great way to give something back as the Red Bull X-Alps experience is so unique," says Nash.
The pair gave their...

The idea for the race began after Hannes Arch saw a TV documentary in which German pilot Toni Bender crossed the Alps from north to south by paraglider, carrying all his equipment, sleeping rough and hiking the parts he could not fly. “What an achievement that was!” says Arch. “I thought it would be cool to base a paragliding competition on this format and the idea was born!" Together with Red Bull, we have developed it over the years to be the toughest and most extreme endurance race in...

A British speed flying pilot missing in the Alps for three nights following a flight a from the Jungfraujoch on the morning of Saturday 15 September was found alive and walking on Tuesday

Yassen Savov won the European Paragliding Championships, which saw its last task on Saturday 15 September.

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Organiser Adrian McRae explains the Wings Of Kilimanjaro project – and tells us why we should get involved

The 12th European Paragliding Championships is due to kick off in St Andre, France Monday 3 September, for two weeks of high level competition among some of Europe's best competition pilots