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17/02/2015

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PEOPLE

The Westrum way

This month Red Bull XAlps pilot and long-distance runner, Dawn Westrum, trades her paraglider for trial shoes as she prepares for the Happy Mutant Adventure Race in Utah, USA.

The race is one in a series of outdoor trials across the country, involving trekking, mountain biking, caving, orienteering and canyoning along a course line over a 72hr period.

Dawn is no stranger to gruelling challenges after proving her stamina during the 2015 Red Bull Alps race. Follow Dawn and team-mates Jeff, Jon and Eric, on livetracking  during the race which kicks off this Friday at 7pm in St George, Utah.

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5th JAN 2016

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2016 COMPETITION DATES

Dates are set for the Pre-PWC Nepal 2016

The dates have been set for this year’s Pre-PWC Nepal, to be held as identical to last year, in the Sarangkot mountain near Pokhara, Nepal. Pilots can enjoy the spectacular scenery of the Annapurna, the 10th highest mountain in the world.

Meet Director, Egor Terentyev, has announced the opening of registration for the event, and pilots hopeful for a place can now register through the Airtribune website.

Pilots entering the competition should reserve dates between the 26th February to the 5th March, which include a pre-comp training day and the closing ceremony. There will be 6 task days in total and entry fee is set at €150.

The Pre-PWC Nepal is a National Championship Cat2 event and also a qualifier for the Paragliding World Cup Tour

For more info on the venue click here

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15/08/2015

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COMPETITION

GIN’s Boom 10 has the edge on the Enzo2

Gin Gliders’ Boomerang 10 steals the show at PWC Disentis Switzerland to come away with 1st and 3rd podiums at the Paragliding World Cup in Disentis. Victorious over Ozone’s Enzo2, Chrigel Maurer won the Overall competition on his Gin Boom 10, 2nd place went to Stefan Wyss (Enzo2), 3rd Michael Küffer (Boom 10). First in the Women’s event was the unstoppable Seiko Fukuoka-Naville on her Enzo2.

Next up for Paragliding World Tour is Ager, Spain 30th August-6th September

Full results of PWC Disentis can be seen here

Find out more about Gin Gliders

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