Tom Payne
Paragliding Cross Country and Competitions
Thursday, December 6, 2018
What you need to know about single-surface wings
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Single-surface wings are incredible. They weigh nearly nothing, fit in to your hand luggage, and yet are still real paragliders, capable o...
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Bessans Cross Country Ski Marathon
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Today I returned to Bessans , deep at the end of the Maurienne Valley for a second crack at an cross country ski marathon. Last year condit...
Friday, June 18, 2010
4 days, 24 hours of flying, 580 kilometres XC and 3 kilos of cheese
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The brief was simple: take off early, fly your socks off as far as you dared and then fly back again to land back at HQ. The Cat's C...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The X-Alps: The Inside Story
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Judith Mole and I have just done the follow-up podcast on the race and it's aftermath. Have a listen to it on Judith Mole's paraglid...
Saturday, July 18, 2009
818km race to goal via seven turnpoints
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The glider has been relined (and the risers modified to prevent more tree landings!), the rucksack is packed (about 10kg with minimum gear),...
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