Tom Payne

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...

Of course there were going to be a few problems immediately before the race. Several competitors have only just received their equipment. Ha...

Sup'air are kindly sponsoring me with an excellent harness. It's a lightweight version of the Altirando XP with a few minor modifi...

During the 2007 race I was glued to the internet, following the teams' progress through the Alps. Suddenly my phone rang: it was Aidan T...

Alex and I leave for Austria next weekend. In the meantime we're frantically getting together the remaining equipment. Last night we pu...

All major paraglider manufacturers will be represented in this year's competition. There's a good mix of competition, serial and eve...

My X-Alps wing arrived on Friday! Thank you Axis UK ! She's a beauty: 6.3:1 flat aspect ratio and racing trim giving her accessible comp...

I've finally found a camper van for the race. Provisionally named the "X-Bus", she's a 1992 Ford Transit Nugget Westfalia...

Axis have sent me the first photos of my X-Alps wings. All being well I should receive her next week.

Work's been really hectic over the last month so I've had very little time to update the blog. Here's a quick summary of what...

So I recently visited the Axis Paragliders in Brno in the Czech Republic. Brno is the Czech Republic's second largest city and has bee...

I'm in Brno in the Czech Republic at the moment, chatting to Axis Paragliders about the details of my wing for the event. It's gre...