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The features in 119 are:

THE RIGHT STUFF
When it comes to high-altitude adventure flying, nowhere comes close to the Karakorum mountains in Northern Pakistan. John Silvester and Brad Sander have been on the cutting edge of recent developments and tell us their stories in a ten page Pakistan special

2008 EUROPEAN PARAGLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Recently crowned British Champion Craig Morgan travels to Nis in Serbia for his first FAI Cat 1 competition. Despite five tasks, poor organisation and inadequate facilities end up leaving a bad taste in the mouths of many

BLOOD, SWEAT AND FEAR
Many dream of doing it, few make the tough selection process, and fewer still are standing when the final curtain falls. Ed Ewing talks to the athletes of previous races to get the truth on what it really takes to be a Red Bull X-Alp contender

SPEED TO FLY
Just how fast should we fly between thermals? Eminent Oxford University scientist and ex-British Paragliding Champion, Dr Adrian Thomas, strips away the mathematics to explain the difference between ‘classical speed-to-fly’ rules and the more appropriate ‘general rules’

OPTIMISING YOUR GEAR
Old gear isn’t necessarily ready for the bin, Steve Uzochukwu argues in his ongoing series on maximising the equipment we already own. This issue he tackles the subject of line shrinkage and explains how to restretch your lines and bring a paraglider back to life

NIGHT VISION
Matt Gerdes is a man on a mission, a mission to try and capture new and exciting paragliding images. Plan in hand he sets about convincing his friends that they should join him on his crazy adventure. Most are keen, until they realise that it involves paragliders and flying in the rain after dark

Plus all the usual regulars and news including a new dedicated hang gliding section.