Tuesday, March 20, 2012

100 year old paraglider

  • The previous record was held by a 100-year-old woman from Cyprus.Hardison took the tandem flight with an instructor in September while her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren watched.
  • (Hartford Courant)
  • She has supplanted a 100-year-old woman from Cyprus who took her flight in 2007 Hardison told Guinness there was no reason for her to be nervous about paragliding because many other people have done it without any problems.
  • (Associated Press)
  • The paraglider is fitted with a 45kg motor (hence paramotor as there are no borders," Mr Jennings-Bates, a 49-year-old Canadian 'philanthropic adventurer' and also a Tourism Australia advocate, said.
  • (Warren Advocate)
  • including 100 miles of pistes on Schladmings four mountains. Schladming is a world-class downhill venue and will be hosting the two-week Alpine World Championships in February 2013.
  • (Hull Daily Mail)
  • double rooms from about €100 (£84). Some of Gardas lemon gardens can be visited. The limonaia at Porto di Tignale is due to reopen at Easter (0039 0365 7144). At Torri del Benaco, the castello houses a 300-year-old limonaia.
  • (Daily Telegraph)

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