hang gliding: Quick Facts

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Two hang gliders soar above a green valley with villages, surrounded by forested mountains near Tolmin, Slovenia in the Julian Alps.

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The start of the swimming phase of a ironman triathlon in Frankfurt, Germany. (extreme sports)

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