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The Cirrus SR20 is equipped with a large parachute that can be deployed in an emergency to lower the entire aircraft to the ground.

Tower, glider - and parachute-equipped plane in Boulder crash

Three people died in Colorado after a Cirrus CR20 plane - equipped with an emergency parachute - clipped the towline of a Piper Pawnee pulling a glider. The two planes crashed while the glider pilot managed to cut loose, landing safely with his passengers. The crash site was close to Boulder Airport.

Tower, glider and parachute plane in crash

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6-year old flying alone over Colorado, third

Best of ExplorersWeb 2008 Awards

Everest skydive kicks off

Steve Fossett's plane found at 10,000 ft

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Valery Rozov: First Cerro Torre BASE jump

Gliding down Spatnik

Outfitter on Bear Grylls Everest claims

Pilots doubt Bear Grylls

Valery Rozov's Torres del Paine BASE Jump

Valery Rozov's Torres del Paine Base Jump

EXPLORERSWEB AT A GLANCE

ExWeb interview with Dimitri Kieffer

Uncovered Antarctic marine life

Katie Spotz update: Tanker territory

Himalaya wrap-up: Anna approach, Tibet closed

Lake Baikal wrap-up

Mount Everest last minute tech checklist

A brand new ExplorersWeb is born

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Interview with K2 survivor Wilco Van Rooijen

NASA 2011 budget: a wing-cut America

Irvine's body definitely spotted on Everest?

Opinion: Lhotse, K2 and Puccini

"Although misplaced in Baltistan, K2 is as Italian as Vesuvius - pit an Italian mountain with two or three Italian climbers, and the spectacle becomes as lush and operatic as...

1960-2010: Dhaulagiri 50 years anniversary

Lhotse climb training - Kazakh style

Tower, glider and parachute plane in crash

The truth of Nangpa La

"Hi, my name is Pavle Kozjek, from Slovenia, and I just returned from Cho Oyu. I have some photos from 30.9.," reported an email to Explorersweb on November 2nd. The sender's...

ExplorersWeb Week in Review

ExWeb interview with Dimitri Kieffer

Best of ExplorersWeb 2009 Awards Winner

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Tower, glider - and parachute-equipped plane in Boulder crash

Parts of Mawson’s ‘air tractor’ found at Cape Denison

ExplorersWeb Year in Review: Controversies

6-year old flying alone over Colorado, third update: all for the show?

Best of ExplorersWeb 2008 Awards - Special mention

Everest skydive kicks off with 27 solos and 5 tandems

Steve Fossett's plane found at 10,000 ft in Sierra Nevada Mountains

Check it out: Makalu Chopper crash

Valery Rozov: First Cerro Torre BASE jump from just below top - second attempt next week

Pakistan wrap-up: Pushing up K2's ridge, gliding down Spantik's slope - second update - K2 West Face climbers down in BC/C1

Outfitter on Bear Grylls Everest claims: "The permit was NOT to fly over Everest and this did not happen"

Pilots doubt Bear Grylls' Everest para-motor flight claims

Valery Rozov's Torres del Paine BASE Jump debrief: "So this is Patagonia… I sure was lucky!"

Valery Rozov's Torres del Paine Base Jump: Images!

Valeri Rozov's Grandes Jorasses BASE-jump image gallery: Do you believe it now?

Aussie BASE jump world record in Himalaya: The Singlemans fly again â€“ from Meru

Over Everest Birdman Angelo d'Arrigo: The man who climbed the sky

'Birdman' Angelo d'Arrigo lost in a plane crash

Steve Fossett: Unexpected landing at Bournemouth - Record broken!

Birdman Angelo d'Arrigo breaks Everest altitude record: 9100m reached over Tupungato volcano

Matterhorn BASE jump: Alpine descents the fast way

Birdman Angelo D'Arrigo's next adventure: Teaching condors to fly

Best of ExplorersWeb 2004 Awards: Flight of the Eagles - Angelo's story

Best of ExplorersWeb 2004 Awards: Over Everest

Best of ExplorersWeb 2004 Awards: Amin Brakk BASE jump

FlyMicro - the full story of micro gliding over Everest

Catching air on Everest and K2: Paragliders Microlites Hang gliders and Spiders

FEATURES

French Everest Mystery Chopper's Utopia summit

INTERVIEWS

Outfitter on Bear Grylls Everest claims: "The permit was NOT to fly over Everest and this did not happen"

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Over Everest Birdman Angelo d'Arrigo: The man who climbed the sky

Best of ExplorersWeb 2004 Awards: Over Everest

CLASSIC

Valery Rozov's Torres del Paine Base Jump: Images!

Valeri Rozov's Grandes Jorasses BASE-jump image gallery: Do you believe it now?

Matterhorn BASE jump: Alpine descents the fast way

Best of ExplorersWeb 2004 Awards: Flight of the Eagles - Angelo's story

Best of ExplorersWeb 2004 Awards: Amin Brakk BASE jump

LATEST EXWEB NEWS

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Lake Baikal wrap-up: Windstorm and spectacular scenes

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Himalaya wrap-up: 2010 spring season kick off - ready, set, Action on Annapurna!

Geographic North Pole update: Team awaits evacuation; negative drift adds miles

ExplorersWeb Week in Review

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“Surviving K2” heads-up: Amazon out of stock, book available at expeditienet.nl

Mars Ocean Odyssey update: Day 1047 at sea

ExWeb interview with Ray Zahab: “Organizing student involvement it is the most rewarding part”

China forces Edurne Pasaban to change plans: team off to Annapurna, then Shisha

“Il Cavaliere” Silvio Mondinelli back to Everest north side – with Abele Blanc

Peter Gostelow cycling out of the Sahara into Senegal

North Pole update: Slow, but steady start progress and more skiers on the ice

Atlantic Rowing Race update: Charlie Pitcher won the Race

Interview with K2 survivor Wilco Van Rooijen: "Gerard McDonnell is a hero"

Lake Baikal update: Kevin Vallely and Ray Zahab started their run

Teen girls sail around-the-world update: No tsunami danger

Geographic North Pole update: Tom Smitheringale on the ice; Dan and Amelia crossed the big lead

ExplorersWeb Week in Review

Geographic North Pole update: Dan and Amelia are off

First Lake Baikal skiers off; and North Pole skiers snowed in

Roger Chao and Megan Kerr update: Through the Taklamakan Desert, out of China, into Kazakhstan

Ciao amor: Leila's love tribute to her Luca

Hayley Shephard kayak update: Arrived at South Georgia

ExWeb interview with Dan Darley and Amelia Russell, “We work well as a team and will look out for each other”

Antarctic marine life uncovered by broken off ice shelf

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