Adventure travel
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| 2023 | Over 45,000 climbers recorded visiting Mount Kilimanjaro, highlighting the mountain's ongoing attractiveness as a hiking destination in Africa. |
| 2022 | End of a 10-year period tracking visitor numbers to Mount Kilimanjaro, demonstrating the mountain's continued popularity as a major trekking destination. |
| 2022 | Feasibility studies began for paragliding from above 8000 meters in the Everest region of Nepal, potentially establishing the highest paragliding starting altitude on the planet. |
| October 14 2022 | Marcella Pomarico Uchoa from Brazil set a female straight distance to a declared goal record of 457.3 km (284.15 miles) flying an Ozone Enzo 3 in Caicó, Brazil. |
| June 20 2021 | Sebastien Kayrouz (USA) set a world record for straight distance paragliding from Del Rio to Claude, Texas, flying an Ozone Enzo 3 |
| 2019 | YouTube personality Grant Thompson of The King Of Random died in a paraglider accident. |
| October 12 2019 | Yael Margelisch (Switzerland) set a world record for straight distance to declared goal while paragliding in Caicó, Brazil, using an Ozone Enzo 3 |
| February 15 2019 | Antoine Girard (France) set a world record for highest paragliding flight at Aconcagua, Argentina, flying an Ozone LM6 |
| 2015 | The Jordan Trail Association established the Jordan Trail, a 650 km (400 miles) long hiking trail in Jordan, connecting various regions and offering a comprehensive hiking experience across the country. |
| 2015 | The standard paragliding harness transitioned to an inflatable type, which forms a protective cushion during flight by trapping air in a chamber behind and under the pilot. |
| 2013 | Beginning of a 10-year period where 467,190 travelers visited Mount Kilimanjaro, marking a significant period of tourism and hiking activity in Tanzania. |
| 2012 | The X-Pyr cross-Pyrenees Hike & Fly competition was first established, taking place in even years since its inception. |
| 2010 | In the United States, one paraglider pilot died, representing a fatality rate of one in 5,000 pilots. |
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