Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Edoardo Colombo from Italy is a mountain guide and paraglider pilot. He is one of the 32 rookies in this year's X-Pyr – in fact he has never flown in the Pyrenees before. We chatted to him ahead of the race and got a guided tour of his Star Wars and Yoda-inspired van. Go Team


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