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Gavin McClurg

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Gavin Noll McClurg, born on 21 April 1972, is an American paragliding pilot, adventurer and offshore sailor who has circumnavigated the Earth twice by sea. As a pilot he set the USA free-distance foot launch paragliding record of 387 km in 2013 from Sun Valley, Idaho, crossed the Canadian Rockies with Will Gadd over 18 days, and in 2016 completed a solo 480 mile traverse of the Alaska Range on foot and by paraglider after 37 days. He competed in four Red Bull X-Alps races from 2015 until 2021, finishing eighth in 2015, and returned in 2023 as official race reporter. He hosts the Cloudbase Mayhem podcast and published the book Advanced Paragliding in 2021.

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Birth Year
1972 1
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Competed In

Red Bull X-Alps, Competitions
Source Gavin McClurg (Wikipedia)

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Paragliding, Sports
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United States

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    (born April 21, 1972)
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    is an American paragliding pilot
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    is an American paragliding pilot, adventurer and offshore sailor
  • Competed In: Red Bull X-Alps, Paragliding career
    McClurg competed in the four Red Bull X-Alps races from 2015 until 2021
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