Six mountain films will be shown at the Best of Kendal Mountain Film evening in London on 16 March, with proceeds going to a mountain porters’ charity.

The Airwave Sport Cup is for pilots of EN A and B Airwave paragliders, with a prize of a trip to the Red Bull Air Race in Hungary this August.

Verbier Summits, the paragliding school and holiday centre based in the beautiful Swiss Alps, have moved to a new chalet, ‘Pierre Avoi’, in the heart of Verbier.

Axis Para’s new competition paraglider, the Mercury III, has a glide ratio greater than 10 and is available in a choice of seven sizes.

Axis Para, paraglider manufacturer from the Czech Republic, have released a new EN B-certified tandem paraglider with a weight range of 120 – 220 kg: The Sirius.

Airwave’s paraglider designer of nearly ten years, Bruce Goldsmith, is set to leave in the Spring, to join Thomas Ripplinger on Advance’s design team.

Skywalk’s Cult 3 and Range 2 harnesses are fresh for 2010: the Cult 3 is a standard and acro harness whilst the Range 2 is a full racing pod.

Skywalk’s Join’t 2 is an LTF 1-2 / EN B – certified tandem paraglider with a design emphasis on safety and longevity.

Paraglider and hang glider cross country pilots will be pleased that the upper limit of the airspace over the Aiguilles Rouges in Chamonix has been lowered to 300 m.

Ozone have released the new Mantra R10 Open Class competition paraglider. Carbon free, it is available in either a 2-line or a 3-line version.

UP’s new long-sleeve T-shirt design for 2010, ‘Fight Gravity’, is available now in grey or green.

This year the BHPA will be holding the two legs of the British Open in the Soca valley, Slovenia and St Andre, France in June and September respectively.

The Ozone Corryong Open 2010 paragliding competition follows the Bright Open directly, running from 14 – 20 March 2010. It is held at Mount Elliot, renowned as one of the best Alpine flying sites in Australia.

The 2010 Bright Paragliding Open is a 7 day paragliding competition, running from 6 – 12 March 2010, based around the Mystic Flight Park in Bright, Victoria.

Swing say their new tandem paraglider, the Twin 4, is “a real sensation in more than just performance…” It should be certified by the end of February 2010.

Italian flight instrument manufacturer, Compass,’ C-Pilot PRO flight instrument is now in production, and the first orders are being delivered to pilots.

The new British paragliding cross country league’s website is now up and running.

The Phuket Paragliding Club, Thailand, are to host their first ever `Fun Fly’ paragliding festival from 21 – 23 May 2010.

World records recently ratified by the FAI include 3 by Brazilian female champion Kamira Pereira, and a HG out-and-return by Carlos Puñet.

Australian paragliding guide company, 2toFly, run by Brian Webb, are offering two 15 day paragliding tours stating from Seattle, Washington in early summer this year.