Little Cloud have released their mini tandem paraglider, the Bidule, for people who want to “share the joy of a mini wing!”

Sky’s Spare Light reserve is developed from the popular Spare rescue system, but has been made lighter in weight (only 1.4 kg for the M size; 1.9 for the XL). Its sink rate still betters the 5.5 m/s standard set for reserve parachutes.

Skywalk’s Range2 is a wind tunnel-optimised competition and cross country pod harness. It comes in 5 sizes (XS to XL) and features a carbon fibre seatboard, ergonomic cockpit and 17 cm foam back protector.

Swiss company High Adventure have released the Beamer 2, a new version of their 1995 classic rogallo steerable reserve parachute.

The latest issue of Cross Country is out now in both paper and digital formats. Read on for editor Ed Ewing’s taster of what’s brewing inside.

John Perez won an Advance paraglider in the 2009 Cross Country prize draw. He made this video to record his first flight on his new wing.

Six of the biggest brands in the sport are joining us to create the best prize draw we’ve ever run!

Nervures’ new lightweight mountain paraglider, the Aloha, is certified EN A and ready now.

Josh Cohn (US) and Joanna Di Grigoli (VE) were first placed pilots in the Chelan round of the PWC, held from 18 – 24 July. This was the last American round, and they are also the American Open champions for 2010.

Ozone are pleased to announce that the Delta and Buzz Z3 have both been certified in the XS size and are in production.

Pál Takats is plannning to attempt the World’s first tandem infinite tumbling sequence at lake Walensee in Switzerland on 6 August 2010, with passenger Gabor Kezi on an XXL U-Turn Thriller.

Austrian Gerolf Heinrichs has won the 17th FAI European Hang Gliding Championships, held in Ager, Spain, which finished on 24 July 2010.

The organiser of the Olu Deniz Air Games, has stood down, citing “lack of support” for his decision. However, the festival will still go ahead as planned from 13 – 17 October 2010 in Olu Deniz, Turkey.

Developed for the X-Alps, Advance’s Lightness is a pod-style racing paraglider harness and rucksack duo, designed to offer maximum performance and comfort for minimum weight.

The FAI cat 2 Parang Open takes place in Petrosani, Romania, from 21 – 29 August 2010.

Gradient’s Madeiran adventures: a movie by Felix Woelk

Gradient have been filming their latest paragliders, and the videos presented here are of their Avax XC3 serial class racer and the intermediate Golden3.

Top paragliding film, Gravity Never Sleeps, has been shortlisted for an award at FIFAD (the International Alpine Film Festival) in Les Diablerets from 7 – 14 August 2010.

Xcontest’s XCamp takes place this year fom 30 August to 5 September in San Potito, central Italy.

US paragliding instructor Kevin Lee is auctioning a paragliding course in order to raise money for a school in Canoa, Ecuador.