The Serial Cup takes place in Slovenia at the end of August.

MacPara’s new intermediate paraglider is also for paramotoring

The 20th Stubai Cup and Testival kicks off the 2011 Alpine paragliding season from 18 – 20 March.

Aërius have released the Happy Bag, a quick-pack bag for paragliders

Niviuk’s new two-line competition paraglider for 2011, the Icepeak5, is now in production.

MacPara’s Hawaii is an aerodynamic pod harness for experienced cross country and competition paraglider pilots.

Bräuniger have released a firmware upgrade, version 1.3.02, for their IQ-Basic/GPS flight instrument.

Registration for the Ozone Chabre Open begins at 20:00 GMT tonight.

Stephan Stiegler and Martin Gostner quit Airwave to start AirDesign Paragliders

UP have launched their new EN C paraglider. The company say it will be shipping in March.

It’s hot in Manilla as temperatures reach 40C and distances go to 200km and beyond

Paragliding with high altitude guru John Silvester gives Thayer Walker a new perspective on life

Andrew Hurst, a UK hang glider pilot, has died following an accident in Australia. His family has been informed.

‘Be quick, the Nordic Paragliding Open in Portugal is nearly full,’ reports organiser Mads Syndergaard

The fourth Samoëns Speed Riding Cup will take place on 18 and 19 March 2011 in France’s Haute Savoie region

Tom de Dorlodot’s photo has been voted image of the year in Cross Country magazine’s Facebook photo comp

Michael Sigel has won the first leg of the 2011 Paragliding World Cup. The Swiss pilot beat Russell Ogden (GB) into second place.

The Red Rock Paragliding Nationals 2011 takes place in Richfield, Utah from 24 – 30 July 2011. Registration is open now.

Markus Schapler has provisionally broken the paraglider tandem out-and-return world record with a 202 km flight in Africa’s Rift Valley.

The dates for the four rounds of the 2011 Belgian Ardenne paragliding Open have been released, and registration opens on 7 February.