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Wildcat TE, a new EN B paraglider from Icaro

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Icaro's new EN B paraglider, the Wildcat TE

Icaro Paragliders’ new EN B wing, the Wildcat TE, will be available from mid-February 2012

U-Turn’s 2012 professional acro paraglider: the Thriller 2K12

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
U-Turn's latest acro paraglider: the Thriller 2K12

U-Turn have released their latest professional acro paraglider, the Thriller 2K12

Nova Ion 2 EN B paraglider: win 2,000 Euros

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Nova's Ion 2, their new EN B paraglider

Nova are offering 2,000 Euros to the first paraglider pilot to fly 200km on their new low-end EN B Ion 2

Escape S’Max Sr ‘true EN D’ paraglider on sale in spring 2012

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Escape's new EN D paraglider, the S'max Sr

Escape’s new ‘true EN D’ paraglider, the S’Max Sr, will be ready in the early Spring

Makalu3: a basic intermediate paraglider from UP

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
UP's new basic intermediate paraglider for 2012, the Makalu 3

UP’s new Makalu3 is an EN B paraglider, designed for user-friendliness over out-and-out performance

Gin Paragliders’ EN D competitor: the Boomerang X

Monday, January 30th, 2012
Gin's "true EN D" wing for 2012, the Boomerang X

Gin’s “true EN D” Bomerang X is available for all, and proving itself at the PWC Superfinal in Mexico.

New reserve container for Advance Impress 3 paraglider harness

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
New inner reserve container for Advance Impress 3 pod harness

Advance have redesigned the Impress 3 harness’s reserve container for easier deployment of larger reserves

Team 5 Orange Cross reserve parachute

Saturday, January 7th, 2012
Team 5's new rescue parachute, the Orange Cross

Team 5′s Orange Cross is a small, lightweight fast-opening reserve parachute

Niviuk release EN D Icepeak 6

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Niviuk's new EN D paraglider for 2012, the Icepeak 6

Niviuk have unveiled their new EN D paraglider, the Icepeak 6

Swing’s new EN C Astral 7

Saturday, December 17th, 2011
Swing's new EN C paraglider, the Astral 7 is ready

Swing have released their new EN C paraglider, the Astral 7

Gin’s 2012 season speed riding wings

Saturday, December 17th, 2011
Gin Fluid, expert speedriding wing for 2012

Gin have upgraded their Nano and Fluid speedriding wings for the 2012 season

Windtech’s EN A Honey

Friday, December 16th, 2011
Windtech's new EN A Honey

Windtech’s new EN A Honey is available in three sizes

U-Turn’s EN C Passion

Friday, December 16th, 2011
U-Turn's latest EN C offering, the Passion

People are calling it the highest-performing EN C paraglider ever made: U-Turn’s Passion

2012 hang gliding calendar

Friday, December 16th, 2011
SVS-2012-hang-gliding-calendar

SVS Design have created an all-hang gliding calendar for 2012

Passenger-specific tandem harness from Sup’Air: the VIP

Friday, December 16th, 2011
Sup'Air's VIP is a passenger-specific tandem harness

Sup’Air’s VIP is a passenger-specific tandem harness, designed to work with the pilot-specific Walibi

Triple Seven Paragliders’ EN B Rook

Friday, December 16th, 2011
Triple Seven Paragliders' new EN B Rook

The Rook, has arrived: the much-anticipated EN B paraglider from Triple Seven

Little Cloud release the Spiruline mark 2

Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Little Cloud are releasing an updated version of their mini paraglider, the Spiruline, for 2012

Little Cloud’s popular mini paraglider, the Spiruline, has been revamped for 2012

Ozone Firefly hybrid speed wing

Monday, December 12th, 2011
Ozone's new hybrid speed wing, the Firefly. Photo: Loren Cox / www.flyozone.com

Ozone have released a hybrid speed wing, the Firefly, with “mini wing performance but speed wing stability”.

Lightweight multifuel vol-bivouac stove, the Primus OmniLite Ti

Friday, December 9th, 2011
The new OmniLite Ti multifuel expedition stove from Primus will be available in Spring 2012

The new lightweight multifuel expedition stove from Primus, the OmniLite Ti, will be on sale in Spring 2012.

UP Fast XC pod paraglider harness

Friday, December 9th, 2011
UP Fast XC, a paraglider pod harness for cross country pilots

UP’s Fast XC is a light ad compact pod harness for cross country paragliding