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Judith Mole Podcast: Paragliding the Pyrenees with Steve Nash and Dean Crosby

British pilot Judith Mole has recorded two new podcasts with Steve Nash and Dean Crosby. The pair traversed the Pyrenees in an 18-day hike-and-fly paragliding adventure in September 2012.

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Ozone's new lightweight cross country paraglider, the LM4

Ozone LM4: lightweight, high-performance vol-bivouac paraglider

Ozone’s LM4 is a lightweight, high-performance EN D vol-bivouac wing for experienced pilots

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Little Cloud's new mountain paraglider, the Kagoo

Little Cloud’s mountain wing, the Kagoo

Mini-wing specialists, Little Cloud, have unveiled a new mountain paraglider, the Kagoo.

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Ozone made the lightweight LM4 for experienced vol-bivouac pilots

Ozone’s specialised lightweight paragliders

Ozone reveal lightweight LM4 and XXLite

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Nova Ibex2, their new lightweight paraglider

Ibex 2 replaces Nova’s lightweight Ibex

Nova’s new lightweight EN D Ibex 2 is proving popular already

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Ozone's new lightweight EN C Alpina

Ozone Alpina, a lightweight EN C paraglider

Ozone’s new Alpina is a lightweight, performance paraglider, designed for vol-biv pilots

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Gin's Yeti 3 at La Grave. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Gin’s Yeti 3: lightweight mountain paraglider

Gin’s Yeti lightweight mountain paraglider is now in its third incarnation, and better than ever, the company say.

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Babu Sunuwar on the summit of Everest at 8.50am 21 May 2011, shortly before his flight from the summit. Photo: Babu Sunuwar/Lakpa Tshering Sherpa

Babu Sunuwar flies off Everest

Tandem pair fly 20km XC from 8848m summit

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Ozone Geo III

Ozone Geo III, lightweight EN B paraglider

Ozone’s new EN B lightweight the Geo III is almost 1kg lighter than its predecessor.

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Sup'Air Quo Vadis reversible harness / rucksack

Quo Vadis: Sup’Air reversible harness

Sup’Air’s Quo Vadis reversible harness / rucksack is available to order now.

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Gin Yeti #50, lightweight rescue parachute for tandem paragliders

Extra-large lightweight Gin rescues

Gin have released lightweight rescue chutes in extra-large sizes for tandem paragliders and paramotors.

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U-Turn’s reversible paraglider harness and rucksack, the IQ5

The IQ5 is U-Turn’s reversible harness / rucksack, designed to meet the needs of cross country paraglider pilots who walk long distances with their kit.

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Sol Mountain Light paraglider harness

The new Sol Mountain Light Calliplox paraglider harness weighs in at just 3.6kg, and the company believe that makes it one of the lightest on the market with its spec, which includes 18cm foam protection and a Cygnus airbag.

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Nova Ion Light: Lightweight paraglider

Nova have released a lightweight version of their EN B paraglider, the Ion.

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Sup’Air Evolution: EN 966 certified lightweight paraglider helmet

Sup’Air have collaberated with Plusmax to create a ligtweight, EN 966-certified helmet, the Evolution, available in red or grey with Sup’Air graphics.

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Nova Ion Light intermediate paraglider

Nova’s Ion Light is a lightweight paraglider suitable for beginners through to XC pilots. It is certified EN B / LTF 1-2 in five sizes.

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Nervures Aloha lightweight EN A mountain paraglider

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

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Gin’s lightweight fast-pack bag

Gin Gliders have brought out a lightweight version (600g) of their fast-pack bag. It is available in silver, and has two back straps for easy carrying.

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Finsterwalder & Charly Snaplock karabiner for paragliding

The Snaplock is a new lightweight and easy-to-use karabiner for paragliding from Finsterwalder & Charly. Despite being half the weight of a steel krab, it has an incredible 30 kN (3,000 kg) breaking strength.

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APCO Chairbag Integral II reversible paraglider harness

APCO have released a new and improved version of their reversible paraglider harness. The Chairbag Integral II is designed for hiking and long cross country flights, and as such has been made for comfort and safety.

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