The Niviuk team had lots of gliders available to test at this year’s Stubai Cup and also presented the Target, a new EN A glider designed exclusively for Accuracy.
However, it was their new back protection material that caught the most interest. Designed for high-end harnesses, Orikami is a specialist low-profile (ie thin) honeycomb-style back protection material designed by Niviuk specially for paragliding. It’s in use in Niviuk’s Drifter 2 harness, and will be patented.
Niviuk’s Guillem Batlle took us on a deep dive into the design and development of the new materials.
