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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

Apco Aviation Goal harness

Apco Aviation’s new Goal harness

Apco have released a new open harness called the Goal. It's simple, comfortable, light and durable, aimed at students and weekend pilots
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BogdanFly Pizza Race 2

BogdanFly Pizza Race 2

BogdanFly's new super-light cocoon harness, the Pizza Race 2, weighs 1.1kg and is for all uses from hike-and-fly to to competitions
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BGD Diva 2

BGD announce EN-D Diva 2

BGD have announced their new 2-liner EN-D, the Diva 2. They say they "unashamedly admit we designed her to beat the best of the competition!"
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Launching at the start of the X-Pyr in 2022. Photo: Marcus King

X-Pyr 2024: The Adventure Race Returns

The X-Pyr 2024, one of the world's premier hike-and-fly adventure races, kicks off on Sunday 23 June drawing pilots from around the globe
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Zoom XA paraglider

Zoom XA: beginner EN-A

Zoom have released a new EN-A paraglider called the XA. It is their second wing and is robustly made to cope with the rigours of training
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Paragliding competition in Annecy ... The 'freeze' will affect all FFVL sanctioned XC competitions in France. Photo: Marcus King

France freeze paragliding competitions

France’s free flight federation have “frozen” all paragliding competitions for the next three weeks, following the death of Timo Leonetti
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Timo Leonetti. Photo: Chris Tong Viet

Timo Leonetti

It is with great sadness we report that Timo Leonetti has died, 14 June 2024, following a serious accident while competing in the French Nationals in the northern Alps.
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French Alpinists plan to climb-and-fly K2

Four French mountaineers and pilots plan to climb and flying from the summit of K2 this year, the world's second highest mountain at 8,611m
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Kortel Design Introduce Karma 3

Kortel Design have announced their new school harness, the Karma 3, designed with comfort, ergonomics and precision in mind.
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XPeaks: Climb-and-fly all 4,000ers

Chrigel Maurer and Peter Von Känel kicked off their mission to climb all 4,000m+ peaks in the Alps, with the Aletschhorn (4194m) on 11 June
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