Lightweight

Skywalk Arak Air

Skywalk Arak Air: ‘X-Alps-style’ EN-B

Skywalk have announced a new ultralight EN-B certified ‘X-Alps style’ paraglider, called the Arak Air. It's just 2.9kg in the smallest size
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Nova Artus Light

Nova Artus Light: 2021 X-Alps harness

The Artus Light is Nova's ultra lightweight paraglider race harness, especially developed for Nova athletes for the 2021 Red Bull X-Alps
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Independence Tanga hike-and-fly harness

The Tanga is a new super-light harness from Independence. It's made in Europe from high strength Dyneema webbing and weighs just 390g
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Advance Pi 3

Video: First look – Advance Pi 3

Marcus and Charlie King took the Advance Pi 3 19 out into the mountains of southern France to get a feel for it at different wing loadings
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Phi Beat Light

Phi Beat Light: mid-B paraglider

Phi say their new intermediate paraglider, the Beat Light, is performant, precise and super light: “the perfect wing for a wide target group”
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Apco Hybrid Tandem Review (EN B)

The innovative Apco Hybrid has been supersized to a tandem. Marcus and Charlie King tried it out
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Skyman Speed

Skyman Speed: 15 and 18m single skin

Skyman have released a new single-surface mini wing called the Speed. It's available in 15m² and 18m² sizes, and will be load tested only
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Skyman Running Edmund

Skyman Running Edmund: single-skin

Skyman's 14m² Running Edmund is a single-surface paraglider that weighs just 1.25kg. It's made for Alpine races and extreme mountaineering
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Gin Calypso

Gin Calypso review (EN B)

Charlie King flies the Gin Calypso, a lightweight EN-B all-rounder aimed at progressing intermediate pilots
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How to go lightweight and compact – and get it right

Marcus and Charlie King look at the big range of wings available outside standard paragliders
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