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Lightweight

Woody Valley Denali

Woody Valley Denali super-light harness

Woody Valley have released a super-light harness called the Denali, for hike-and-fly, climb-and-fly and mountain adventures
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Apco Nestra Light

Apco Nestra Light: 2.5-line EN-B

Apco say the Nestra Light lightweight paraglider is a "true" 2.5-liner, offering "EN-C performance in the B category"
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Mac Para Aravis

Mac Para Aravis review (mountain wing)

"This is a much more sophisticated wing than the Outback". We tested Mac Para's mountain paraglider, the Aravis, in southern France
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AirDesign LiVi

AirDesign LiVi: Lightweight Vivo 2

The LiVi is the lightweight version of AirDesign's mid EN-B Vivo 2. It's around a kilo lighter, and AD say it is made for "living fully!"
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Advance Omega ULS

Advance release Omega ULS for X-Alps 2023

Advance have released the Omega ULS (Ultra Lightweight Structure), the paraglider their 2023 Red Bull X-Alps pilots will be flying
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Home Sweet Home by Anthony Komarnicki

Home Sweet Home: Bike& Fly adventure

Home Sweet Home is the film of Anthony Komarnicki's backyard bike-and-fly adventure in the French Alps in October 2019
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U-Turn Eternity 4

U-Turn hike-and-fly lightweights

U-Turn have recently released three lightweight gliders: the Eternity 4, Annapurna 2 and Lightning 2 (EN A, EN A/B and EN B)
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Neo Stay Up 2.0

Neo Stay Up 2.0 pod harness

Neo's Stay Up 2.0 ultralight pod harness is made from the same "durability-proven" white ripstop Dyneema material as the original
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Advance Strapless 3 harness

Advance Strapless 3

“As much as necessary, as little as possible”, is how Advance describe the Strapless 3, a 225g paragliding harness for climbers and hikers
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Skywalk Range X-Alps 3

Skywalk Range X-Alps 3 ultralight harness

Skywalk have just released the X-Alps 3, their lightweight, performance pod harness. It packs small and weighs 1.95kg in size S
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