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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 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
“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 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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BogdanFly Pizza Race: sub-1kg pod harness
The brilliantly-named Pizza Race is the new sub-1kg pod harness from BogdanFly. Kinga Masztalerz will be using it in the Red Bull X-Alps
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Swing Verso RS: “light and versatile” EN A/B
Swing’s versatile Verso RS is a lightweight paraglider that is suitable for training, but destined for hike-and-fly, travel and adventure too
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Insight: Dudek Hike & Cruise with Wojtek Domański
The Dudek Hike & Cruise introduces a new concept in wing design with a high cell-count top surface and a low number of cells on the bottom.
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BGD Lynx 2, lightweight EN-C
BGD's new lightweight EN-C, the Lynx 2, is designed to "inspire confidence in even the strongest flying conditions"
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Phi Symphonia 2 Light: EN-A
Phi have released an ultralight version of their high-A Symphonia 2. The Symphonia 2 Light weighs from 2.9kg to 3.75kg across the six sizes
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Nova Aonic Light
The lightweight version of Nova's high EN-A Aonic came out at the beginning of 2023. It's 650g to 850g lighter than its sibling
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