Red Bull X-Alps today announces the lineup for the world’s toughest adventure race, which returns in June 2027.

For the pilot who values weight saving above all, BogdanFly have created a 700g cocoon harness. Designed with hike-and-fly competitions in mind, the X-Pizza, claim BF, is the “lightest certified ...

In recent years Bir Billing has become incredibly popular thanks to the promise of big mountain flying from October to December. But it can also be strong and committing – and busy. It’s caught out ...

The leap to a parakite can be daunting and more and more manufacturers are starting to release progression friendly wings. The latest to be unveiled comes from Flare. The Scout is aimed at riders new ...

Skywalk have released the Chili 6. The latest evolution of their high EN-B paraglider, they describe it as “an exceptionally balanced wing for ambitious cross-country pilots seeking the perfect ...

The reflex profile is as old as the earliest aircraft. A century ago, designers started using an aerofoil with the trailing edge curved up to increase the safety and stability of early aircraft. When ...

Chrigel Maurer won the X-Pyr for a record fifth time this week – and he did it in style. He finished the trans-Pyrenees hike-and-fly race in three days and seven hours – well ahead of Germany’s Markus ...

It’s light, compact and makes you feel like a pro. Marcus King flies Ozone’s latest lightweight pod harness The new F*Race 2 is not just light, at less than 2kg, it also packs down small: the review ...

Half in Yongin in Korea near the Gin Gliders factory and half in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains at the foot of Mont Blanc. How and when did you get into flying? 1990! It was a crazy period for paragliding.

Climbing out from launch I watched the ground drop below me. That definitely never gets old. I circled up to a hang glider pilot at base – if there was a base, it was a blue day, let’s call it the top ...

BGD have released the Kiss 2, a lightweight mountain wing that can be converted between a conventional paraglider and a parakite. Weighing from 1.8kg to 2.6kg, with an aspect ratio of 4.7, the Kiss 2 ...

What’s ‘GPS altitude’ and what’s ‘barometric altitude’? And what’s the difference? And does it matter? This article explains all you need to know about the ‘barometric versus GPS altitude’ issue A ...