New from Niviuk is the Ikuma, a high-end EN B ‘back country’ paraglider. They say it’s precise and fun to fly, with a sporty character and “awesome” performance. Five sizes cater for all-up weights from 59kg to 130kg, and the Ikuma will be available in four colours. niviuk.com • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com. Subscribe to […] …read more
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Niviuk Peak 4 – EN D cross-country paraglider
The Peak 4 is now here – Niviuk’s new EN-D cross-country hotship. Efficient and performant, it devours kilometres, Niviuk say. The Peak 4 is a two-liner, built using Icepeak know-how and technologies such as internal Nitinol rods reinforcing the structure and maintaining its sleek shape, without adding too much weight. Niviuk say the Peak 4 is fast with with excellent […] …read more
Brazilians set new 513km Paragliding World Record
Frank Brown, Donizete Lemos and Marcelo Prieto set a new paragliding world record on Friday 9 October 2015 with a 513km flight across the Brazilian north east. Launching from Tacima at 6.20am they spent the next 11 hours in the air, flying together for most of the way. Launching with the paraglider pilots, Glauco Pinto […] …read more
GIN Gingo 3 paraglider harness
The Gingo 3 is an no-pod paraglider harness aimed at leisure, sport and cross-country pilots. GIN say it’s designed to inspire confidence in the air, striking a balance between damping out turbulence and giving good pilot feedback, and there is a cross-bracing strap to adjust this balance. The Gingo 3 is easy to adjust, both on […] …read more
Julien Irilli took the first place on the podium
Julien Irilli took the first place on the podium …read more
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From music to sky
From music to sky …read more
Source:: Niviuk
Gin Genie Lite 2 pod harness
The Genie Lite 2 is GIN’s new lightweight pod harness for cross-country pilots. It has a carbon-fibre seatboard for precise pilot feedback, and a removable pod. GIN say the Genie Lite 2 is both comfortable and aerodynamic, and it’s available in four sizes to tailor it to different pilot heights. It’s built from light yet robust materials, weighing 4.2kg in the […] …read more
Podcast: Gavin McClurg on training for the X-Alps
In Cloudbase Mayhem podcast episode 6, Gavin McClurg talks about how he prepared physically for the 2015 Red Bull X-Alps, with trainer Ben Abruzzo. Ben Abruzzo was the guy who turned me into a machine for the 2015 Red Bull X-Alps. My knees are a cartilage wasteland and I’d never done any endurance training or racing in my […] …read more
Wings of Kilimanjaro 2015 success
The Wings of Kilimanjaro 2015 expedition finished with a successful flight from Uhuru Peak on the morning of 29 September 2015. Founder Adrian McRae, along with Hans Åberg and Dirk Stephan, realised the dream of launching from the roof of Africa, in what this year was a reconnaisance trip ahead of a larger fundraising event in 2016. Wings of […] …read more
Airfer update Scorpio paramotor frame
Airfer have upgraded their Scorpio paramotor frame, and it’s now in stock with their dealers. The main body, ribs and arms are built from 7075 aluminium alloy in a sandwich design that reduces vibrations to the pilot, and the propeller cage has a low-drag profile. As part of the improvements, the harness has been upgraded and […] …read more