The latest harness from Swing with integrated back section from the alpine backpack specialist Deuter: the Connect Reverse convertible harness/backpack. A sophisticated, state-of-the-art and extremely comfortable paraglider harness! The Connect Reverse is particularly suited to any pilot looking for a top quality harness which is comfortable yet lightweight. The harness’s dual function as a backpack means that the entire piece of equipment remains compact and light.

The Aspen3 is being eagerly awaited. There are many Aspen fans out there who have had lots of fun and remarkable flights on their Aspen and Aspen2. The Aspen3 follows in the same spirit but offers better performance without trading in-flight comfort. We keep the sporty feel while placing this wing a little closer to the XC2 than the Aspen2 while introducing a new construction refinements and inovations.

To develop the Aspen3 the Gradient test team put the protos through their paces in a wide range of flying conditions: easy soaring, soaring in strong winds, weak to moderate thermals as well as extremely strong thermals. Gradient's satisfaction with the final design was checked in De Aar South Africa...Gradient's favourite testing ground when winter grips central Europe.

Aspen3 offers maximum comfort to sport and recreational pilots alike and
after very positive feedback on the Aspen2 Gradient's target was to keep the safety potential of the Aspen2 the same but to increase the overall performance of the Aspen3 and introduce new feature-details of design and construction.

Aspen3 is a very stable glider placing well inside the EN C category. Predictable behaviour and stable accelerated flight makes Aspen3 a very interesting solution for a really wide range of XC pilots.

Gradient has given a high priority to details in the new Aspen3, things like thin risers, light Ronstan pulleys, smaller Peguet carabiners, brake swivels, adhesive rib reinforcements etc...

Gradient continues to concentrate on optimizing material-combinations, which together with advanced design makes Aspen3 a light glider increasing its usage potential in several ways. Compared to the Aspen2 the weight of the glider is 0.2kg less.