Cross Country

Cross Country is the world’s leading voice for hang gliding, paragliding and paramotoring pilots. Ten times a year, our magazine content reflects our obsession with flying, and we express it by packing each issue with the most imaginative, inspirational photography and writing we can lay our hands on.

INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION

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Cross Country

OPENING SHOT

IN THE CORE •  People, news and insight from around the free flying world

WHAT’S ON

COME TO COLOMBIA!

WINTER EIGERTOUR 2024

ON LAUNCH WITH DYLAN MANSLEY

WANDERBIRD IN RIO • The hike-and-fly spirit came to Rio de Janeiro’s famous launch in January

‘THE BEST WE’VE EVER SEEN’ • Emilia Plak reports on the Paramotor Slalom Worlds in Qatar

KENYA’S PARAGLIDING OPEN

BACK IN THE DAY

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS ALLEN WEYNBERG PAINTING BY NUMBERS

FLYING IQ • Helping you fly better with expert advice and know-how

HOW TO: SKI TO FLY • Jake Holland digs in his heels and explains how to combine skiing with paragliding

EXPEDITION FLYING

THE LONG GAME GAVIN MCCLURG PARAGLIDING’S FORBIDDEN FRUIT

SATELLITE EYE • A pilot’s eye view of our ever-changing Earth below

PARAMOTORING RICH DOLAN DOES A PARAMOTOR PILOT NEED SIV?

GO WITH THE FLOW • With the new generation of gliders and harnesses SIV and safety training needs to evolve, says veteran SIV instructor Heli Schrempf. Melanie Weber, Adi Geisegger and Michi Maurer went along for the ride.

THE PILOTS’ VIEWS

India Calling • What does it take to become a regular in a place like Bir? Over a season spent flying vol-bivouac in the Indian Himalaya Jorge Atramiz meets some of the pioneering pilots who have been flying here the longest, and the incredible mountain people who call this majestic place home.

OF SNOW AND ICE • Soaring above the 4,000m peaks of the Swiss Alps reveals the stunning – but fragile – glaciated landscape below

Dragon Country • The hills and valleys of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales offer scope for some unique adventures year-round, whatever the weather

Flight From Extinction • For the past 20 years a team of biologists and pilots have been helping to reintroduce the northern bald ibis back into the wild, leading their migration over the Alps. Tarquin Cooper speaks to Johannes Fritz, pilot and project director, to hear how humans have been helping the birds rediscover their migratory instincts

Thinking Differently Think like a kid • The second in a five-part series exploring the philosophy and approach of Julien Garcia, the French team paragliding coach, by Hugh Miller

KITLIST • All the latest reviews, gear and technology for free flying

KITLIST

IN BRIEF

GEAR INSIGHT THE RAINBOW OF CHOICE • Jack Peake shares a personal view of how to avoid all the pitfalls of buying new kit – and choose the right equipment for the right job

TOP TIPS FOR BUYING A GLIDER

TESTIVALS: FLY BEFORE YOU BUY

NOVA CODEX • Nova’s new two-line EN-C is an open book – designed to be accessible to early C pilots. Erwin Voogt flew a first edition

A FLYING LIFE JIM MCLELLAN • Tom Duffin remembers his friend and wingman