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.

PREPARATION PAYS

CONTRIBUTORS

Cross Country • In the core since 1988

Gallery

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

WHAT’S ON

RED BULL X-ALPS ROUTE REVEALED

FRANCE TO WELCOME THE PG WORLDS

SPRING ARRIVES

MIKE KÜNG MAKES A MOVE

CIVL BITESIZE

CIVL GETS A SHAKE-UP FOR 2023

ON LAUNCH WITH

IN THE COCKPIT • The Canadian pilot and filmmaker on how he sets up his flight instrument

FLYING BETWEEN GIANTS

BACK IN THE DAY

10 SECOND COUNTDOWN

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

THE EN-C REVOLUTION • The first big paragliding festival of the year is a chance for manufacturers to reveal their new wings – including a whole new crop of two-line EN-C gliders. We spent three days at the Stubai Cup checking out the goods

NEW CONCEPT: DUDEK’S HIKE&CRUISE (EN A/B)

“WOULD YOU LIKE TO FLY TANDEM ACRO WITH US?”

VIRTUAL REALITY FOR STUDENTS

LEARNING ABOUT CONVERGENCE LIFT

SATELLITE EYE • From snowfall in California to raining silver in Bolivia

DESTINATION: TENERIFE

Desert Rain • Adi Geisegger and Martin Kempf pair up to fulfil a shared lifelong dream to fly Egypt’s ancient pyramids – before heading south to explore the incredible landscapes of the White Desert and Black Desert

‘Simplicity & Effectiveness’ • There is a “less is more” theme to Chrigel Maurer’s approach to this year’s Red Bull X-Alps, built on the foundations of a strong solution-focused approach, as Hugh Miller found out in Interlaken this spring.

Focused

The Fisherfield Six • Kieran Campbell goes for a weekend winter hike-and-fly around some of Scotland’s remotest mountains

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

New Products

MAC PARA ELAN 3 • “Fly in peace” is the Mac Para mantra, and their new EN C allows you to do just that writes Marcus King

DUDEK SOLO • Lawrie Noctor arrives late to the party but finds much to like about this intermediate reflex paramotor wing

AIRDESIGN SUSI 4 • Marcus King is surprised by the evolution of AirDesign’s mountain wing

OZONE SUB-MARINE • Hugh Miller finds out what this high-end competition harness is like for regular cross-country flying

TIM ROCHAS • The Niviuk designer and competition pilot on what matters most