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.

BLAZING A TRAIL

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Cross Country

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

WHAT’S ON

CHASING PERFECT MIDSUMMER DAYS

HANG GLIDING WORLDS 2023

LUCKY LUKE’S ACRO WIN

301 KM EN-B TRIANGLE

WHAT’S ON

BENI’S 420 KM ALPINE ADVENTURE

ON LAUNCH WITH MANON DEPREMOREL

IN THE COCKPIT MATTHEW SCUTTER • The software engineer behind SkySight reveals how the other half fly

FRANCE WINS SLALOM WORLDS

BACK IN THE DAY

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

PRO TIPS: HOW TO GET GOOD • We asked some top pilots what advice they’d give pilots just starting out on their XC journey

IS IT GETTING WETTER? WELL THAT DEPENDS… • Meteorologist Honza Rejmanek has been a paraglider pilot since 1993. He has competed in five Red Bull X-Alps, and came third in 2009. He lives in California.

SATELLITE EYE • Looking down on our ever-changing Earth

TOP TIPS FOR MOTOR TRAVEL • Rich Dolan is an engineer by training and flies paramotors and paragliders. His biggest paramotoring adventure so far has been flying 5,000km across Australia. Find him at instagram.com/rich_dolan_

DESTINATION: SUPER BLOOM

THE PERFECT RACE • Chrigel Maurer did it again. In a near perfect edition of the Red Bull X-Alps he won for a record eighth time, completing the 1,223km race around the Alps in an incredible 6 days 6 hours and 1 minute. Bastienne Wentzel was in Zell am See to see him and the rest of the pilots arrive.

VIVE LA FRANCE • France swept the board at the FAI Paragliding World Championships in May, and Maxime Pinot took home the coveted world championship title and gold medal. Two weeks later he made the podium in the Red Bull X-Alps for the second time. Ed Ewing talks to Le Petit Prince of the Alpine skies

INCERDIBLE BAJA • From grey whales to mobula rays, the marine life of the Baja Peninsula is famous worldwide. Joe Orsi and Rob Condella went looking.

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

IN BRIEF

KITLIST

SKY EXOS 2 • This three-line EN-C has been updated and given a lightweight makeover.

UP SUMMIT X • Erwin Voogt finds this redesigned high-B offers a relaxing ride

NAVITER OUDIE N FANET+ • Added functionality uses Flarm and Fanet to help you see and be seen.

XC TRACER MAXX II • It’s small, light, intuitive and works well – what’s not to like? asks Marcus King

PARAFLY24 GLIDER-CHECK KIT • Line checking at home? We try it out

MY FLYING LIFE CEDAR WRIGHT • The professional climber on what matters most