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.

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OPENING SHOT

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

‘IT WAS REALLY UNBELIEVABLE’

THE WORLD CUP’S TOUGH MID-SEASON

ON LAUNCH WITH SEBRAND WARREN

ITALY WINS RECORD EIGHTH GOLD AT HG WORLDS

REMEMBERING VIJAY

BACK IN THE DAY

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

HOW TO OBSERVE MORE & FLY SMARTER • Observation isn’t passive. it’s a core flying skill – here’s what good pilots do better and how to train it.

MAGICAL FALL

WHEN VALLEY WINDS REVERSE

EXPERIENCING THE MALOJA WIND AT THE X-ALPS

SATELLITE EYE • Looking down on our ever-changing Earth

‘AS YOU INHALE, YOU BEGIN TO FLY’

FRENCH PYRENEES

ROAD TRIP USA • Tim Rochas, Pierre Bottero, Anna Berger and Tanguy Renaud-Goud headed to the canyonlands and badlands in Utah and hitched a ride of a lifetime.

THE ULTIMATE QUEST • Touching the Sky VR took three years to make and pushed aerial filmmaking boundaries at every turn. Pilots Aaron Durogati and Juraj Koreň and award-winning filmmaker Jon Griffith tell us how they did it

Campione del mondo! • The FAI World Championships have always been the pinnacle of our sports, writes former hang gliding and paragliding world champion John Pendry – as he looks back at the highpoint of his flying career

CRUSHING IT IN KRUŠEVO • Tarquin Cooper gets his first taste of competition flying at the relaunched Niviuk Fly Wide Open

HIMALAYAN LIFELINE • Stranded on a 600m cliff after crashing at almost 5,000m in the mountains behind Bir, India, Michal Karnik fought to stay alive as temperatures plunged and night fell. Miraculously, he made it out. He shares his story

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

IN BRIEF

DESIGN INSIGHT: OPEN HARNESSES • They offer simplicity, comfort and control. Bastienne Wentzel makes the case for the open harness

OZONE F*RACE 2 • It’s light, compact and makes you feel like a pro. Marcus King flies Ozone’s latest lightweight pod harness

FIRST LOOK: GIN VERSO 4 • Open-harness fan Bastienne Wentzel flies Gin’s updated reversible harness

DJI OSMO 360 • Today’s 360 actioncam market is dominated by the Insta360 – can DJI muscle in? By Marcus King

KEN WILKINSON • The longtime cross-country pilot on what matters most