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.

FLYING IS ADVENTURE

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Cross Country

OPENING SHOT

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

BIG DISTANCE IN BRAZIL

SAFETY DEBATE TOPS THE AGENDA

SLALOM WORLDS 2025

ON LAUNCH WITH DAVIDE SASSUDELLI

‘AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY’ • You don’t have to travel far for adventure – Caitlin Smith talks to Dan Jones about setting records in his own backyard

‘ADVENTURE IS WHAT DRIVES ME IN LIFE’ • Paul Guschlbauer’s biggest adventure yet is sharing the joy with others, he tells Bastienne Wentzel

REVIEW: HIKE-AND-FLY – WANDERBIRD STRATEGY

BACK IN THE DAY

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

THE HEAD GAME BENJAMIN GAUDRY LEARNING THE LANGUAGE

CLOUDBASE: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • “Get to base” newer pilots are told – but what do you do when you get there? Bastienne Wentzel explains

THE LONG GAME GAVIN MCCLURG MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE INVISIBLE

WEATHER HONZA REJMANEK FORECASTING FOR A NEW DESTINATION

SATELLITE EYE • Looking down on our ever-changing Earth

PARAMOTORING RICH DOLAN HEADING OUT ON THE SKYWAY

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS ALLEN WEYNBERG THE ITALIAN JOB

DESTINATION LANZAROTE

ADVENTURE MODE: ON • Whether it’s a week in the winter sun or a month exploring the highlands of northern Kenya, paragliding offers adventures like no other. We asked 12 local guides and gurus to share some of their favourite adventures from their own backyard.

LIVING THE DREAM • From hang-gliding wunderkind to paragliding instructor, X-Alps pilot, globetrotter, photographer, and international guide, Michael Gebert tells Ed Ewing why adventure has always been at the heart of everything he does.

Just roll with it • Henry George and Marco Altibrandi head to Italy for a bike-and-fly adventure in the heart of the spectacular Dolomites

Paramotoring Patagonia • Pilot and photographer Jeff Hamann braved epic logistics, officialdom and the region’s notorious bad weather to pull off a spectacular flight over the San Rafael Glacier in Chilean Patagonia

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

IN BRIEF

PACKED FOR ADVENTURE • This is what adventure pilot Ben Kellett packs before heading into the hills on a vol-biv

DESIGN INSIGHT: VECTOR VARIO • The next generation of varios is here – Marcus King gets to grips with the technology behind them

INSTRUMENTS FOR ADVENTURE • Marcus King looks at the different instrument options for when you’re going on a trip

HIGH ADVENTURE PIZI TOUCH • Hugh Miller puts these dedicated paragliding gloves to the test

REVIEW: GOPRO MAX2 • The original actioncam maker gets back into the 360 game with Max2. Marcus King puts it through its paces

“GOPRO: START RECORDING!” • Marcus King takes a look at the options for capturing great content from the air

MY FLYING LIFE SOLÈNE ROMBOURG • The traveller and adventure pilot on what matters most