GALLERY: SANDSTORMS & ROCK RATS

Mike Küng and photographer Giorgio Sabbioni get to play with the wind in Jordan’s Valley of the Moon

SEVEN WEEKS IN SPRING

‘I can’t believe I’m throwing my reserve.’ The most ambitious traverse yet. Brad Sander and team fly an incredible 1,200 km in the Himalaya

SHOCK AND AWE

It rained and stormed but the champions rose above it. Luca Donini and Petra Silvova reveal what went right at the European Paragliding Championships

LIGHTER, THINNER, STRONGER

Know your weft from your weave? Think denier is just for tights? Anatoly Cohn unravels the mystery of paraglider cloth

THE XC FILES

Avoiding cloudsuck, holding your brakes and flying in your first competition – must-have advice from the best

BETWEEN THE SHEETS

Marcus King flies Escape’s S’Pace and Niviuk’s Hook 2 while Jeff O’Brien slides into the Covert race harness

Plus: PWC update,  Asian Championships, Nordic Open, two-liners, Lakes Charity Classic, hang gliding acro tragedy, glider lines and all the latest reports, flights and new products.

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The printed version of Issue 130 comes with a free copy of Flight the DVD. Flight, a joint production between Cross Country and the Acro Twins, showcases the various aspects of our sport.

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