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FLY BETTER: How to find the core of a thermal

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Thermalling well is all about mental mapping, staying alert to new information and exploration within the thermal. And lots of flying is the only way to collect the pieces of this jigsaw puzzle, writes Bob Drury

Cross Country Travel Guide 2010/11

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

Free download to the best paragliding and hang gliding sites in the world.

Cross Country magazine’s Global Travel Guide for hang gliding and paragliding is now available online as a free pdf download – perfect for the iPad, your laptop or printing off.
Published in April 2010 the print edition of the guide was given away [...]

David Humphrey samples Turkey’s new big distance arena ahead of the XC Turkey event in September 2010

Red Bull X-Alps: Blood, Sweat, and Fear

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Forget blue skies and 4,000 m cloudbases, the Red Bull X-Alps is about bleeding feet, blisters, buckled knees and rain. Are you tough enough? Ed Ewing spoke to some of the athletes to find out what it takes to keep running…

The latest issue of Cross Country is out now in both paper and digital formats. Read on for editor Ed Ewing’s taster of what’s brewing inside.

WIN a paraglider in the 2010 Cross Country Prize draw

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Six of the biggest brands in the sport are joining us to create the best prize draw we’ve ever run!

Gradient’s Madeiran adventures: a movie by Felix Woelk

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Gradient’s Madeiran adventures: a movie by Felix Woelk

Gradient paragliding videos: Avax XC3 and Golden3

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Gradient have been filming their latest paragliders, and the videos presented here are of their Avax XC3 serial class racer and the intermediate Golden3.

Gravity never sleeps at the International Alpine Film Festival

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Top paragliding film, Gravity Never Sleeps, has been shortlisted for an award at FIFAD (the International Alpine Film Festival) in Les Diablerets from 7 – 14 August 2010.

DHV safety advice for users of cocoon-type paraglider harnesses

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

There have been several fatalities lately caused by paraglider pilots taking off with their harness leg straps open, or by misjudging their altitude over water. Following investigation into these cases, the DHV have issued the following safety advice for paraglider pilots.