Video: Learning to paraglide from first flight to thermals
Monday, December 5th, 2011
Thinking of learning to fly a paraglider? Kerim Jaspersen’s new film explains all
Articles
The Godfather of Serial Class: Exclusive interview with Rob Whittall
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Rob Whittall talks exclusively to Cross Country magazine about the latest developments in Serial Class
It’s here! Classic Routes is the beautiful new paragliding and hang gliding book from the makers of XCmag
Vote Now: Everest paragliders up for Nat Geo award
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Vote for Babu Sunuwar as National Geographic Adventurer of the Year
Toma Coconea and the UP Summit XC2
Friday, October 14th, 2011
UP have a new video about the Summit XC2, featuring Toma Coconea
Jefim Nikitin wins XC360 short film comp
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The winner of XC360, Cross Country magazine’s short film competition has been announced
‘White out and deployment’: Amazing hang gliding footage
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Video: Hang glider pilot sucked into a cu-nim and then throws reserve
Exclusive XCmag Interview: Chrigel Maurer
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
Exclusive interview with Chrigel Maurer and Thomas Theurillat immediately after they won the Red Bull X-Alps 2011
GPS versus barometric altitude: the definitive answer
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
What’s the difference between GPS altitude and barometric altitude? Mark Graham explains
Red Bull X-Alps 2011: Daily Reports
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
The Red Bull X-Alps 2011 started on 17 July. Join us as we watch the thirty athletes make their way across the Alps by foot and paraglider.
Red Bull X-Alps 2011: Lighter, faster, better?
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
There are only five days to go until the start of the fifth edition of the Red Bull X-Alps. The advances in paraglider technology mean the equipment used in 2011 is very different to that used in the first race, back in 2003.
British Paragliding Open 2011: Slovenia
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
Mark Hayman and Craig Morgan report from the 2011 British Paragliding Championships in Slovenia
Rio The Movie: Hang gliding’s Hollywood hero
Friday, April 15th, 2011
XCmag donned its 3D glasses and headed to the movies to see Rio – The Movie
Fly Morocco 2011: World Record Hang Gliding Camp
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Follow Erick Angles as he blogs from a month-long hang gliding world record encampment in Morocco
Paragliding and hang gliding: Ten Tips for Comp flying
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Ten tips for paragliding and hang gliding competition. By Greg Hamerton
We want your best photographs
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Cross Country magazine is looking for great photos of hang gliding and paragliding of the following places
Himalayan paragliding with John Silvester
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Paragliding with high altitude guru John Silvester gives Thayer Walker a new perspective on life
British hang glider pilot in fatal accident
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Andrew Hurst, a UK hang glider pilot, has died following an accident in Australia. His family has been informed.
Swiss Paragliding Acro Championships 2010: Robair Coldwater acro sessions
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Swiss paragliding school Robair rescued the 2010 Swiss Acro Championships with a new event held in November … brrr.
Paragliding surfer or hang gliding guru? What sort of pilot are you?
Monday, January 17th, 2011
What sort of pilot are your? Cross Country’s psychology department looks at different paragliding and hang gliding personalities and questions why we fly the way we fly
