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

CESAR CLEANS UP IN COLOMBIA

KERIO VALLEY DELIVERS • The season was the best in years and saw dozens of 200km and 300km flights flown in January and February

TRANS-ANDALUSIAN EXPRESS • Nico Aubert flies west-to-east across southern Portugal and Spain

JULIAN ANDRES CARREÑO

WINTER EIGERTOUR 2026 • This ski-mo/paragliding combo comp saw pilots make quick flights between the snow showers

BACK IN THE DAY

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

CHOOSING YOUR FIRST XC HARNESS

MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS

LEARNING TO: FLY THE ALPS • Ferdinand Vogel explains how to use ‘triangle theory’ to find thermals in the mountains

TAKING A STEP BACK

XC AND THE SPRING SNOWLINE

SATELLITE EYE • Looking down on our ever-changing Earth

THE SKI-&-FLY PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT • The five-step program to ski-and-fly nirvana with the Slovakian combo guru Juraj Koreň

DESTINATION MONTE CESEN

ON TOUR IN THE CAUCA VALLEY • Marcus King joins Seb Ospina and crew for a paragliding safari around some of Colombia’s greatest flying sites

100 X 100 • In October 2024 Ariel Zlatkovski set himself the goal of flying 100 x 100km flights over the next 12 months. It would involve constant travel, drive, and risk-taking. Could he do it? Would it change him? He shares his story and a surprising takeaway: careful what you wish for – because you might just get it

‘MY PROJECT, MY RULES!’

100 X 100 HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS

OVER ICELAND • Pilot and filmmaker Ryan Southwell can’t get enough of Iceland’s dramatic landscapes. On his fourth flying trip to the island, he headed deep into its interior to explore the country’s hidden wonders from the air.

CLIMB (AND FLY) EVERY MOUNTAIN • If you are looking for adventurous and accessible hike-and-fly projects then you can’t get better than the Swiss Alps. Tarquin Cooper talks to pilot and guidebook author Roger Fischer

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

KITLIST

DESIGN INSIGHT: THE EN-C CLASS • Much has changed in the EN-C class in recent years. Marcus King talks to designers to find out what we need to know

DESIGN INSIGHT: SUPAIR SAVAGE 2 • Not all EN-C gliders are two-liners. Marcus King talks to one designer about the benefits of the hybrid 2.5-line designs

JOANNA DI GRIGOLI • The Venezuelan competition and cross-country pilot on what matters most