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Pilots for Palu

Pilots launch $60,000 fundraiser for Palu earthquake survivors

The Cloudbase Foundation today launched an appeal to raise $60,000 for the families of seven paraglider pilots killed in the Palu earthquake
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Cross Country 194: October 2018

Who – or what – first got you into flying? Flying is pure magic, and this issue will help you capture that exhilarating feeling of discovery
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Rush 5. Photo: Nico Assael

Video: Russell Ogden on the new Rush 5 (EN B)

What’s the difference between Ozone’s Rush 5 and the Delta 3? Why is aspect ratio so important in paraglider design? Test pilot Russell Ogden talks Rush 5
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Landing at the paragliding in the Asian Games 2018. Photo: FAI / Brooke Whatnall

Asian Games 2018: Japan and Korea take gold

Paragliding was in the Asian Games for the first time this year, in both Accuracy and Cross Country – with all pilots competing in both disciplines
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Valle de Bravo: An Insider’s Guide

Valle de Bravo paragliding guide Marko Hrgetic tells us some more about this famous site in Mexico – home to hang gliding and paragliding for 40 years
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Innes Powell, 1964-2018

"Oh Innes. You were always ticking people off for not doing up their helmet straps, turning the wrong way..." Hugh Miller remembers his friend Innes Powell
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Jerome Maupoint on a paraglider doing a wingover in France

Cross Country 193: September 2018

Going big – in your own way. Whether you’re planning an epic 300k day or want to follow a thermal away from the hill for the first time, Cross Country will help take you to the next level
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Free Flight Photographer of 2018

Look out your best images and enter our inaugural Free Flight Photographer of the Year 2018 competition
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Paragliding in Oman. Photo: Felix Woelk

Cross Country 192: August 2018

Paragliding is an adventure, it allows us to explore dazzling new landscapes and pioneer untrammelled lines through some of the world’s most beautiful places. This month, we go further, higher and wilder.
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Woody Valley GTO Light Review

Woody Valley GTO Light review: From a first two hour’s XC flying, it’s clear that Woody Valley have made a very, very impressive harness here.
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