Flying Culture

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Paragliding in Tajikistan

Watch: Magikistan – Paragliding in Tajikistan

Flying into the heart of Tajikistan with Women's Acro World Champion Christina Kolb and Alain Lehoux
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Cross Country Magazine Photo of the Year 2018. By Majo Krissak, Sweden

Cross Country 196: Dec 2018 / Jan 2019

Perfect the basics, analyse your season’s highlights and spend some time planning your next big adventure. This issue is all about keeping you inspired
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Cross Country 195: November 2018

Ours is a remarkable sport, a free-flight enclave of passion, adventure, innovation and excitement. This issue is a celebration of that
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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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