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Luxury ... the Swing Mistral 7, EN B, under review. Photo: Swing

That Swing Thing: Mistral 7, EN B, Review

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The GIN Atlas on show. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Back to the Future: GIN Atlas, EN B, review

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Chrigel Maurer and Thomas Theurillat Cross Country 149

Cross Country 149: Latest issue out now

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Cross Country Paragliding T-Shirts

Atari and Never Come Down: New Cross Country T-Shirts

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The Cross Country bumper sticker in Chrigel Maurer's Red Bull X-Alps bus

Cross Country bumper stickers: have you got yours?

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Matt Stanford above the Cook Strait in New Zealand. Photo: Matt Stanford

Final Glide: Crossing New Zealand’s Cook Strait

Matt Stanford became the first pilot to cross New Zealand's 30km Cook Strait by paraglider earlier this year.
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In deep in the Tien Shan. Photo: Dali Carbol

Jagged Edge: Exploring the Tien Shan by paraglider

This spectacular example of adventure flying is what happens when you put two of the most ambitious Greater Ranges pilots in a new and remote location.
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Mike Haley at the Rat Race 2013. Photo: Andy Pag

Learning from the Rat Race: Mike Haley

“Too many paraglider pilots turn their noses up at comps!” says Mike Haley, a speak-your-mind Texan who doesn't suffer fools gladly.
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Greg Knudson in Kenya.

Cross Country interview: Greg Knudson

“We’d gone to the top of the hill and it was the first time I’d managed to inflate the glider,” says Greg Hudson. "It had a glide ratio of about 3.8 to 1."
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Muddy shoes at the Bornes to Fly. Photo: Michel Farrugia

Up One More: The Bornes to Fly 2013

How hard can hike-and-fly really be? Andy Pag found out when he signed up to the three-day Bornes to Fly in Annecy, France earlier this year.
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