Australia

Beyond the Range paragliding film in Tasmania

Watch: Chasing dreams and records in Tasmania

Beyond the Range follows three pilots as they set out to break the long-held Tasmanian paragliding record – which stood at 93km for 14 years
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Sunset flying in Australia

Allen Weynberg: ‘My heart is beating’

Learning to paraglide in Queensland, Australia, in 2025 is very different to Allen Weynberg's experiences in North Wales back in the '90s
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Bill Moyes in May 2007. Photo: Robert Gray, Bill’s grandson

The original Moyes Boy

Bill Moyes was one of the founding fathers of hang gliding. Tarquin Cooper looks back on his life and legacy.
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Camp 360 in Bir/Billing. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Heading south: Where to fly in the northern winter

As the northern hemisphere’s thermals fizzle out, pilots in the north start to head east to India or migrate south to get their winter fix
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Canungra SpandiCup 2024: Race Report

Dan Thuillier won the inaugural Canungra SpandiCup in Queensland, Australia. The innovative format saw three classes organised by measuring glider span
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Jonny Durand hang gliding on the Morning Glory on 15 September 2009. Photo: Mark Watson / Red Bull Content Pool

Sky Tsunami: Flying Australia’s Morning Glory

In September 2009 Jonny Durand became the first hang glider pilot to fly the Morning Glory, a rare rolling cloud phenomenon in Australia
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Rowan Ratnik

Prize draw 2024: Rowan Ratnik won the wing

Rowan Ratnik from Australia won the paraglider in the Cross Country Subscribers' Prize Draw – we asked him what he'll be flying next season
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Queensland, Australia

How to: Not be eaten

Allen Weynberg travels to North Queensland where crocodile danger signs hint that this is "not your average paragliding destination."
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Flying at the Bullseye hike-and-fly competition in Australia. Photo: Phil Kirkman

Dodging ‘Danger Noodles’ Down Under

Allen Weynberg reports from the Bullseye hike-and-fly competition in Australia, which is now in its second year
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Chablais, Samoëns, southeast France

Cross Country Issue 241: July 2023

Get the best out of summer with the latest issue – Cross Country 241 (July 2023) is out now
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