Cross Country

Baptiste Lambert

Masterclass: How to fly fast with Baptiste Lambert

How can we learn to fly efficiently and fast and therefore further? France’s Baptiste Lambert has some brilliant advice
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Win a Paraglider in the Cross Country Prize Draw 2024

Now's the best ever time to subscribe, because you could win a new paraglider of your choice in our Subscribers’ Prize Draw 2024
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Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds: 50 Years of Free Flying

Head in The Clouds: The Best Stories From 50 Years of Free Flying is a new book that captures “the heart and soul” of free flying.
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White Desert Protected Area, or Sahara el Beyda in Egypt

Cross Country Issue 239: May 2023

From an exclusive insight into Chrigel Maurer's flying philosophy to soaring above Egypt's ancient monuments – the latest issue has landed
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Will Gadd soaring in Ireland. Photo: John Price / Red Bull Content Pool

Honing your skills

If you're new to the XC game, don't just sit there above the hill. Here are 10 exercises that will help develop skills.
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A sorted pilot. Photo: Marcus King

Gearing Up

You have to be comfortable in the air – we look at some of the small pieces of kit that can really help you feel relaxed when flying XC
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Advance Sigma 11

The art of thermalling

Thermalling well is true art – but it can be learned. And it can be learned relatively quickly. It then takes a lifetime to perfect!
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Watch what the birds are doing – and follow them. Photo: Marcus King

Observation: Learning to look

Observation is probably the most important skill we have as pilots. But it’s also the most under-rated and least talked about
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Active-Piloting-Jerome-Maupoint

Active Flying

Active flying means staying in touch with the glider and reacting to what it is doing. More advanced active piloting means recovering from collapses
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Glider testing in the Alps. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Choosing the right paraglider

If you are thinking about buying a new paraglider, then getting one that matches your skill level is one of the most important decisions you’ll make
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