Where do you want the 2017 Paragliding World Championships to be held? We are looking for international competition pilots to take part in this online poll: just choose your preferred venue. Please DO NOT vote if there’s no chance of you being there, though! The aim is to help CIVL gauge pilot opinion before their […] …read more
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Podcast: Will Gadd and Gavin McClurg – Dirtbag Diaries
There comes a stage in a great athlete’s career when the pursuit of technical difficulty takes a back seat. It gives way to simplicity, an aesthetic and possibly to an iconic style that leaves an impression on a sport. Will Gadd is one of the most accomplished mountain athletes ever. Most people know him as […] …read more
Roldanillo goes into party mode to welcome Worlds pilots
The 14th FAI Paragliding World Championships kicked off today in Roldanillo, Colombia, with a grand fiesta-style opening parade welcoming 148 pilots from 38 countries around the world. A Colombian military marching band led the pilots through the streets before they arrived in the town square. Locals lined the route cheering them on over two hours, […] …read more
New BASE harness on the scene, the AVA Acro BASE 2015 model
BASE harnesses are the safest option you get now, but there is still plenty of space for development. Meet Ava Sport’s Acro BASE 2015 model, featuring inter changeable spectra loop 3 ring system and many other improvments.
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Cross Country at the Paragliding World Championships 2015
The 14th FAI Paragliding World Championships starts on Saturday in Colombia – and Cross Country is heading south to join in the fun. We’ll be reporting from the event, bringing you news, comment, analysis, photos and interviews each day, all here on XCmag.com. The competition starts on 10 January and will run for two weeks. […] …read more
New Year, new challenges
New Year, new challenges …read more
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Forgotten Island: Full length film from Nova
Watch the full length version of Forgotten Island, the award-winning film of the Nova team flying on the remote island of Socotra. • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Subscribe to Cross Country. Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home …read more
Toolbox: Starting your motor on the ground
“In our overly guarded world it’s increasingly popular to see ‘Caution’ or ‘Danger’ signs on everyday products. ‘Don’t dry your cat in the microwave,’ ‘Don’t eat the iPod Shuffle,’ etc. The strange thing is, we don’t see these labels on a paramotor.” Dean Eldridge, author of Paramotoring: The Essential Guide, has been a regular columnist […] …read more
Flying 100km XC in Thailand
Mike Moore emailed us to tell us about his flight in Thailand. He’d flown his first 100km and wanted to tell the world. What he didn’t tell us was he was new to paragliding and his personal best was only his second ever XC flight. Good going! The thermal draws me up and away from […] …read more
Gordon Rigg on flying wave
Gordon Rigg, nine times British hang gliding champion, kick off our new hang gliding column with a look at flying wave. Alpine pilots turn away from the launch site when they see those smooth lenticular clouds standing up against the wind, and they are right to do so. Steep and jagged mountains don’t mix well […] …read more