The Kangaroo 4 is Sol’s latest LTF/EN-C high-performance tandem paraglider. Sol pride themselves on their Kangaroo models having set numerous world records throughout the generations, and they hope the fourth incarnation will be no different. A three-riser design with an aspect ratio of 6.25, the wing is supported with battens, trailing edge mini-ribs and double V-tabs. The 32m2 […] …read more
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Comic Paragliding T-shirts from Sky Junkies cartoonist
Fly Piedrahita are creating a range of comic paragliding T-shirts for 2015, designed by skygod and Sky Junkies illustrator, Steve Ham. They will try to capture some of the fun of the cartoon style shirts we produced for the PWCs we ran in the 1990s. You can see more of the T-shirt designs at Flypiedrahita.com, […] …read more
Flying with Kids: What to do and how to do it
Some of the oldest heads in our sports started at the youngest age. Whether going tandem with mum or dad, ground handling a paraglider in field, or playing with model planes on a hillside, getting in early has lots of benefits. Children learn quickly, they absorb everything, and they are keen to advance. However, the […] …read more
The Perfect Line: 1,000km through Chile
Francois Ragolski and Martin Schrike wanted to fly 1,000km along the coast of Chile. They nearly made it. By Jessica Bown Iquique in Chile is a paragliding paradise that attracts thousands of pilots every year, but while the airspace between Iquique and Antofagasta is well known and well flown, the arid stretch of land south […] …read more
Seven weeks, seven islands: Paramotoring the Canaries
The Canary Islands lie off the coast of Africa, 100km west of Morocco. This Spanish archipelago is one of the most far-flung reaches of the European Union, and made up of seven unique islands. From largest to smallest they are Tenerife, Fuertaventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera and little El Hierro. Beaches, nightlife […] …read more
Beyond Bir: Chasing 7,000m in Keylong
If we told you there was a place beyond the pass with crystal blue skies and base at 7,000m you’d sell your grandmother to go there, wouldn’t you? Manu Beno, Andrej Durana and Martin Gaborik went there last year to try to set their own personal height records, camping at close to 4,000m and flying […] …read more
Arriba, Arriba, Arriba: Arriba 3 review (EN B)
We all know that you don’t need a top-end glider to give you a top-end flight. In fact, the opposite can often be the case: put an inexperienced pilot on a high performing wing and they won’t necessarily have a good time or go very far. So when last year Skywalk boss Armin Harich flew […] …read more
Ozone Sirocco (PPG) review
Why would you want a lightweight paramotor wing? That’s the first question Marcus King asked Ozone’s Emilia Plak when they went paramotoring together in Spain. The new Ozone Sirocco is being marketed as the first lightweight full-reflex paramotor wing, but with a 25kg engine on your back, does a weight saving wing really matter? Yes, […] …read more
Tight spot: taking off from alpine launches
“There is nothing particularly special about most of the official launches in the Alps,” writes Jon Chambers in the latest issue of Cross Country magazine. He should know, he’s crossed them twice as part of the Red Bull X-Alps. “In fact, the one unifying criteria they all fulfil is the fact that they all have […] …read more
Cross Country 161: What’s in the latest issue
Adventure is what it’s all about – and no adventure comes bigger than the mighty Himalaya. That’s why we chose this image for the cover of a packed issue 161. It just has it all. It’s of Zee Monastery in the remote Spiti Valley in northern India. And it’s Shangri-La for the trio of pilots who […] …read more