Cross Country is the world’s leading voice for hang gliding, paragliding and paramotoring pilots. Ten times a year, our magazine content reflects our obsession with flying, and we express it by packing each issue with the most imaginative, inspirational photography and writing we can lay our hands on.

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NEED TO KNOW • News and insight from around the free-flying world

RAFA’S 530K RECORD IN BRAZIL

THE NAKED PILOT THOMAS FRIEDRICH

INSIDER’S GUIDE: SURVEY 2020

NOVA’S NEW TWO-LINER

BACK IN THE DAY

FLYING • Helping you fly better with expert advice and know-how

CHOOSE YOUR WINGMAN WISELY’

THE MINI GUIDE TO HIKE-AND-FLY • Hike-and-fly has boomed this year, thanks in part to lockdown. Ed Ewing finds out how you can make the switch without breaking the bank

HIKING TIPS 101

HOW TO NAIL YOUR TOP LANDINGS

LEFT OUT IN THE COLD

WIND OVER THE EIGER

THE LOOK OF RISK

EXPERIENCED, BUT NO SIV?

BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL • Felix Wölk and Pablo Heidenreich got more than they bargained for when they went to fly a 4,000m volcano in Central America.

CHASING THE DRAGON • Brazil’s legendary northeast offers unbelievable distance flying for those who dare. But would you? Could you? Craig Morgan reveals what it’s really like to go dragon hunting in South America.

TRAIN GANG • X-Alps, X-Pyr, Eigertour… forget about them. Marcus King lets the train take the strain while staying local for this unique adventure race in the south of France

WHAT WE LEARNT

KITLIST • All the latest reviews, gear and technology for free flying

New Products

IN BRIEF

IN BRIEF • Updates for everything from your wardrobe to your smartphone

SUPAIR SAVAGE (EN C) • Dougie Swanson-Low flies this X-Alps-style adventure glider for the sports class pilot

MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS

Q&A: PIERRE-YVES ALLOIX, SUPAIR DESIGNER

Dougie Swanson-Low

LITTLE CLOUD URUBU • Marcus King flies the latest lightweight sports class glider from this independently-minded manufacturer

MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS

INSTA360 ONE R • Torn between an action cam and a new 360 camera? You don’t need to be with this, says Marcus King

IN BRIEF

PARAGLIDING: THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE • Instructor and YouTube paragliding coach Greg Hamerton reviews this new book aimed at new pilots

FINAL SHOT