‘Around the campfire Miroslav took us on a tour of the local fruits: pear, plum and apricot brandy.’ In Cross Country 182 Franck Simonnet makes new friends on an overnight paramotor bivvy in Slovakia. See what else is in the August 2017 issue …read more
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Portfolio: Jody Macdonald’s decade in paragliding
‘Art and outdoor sports – my two favourite things at school.’ Jody MacDonald has been photographing paragliding for a decade. In Cross Country 182 we showcase her favourite shots See what else is in the August 2017 issue …read more
Exploring the Choco: Colombia by paramotor
‘There are no coastal roads or towns for 400km. Armed drug smugglers have a significant presence.’ Jeff Hamann continues his Pacific coastline paramotoring odyssey with an 800km journey through the Choco, in Colombia’s remote northwest See what else is in the August 2017 issue …read more
Fiddler on the roof: Jean-Yves Fredriksen
Jean-Yves Fredriksen is the fiddler on the roof of the world, exploring the Himalaya alone but always with his violin. In Cross Country 182 he talks to Andy Pag about his most recent expedition – a 3,500km, four-month trip through the greatest mountains on Earth See what else is in the August 2017 issue …read more
Cover story: Dual-control SIV in Gerlitzen
‘Slow the glider, slow, slow, slower…’ In Cross Country 182 we head to Gerlitzen for a unique dual-control SIV session with Xandi Meschuh and Benni Hörburger See what else is in the August 2017 issue …read more
Jeff Goin: Over-the-nose spiral dives
Paramotor pilot Jeff Goin has some advice about spiral dives and going too strong. ‘In the wrong hands over-the-nose spiral dives can be surprisingly lethal. Unfortunately they’re really easy to do, even for raw beginners.’ See what else is in the August 2017 issue …read more
Icaristics: Preparing for competition
Bruce Goldsmith was Paragliding World Champion a decade ago. With his son Tyr facing his first World Championships in Italy, Bruce writes down some good advice. ‘Fly the gear you know … Use a backup instrument … When you apply bar, do it in two pushes.’ You know what they say – Dad knows best. See […] …read more
Skywalk introduce X-Alps Range 2 harness
Skywalk released the new X-Alps Range 2 harness at the start of the Red Bull X-Alps race 2017. Team Austria 2’s Stephan Gruber took time out to show us the harness during the preparations for the race. The harness features a fully certified blow-up back protection system developed using technologies from kiting and knowhow from Skywalk’s […] …read more
Red Bull X-Alps 2017: Day Eight Highlight Clip
Maurer reaches Turnpoint 5 while Gaspard Petiot reflects on what might have been …read more
OZONE CHABRE OPEN 2017
The OZONE Chabre Open 2017, just came to an end after a fun week of camaraderie and flying in southern France. The Chabre Vol Libre Team reports:
“The 12th OZONE Chabre Open finished on a high after five tasks in beautiful conditions. Surely, one of the best we’ve had. Even the windy first two days allowed pilots to free fly at St Jean Monclar and St Vincent Les Forts. The competition hotted up over the next five days, as did the weather, and the fifth task gave rise to a few upsets in the final rankings.
Task setting, briefings and de-briefings were led by the inimitable Jocky Sanderson, who was a star, as usual. Jocky’s skill and experience in cross country flying, SIV, safety and training, his enthusiasm to help pilots improve and his animated briefings and de-briefings truly make the competition the best learning environment for any budding XC or competition pilot, and provides great entertainment for us all.
Loads of prizes were handed out, courtesy of OZONE and Cross Country Magazine. All of the winners got an OZONE rucksack full of goodies!
After the meal, the prize draw: Soooo many prizes. This year’s OZONE glider winner was Karl Ford, he …read more
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