Soar is a documentary following nine women pilots—including Red Bull X-Alps athlete Kinga Masztalerz—on a hike-and-fly journey across the UK, ending at the X-Lakes event in the Lake District. With stunning visuals and a focus on community and inclusion, the film highlights the growing presence of women in paragliding. Watch Read more…
Here’s an entertaining video by one of our competitors, Peter Lake, showing his X-Lakes success in tagging numerous Wainwrights throughout the weekend.
Dear Hike & Fly Pilots. Welcome to 2023 and an exciting year of H&F racing in the UK. We’re very happy to announce that the X-Lakes will run again this year, on Friday/Saturday, the 16-17th June 2023. Once again, we are joining forces with the Cumbria Soaring Club, and the Read more…
Coast to coast Pyrenees 2022 – (Dangerous) Dave Ashcroft After postponing my trip for a year due to Covid, I was finally in Bilbao bus terminal, Spain, queuing for a ticket for Irun on the French border. There were only a few people in front of me, but they were Read more…
Hi All. Happy New Year!! The 2022 X-Lakes will be held on 17th & 18th June and based in Grasmere in conjunction with the Lakes Charity Classic paragliding competition organised by Cumbria Soaring Club. This year a maximum of 50 places are available for the two-day X-Lakes challenge. Last years’ Read more…
Registration Any time after arrival you should present yourself to the organisers who will direct you to registration. This process involves checking that we have full, accurate and current records of key information that helps to ensure your safety and security throughout the Challenge. This is what we need to Read more…
Lake District pilots Keith Paterson and John Westall recently completed the Bob Graham Round by paraglider. (The Bob Graham Round is a 24 hour Lake District running challenge covering 42 Fells) The X-Lakes team organised a meeting with the guys to discuss their achievement, and we recorded the Zoom chat Read more…
If you thought the X-Lakes was hard hiking some of the Wainwrights for a weekend, how about running them all in one continuous outing? There are 214 Wainwrights in the Lake District and Sabrina Verjee is currently on her second attempt at running every single one! You can track her Read more…
We were delighted to have the experience of Jocky Sanderson and his insights into how to fly the X-Lakes Challenge. He covers all aspects of weather, flight planning and mountain rescue. Enjoy!
To assist in your planning for the X-Lakes Challenge we’ve added a custom map showing all Wainwrights and other important features to take note of on the day. Click here to see the Info Map page. And beware of the danger areas shown with a Skull and Crossbones!