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Paragliding in Bir with Steve Ham and Jim Mallinson

Lord of the Himalayas: Steve Ham animation

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Alexey Druzhinin in the Indian Himalaya

Beyond Billing: Alexey Druzhinin’s Himalayan Vol-Biv

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Tuesday Tip: The Dharamsala Run

Today's Tuesday Tip comes from Jim Mallinson writing in Classic Routes.
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Paragliding in Billing with Himalayan Sky Safaris. Photo: HSS

Fly-Guiding in the Himalaya

New trips and new operator at Himalayan paragliding site of Bir
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Paragliding in the Himalaya with John Silvester

Himalayan paragliding with John Silvester

Paragliding with high altitude guru John Silvester gives Thayer Walker a new perspective on life
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Paragliding banned in Bir, India – again

Paragliding in India has been banned until 20 October 2010, dealing another blow to the sport in the country...
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Missing Russian paraglider pilot found in Bir

The body of Alexey Ashurov, the Russian paraglider pilot who went missing in Bir, India, nine months ago, has been found.
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New paragliding rules for Billing

New procedures for paragliding at the Indian site of Billing have been announced. From 15 February paraglider pilots will have to show a licence and proof of insurance...
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Paragliding in Bir: Chaos and clarity in the Indian Himalaya

Ian Blackmore goes flying in Billing, India one of the wildest paragliding sites in the world
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Paraglider review: Sky Atis

Ian Blackmore tests the latest (2002) intermediate from the Czech Republic's great rising star, Sky Paragliders
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