Bir

Camp 360 in Bir/Billing. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Heading south: Where to fly in the northern winter

As the northern hemisphere’s thermals fizzle out, pilots in the north start to head east to India or migrate south to get their winter fix
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Philipp Zellner 272km from Bir

Philipp Zellner flies 272km from Bir

Austrian pilot Philipp Zellner set a new site record from Bir/Billing on 7 April 2022, with a 272km flight that took him into the high mountains
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Camp 360 in Bir/Billing. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Guide to Bir, India

Bir is a Tibetan colony in northern India. Come here pre- or post-monsoon and fly the front ridge of the mighty Himalayas – or back into the big peaks
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Paragliding in Bir

Filmmakers crowdfunding paragliding film on Bir

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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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