Himalaya

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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Blackout in Pokhara: Felix Wolk discovers Nepal

Paragliding photographer Felix Wölk leaves the chilled-out lakeside retreat of Pokhara behind and gets too high, too fast in the big mountains of Nepal
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Paragliding Karakoram’s Gasherbrum I+II and Broad Peak

French mountaineer Antoine Girard is set to paraglide from the summits of Gasherbrum 1 + 2 and Broad peak in the Pakistan Karakoram
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Bob Drury flying deep in the Himalayan mountains

Bob Drury tours USA with Himalayan paragliding show

Bob Drury will be travelling up the west coast of the USA in mid to late April visiting clubs and schools
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Airwave's new lightweight paraglider, the Himalaya

Airwave Himalaya: New expedition glider

The Airwave Himalaya was specially designed for use in professional mountain expeditions
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Nowhere to the Middle of Nowhere re-released

'From Nowhere to the Middle of Nowhere', the classic adventure movie by John Silvester and Alun Hughes
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Bob Drury in the Himalaya: High and Mighty

Bob Drury continues his search for paragliding nirvana in the Indian Himalayas
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Rob Whittall: A tribute to friendship

Rob Whittall, world champion in both hang gliding and paragliding, wrote this tribute to friendship for Cross Country issue 67 in 2000
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My instructor the vulture

Itamar Neuner learns to thermal his paraglider from a natural...Essential reading for any hang glider or paraglider pilot
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Paragliding the Himalayas: Lust For Life

'‘I am an eternal optimist with a lust for life, not some psycho with an urge to die.' Paraglider pilot Bob Drury tells the story behind his recent BBC filming trip in Nepal
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