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Nepal

Himalayan Griffon vulture

Birds of a feather

"Follow the birds" is age-old advice for pilots. Andy Pag finds out what our feathered friends are thinking
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Manaslu, Nepal

Destination: Manaslu

How to explore Nepal, without heading off on an adventurous self-supported vol-bivouac? One way is to make Babu Sunuwar your guide
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Sano Babu Sunuwar on the EndPolioNow Flow Yoti

Pilots hoping to climb-and-fly Everest in 2022

Pierre Carter and Ken Hutt are hoping to climb and fly from 8,848m Everest this year. They started their trek to base camp in mid-April
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Paragliding with the new Ozone Swift 6 in Nepal. Photo: Olivier Laugero

Cross Country 229: May 2022

From staying local to flying the Himalayas in Nepal, load up with the latest issue of Cross Country Magazine and fly for the horizon.
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Cody Tuttle: Karma Flight

In 2015 Cody Tuttle discovered paragliding and Nepal at the same time. He fell in love with both
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Sirkot, Nepal. Photo: Andy Busslinger

Himalayan Getaways: Sirkot, Nepal

Get away from the crowds and stable air of Pokhara a couple of hours’ drive or so southwest. Sirkot has been developed by Babu Sunuwar, of Everest fame
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Bandipur, Nepal. Photo: Andy Busslinger

Himalayan Getaways: Bandipur, Nepal

Assuming you’ve visited Pokhara, Nepal’s biggest flying destination, then next on your list could be Bandipur
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Video report: Nepal Paragliding Open 2017

Cross Country Magazine’s Marcus King and Ant Green head to Nepal to fly the mountains around Sirkot and soak up the amazing atmosphere of this country
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Himalayan traverse

Two X-Alps Pilots Take On the Himalaya

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Ueli Steck paragliding

Ueli Steck dies in fall in Everest region

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