Paragliding in Nepal

June 2, 2008 on 10:56 pm | In Paragliding |

We spent three months of the winter teaching Paragliding in Nepal. The weather is very good for paragliding with consistent conditions.  There is a taxi up to take off and landing beside a lake.  We work with Blue Sky Paragliding offering a range of courses from beginner to advanced acrobatic courses.  The challenge this year was having a baby with us in Nepal!  Kieran was great - 9 months old and working in the landing field!  

Our Nepali friend Kanchi came with us to help watch him so there was not too much interferance on the radio during landings.  His Dad Maurice Geraghty launched the students from the top then flew down to join us.  I got a bit of flying done, it was great to circle high in the Himalayas again with griffon vultures and eagles stretching their wings beside me.

We went on expedition by Jeep with a group and camped out high in the mountains. It became a bit manic when the interest a blond haired baby created was more than the paragliding.  I opened the tent to find a wall of interested kids and womens faces trying to peer in!

It was great to get back to the Isle of Arran Scotland again but then the Spring felt like we had the whole winter still!

Now the weather is great and Flying Fever paragliding School is in full swing with pilots qualifying.

 We plan to return to Nepal teaching paragliding again on our Migration at the end of October for a few months.  More details on website www.flyingfever.net

Zabdi Keen
http://www.flyingfever.net
Paragliding instructor and tandem pilot. I run a paragliding school on the Isle of Arran and in Nepal.