Year: 2007

Paragliding Diwali Week at Kamshet

Paragliding Diwali Week at Kamshet

Dag arrived at Native Place on Wednesday in the early hours of the morning in time for Diwali this year. The last weekend I noticed that the ‘Raat ki Rani’ or the Queen of the night was covered with buds – such a coincidence that  they have geared up to scent up the night with [...]
Paragliding at Tower Hill  – Amazing Conditions :-)

Paragliding at Tower Hill – Amazing Conditions :-)

We got to Kamshet on Friday evening in time to meet Marco Contecelli an old friend who had come back to fly and meet up with us after 6 years of being away in Geneva and Rome. It was wonderful to see him and we reminisced about the early days and caught up on the [...]
Paragliding at Bir Billing – 4

Paragliding at Bir Billing – 4

Today’s hour long flight was a triumph. Thermalling can grow on you- it takes a fine awareness that is challenging, absorbing and exciting.  My variometer was acting up and remained silent for most of the flight but there was no stopping me. I turned and turned and milked the tiniest updraft. My instructor's occasional reassuring [...]
Paragliding at Bir Billing – 3

Paragliding at Bir Billing – 3

Had a flight on the 22nd and the 23rd – a little bit of thermalling over the house thermal and then heading out to the landing field. I’m pleased with my progress but have a million questions in my head while airborne that somehow seem insignificant once I’ve landed. Met Steve in the evening and [...]
Paragliding at Bir-Billing – 2

Paragliding at Bir-Billing – 2

Woke up early and was pleasantly surprised to see what seemed to be a party of pied rather large paradise flycatcher like birds gliding excitedly from one tree to another. Still haven’t identified them but it sure was an interesting opera while it lasted. After breakfast we drove up to Billing, the flying site located [...]
Paragliding at Bir Billing  – 1

Paragliding at Bir Billing – 1

Sunil, Me and Gokul flew out of Mumbai in the wee hours of the morning. We are on our way to Bir Billing for a paragliding holiday.  After an uneventful but pleasant journey, we alight at Kangra airport and lug our oversized glider bags into a vehicle that will drive us up to the village [...]
Countdown till the season begins

Countdown till the season begins

With the strange overcast weather continuing over the next few days it is becoming rather difficult to fix on a date to open the season and get courses going. Simply don’t know what to tell new students who have been waiting patiently during the monsoon and are now calling in to fix their dates. It’s [...]
Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations at Kamshet

Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations at Kamshet

We (Sanjay and Astrid) spent 4 days in Kamshet visiting the nearby villages of Govitri, Karanjgaon, Uksaan, and Pale. We visited the homes of all our staff, said ‘namaste’ to the Ganapatis at their homes, ate wonderful prasad and did a Satyanarayan puja at Balu’s ( fondly known as appa)  in Govitri Village. Spending time [...]