Month: March 2009

The Upside Down Pilots are flying at Kamshet

The Upside Down Pilots are flying at Kamshet

We welcome Dag Ivar Hansen back once more to enjoy the air at Kamshet and the company of his pals at Nirvana Adventures & Native Place. This year he is joined by Rolf Dale, Luis Fonseca, Frode Fester, Dag Morten Synstad, Stig Petter Kalsen Kjetil Åsbakk and Ruth Rørvik also from Norway. They rocked the [...]
Nirvana hosts a dental camp at Kamshet

Nirvana hosts a dental camp at Kamshet

  A toothache can be very painful experience but when Sanjay Rao got one it turned out to have far reaching consequences. His root canal treatment led to the dentist being interested in paragliding and soon Nirvana Adventures was hosting a team of dentists who came over on the weekend to experience free flight & [...]
Holi chya poss

Holi chya poss

  If you ever drive up to Native Place on Holi day be prepared for groups of kids who will stop your car at various points demanding poss – they hold a rope across the road to stop vehicles.  Stop and give them a 10 rupee note and they squeal in excitement – this is [...]
Paragliding and bird watching

Paragliding and bird watching

I have often heard pilots report sightings of wild boar, wild cats, peacocks, deer etc. while flying at Kamshet but never had any such luck myself. Steve has been talking about the peacocks and barking deer that he is able to spot from the air while flying at Tower Hill this season. He has submitted [...]