| Aero sports like parasailing and paragliding
adventures are indeed, experiences that combine the
wonder of smooth sailing in the air and the thrill of
towering high above the ground. Garhwal is a Parasailor
and Paraglider's paradise. In the north you have the
colossal barricade of the Great Himalayas and in the
south are the plains of the Terais, this unique geographical
feature provides excellent conditions for all grades
of Paragliding and Parasailing, from beginners to intermediate
making it a perfect destination for adventure aerosports
in India.
Since age's humans have a lust deep in their heart to
fly like a bird in the vast blue sky, to some extent
we humans are able to quench our this thrust by taking
up the adventure of aero-sport to fly in open skies.
The desire of an eventual adventure, the escapade of
floating freely in air, without any stoppage can be
achieved through aero-sport adventure like Para-gliding,
Para-sailing, Hang-gliding.
Para-gliding
Para gliding is most adventurous sport that gives ultimate
satisfaction to adventure lovers. People from all over
the world have found this sport quite agreeable, full
of fun and the most safest and convenient way for flying
in the air. As compared to the hang-glider, para-glider
is advantageous in the sense that it is much lighter
than a hang-glider and easy to handle, the operation
and opening up is much easier and requires less time,
and on top of it the supplementary benefit is that there
is no jumping from a helicopter or airplane to relish
the glide in the sky. A simple training is required
to achieve your goal of flying in the sky.
Major Destination for Para-gliding
Para gliding can best be under taken on the slopes of
the Solang valley near Manali, the valley offers some
of the most approved destinations for para gliding in
entire India. Places like Nilgiri hills in the south,
the Eastern Himalayas in the Darjeeling-Gangtok area,
Auli in Uttar Pradesh, and Sansar in Jammu and Kashmir
are other important places coming up and getting world
wild recognition in recent times.
Major Equipment Required
For Para-gliding not much is requires, there is a specifically
designed square parachute with fittings attached by
lines that hold the body tight and keep it in place.
The parachute is made of rip stop nylon, which is specially
coated, with polyester to ensure no air passage.
Hang-glider
As compared to Para-gliding, hang-glider is quite much
heavier almost weighing up to 55 kg and much cumbersome
to handle. It takes around 2 hours to open the glider
and almost the same time to pack it. The trivialities
are more complicated and much risk factor is involved.
Then it is a fact that there is no adventure if there
is no risk factor involved in the game, due to this
reason this game is still quite favorite of many adventure
seekers. The rapture of flying in the vast blue heaven
is just beyond description and it's just awe-inspiring.
Major Destinations
Valley of Himachal Pradesh offers perfect destination
for hang-gliding. Billing at the altitude of 8,500 feet
in Kangra Valley gives some of the best opportunities
for excellent flying. Billing offers 100 km of up and
down, and cross-country flights.
Dharamkot at an altitude of 11,800 feet, located near
Dharamshala in the state of Himachal Pradesh also offers
adventure for hang-gliding.
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