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Para Gliding in Himachal Pradesh : |
| Himachal Tourism sponsors training programmes and events at various
times of the year. in different places. There is an Adventure Sports
Hostel at Dharamshala and an Aero Sports Complex at Bir. For details
of training facilities, contact sports associations, or the Divisional
Tourism Development Officers of Himachal Tourism.Riding the warm thermal
currents of the air, is perhaps the closest man has ever come to sailing
the skies as free as a bird. Almost at will, you dip and wheel high
over the hills and valleys. |
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The bald peak of Billing, above the Buddhist Monastery of Bir in Kangra,
has been the venue for five national and three international hang-gliding
rallies since 1984. The site is perfect for para-gliding too. And
this sport is a mix of sky-diving and hang-gliding. A fairly recent
sport that is steadily gaining popularity, para-gliding is possible
at various places in the state. Places where para-gliding is done
regularly are - Bundla Dhar near Bilaspur, in the Kullu valley and
at Intkali in the Pabbar valley near Rohru. |
Himachal Tourism sponsors training programmes and events at various
times of the year. in different places. There is an Adventure Sports
Hostel at Dharamshala and an Aero Sports Complex at Bir. For details
of training facilities, contact sports associations, or the Divisional
Tourism Development Officers of Himachal Tourism. |
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Hang gliding in Himachal Pradesh : |
| Hang gliding is usually performed by using
air current without an engine power. The pilot is suspended in a
swing harness from the centre of the keel and maintains control
wholly by weight shift arrangement with the help of airframe. To
take off, the pilot runs on a down hill approximately 40-degree
slope and is airborne the moment he crosses the gliders stalling
speed, which vary from 15-km to 30-km per hour. Soaring can be done
by using ridge lifts created by wind striking the hill face or by
hot air columns known as "thermals" that keep rising upward
from the sun heated surface. One can fly as long as one wishes once
he has acquired good experience. |
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Well they say the sky is the limit. If you want to touch the skies
and sky is the limit for you, then hang gliding is the sport for you.
You jog down a slope and glide away from the mountain. You do not
free-fall or jump off of a cliff. Your launches and landings are deliberate
and, once in the air, you will probably be surprised by how peaceful
the experience is. |
Hang Gliding is a new sport practised at Billing, 14-km from Bir and
is said to be among the finest sites for hanggliding in the world.
An annual hanggliding tournament is also held over here. |
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