Pokhara Paragliding

Sunrise Paragliding, Pokhara, Nepal	Sunrise Paragliding truck from town to the launch site on Sarangkot	Lamjung Himal (6931m) from Sarangkot	Sarangkot takeoff 1450m
Paraglider launch site, Sarangkot, Nepal	Paraglider launch site, Sarangkot, Nepal	View east over the terraced hillside of Sarangkot	View east from paraglide launch site, Sarangkot
View east over the terraced hillside of Saragkot	Farm houses and small villages on the southern face of Sarangkot	Paraglider launch site, Sarangkot, Nepal	View of Lake Phewa, Pokhara from Sarangkot
The first solo flyer off the mountain	Paraglider running for takeoff, Sarangkot	Paraglider launched off Sarangkot	Paraglider flying from Sarangkot, north of Pokhara, Nepal
Pokhara's Phewa Lake with a paraglider	Pokhara's Phewa Lake with a paraglider	Paraglider with the sun	Preparing a tandem paraglider launch
Tandem paraglider launch, Sarangkot, Nepal	Paraglider over Lake Phewa	More paragliders join the first, Sarangkot	Five paragliders over Phewa Tal, Pohkhara
Paragliders off Sarangkot with a view of Phewa Lake and Pokhara, Nepal	It's my turn now...soaring over Sarangkot in a tandem paraglider	Sarangkot from a paraglider	As the glider clearned the hillside, the Annapurna Range came into view
Annapurna IV and the higher Annapurna II (7937m/26,039ft)	What a great place to fly...! The Annapurnas and Sarangkot	The Annapurnas and Sarangkot	Annapurna II (7937m/26,039ft)
Flock of paragliders, Sarangkot, Pokhara, Nepal	Flock of paragliders, Sarangkot, Pokhara, Nepal	Tandem Paraglider in flight	Well clear now of the launch site with a good view back to Sarangkot
The distinctive peak of Machapuchare (6993m/22,965ft)	Paraglider with the shore of Lake Phewa, Pokhara	Looking up at my canopy	Paraglider detail in flight
Now there are at least 10 of us up here	Machhapuchhre with a paraglider, Pokhara	Paraglider with Machhapuchhare (6997m), Annapurna Range of the Himalaya	Soaring over the terraced fields covering the hillside of Sarangkot, Pokhara
Tandem paraglider, Nepal	Soaring over Sarangkot with the Annapurna Range running east from Machhapuchhare	Looking down....	Machhapuchhare (6997m) Fish Tail in Nepali
Paragliding, Pokhara, Nepal	Paragliding over Sarangkot	Looking down at two other paragliders	Paragliding over Sarangkot and the Nepal Himalaya
Sarangkot and Machhapuchhare, Nepal	Paraglider with the terraces of Sarangkot	Paraglider with Sarangkot, Annapurna III and Machhapuchhare, Nepal	Traditional Nepali hillside houses, Sarangkot
Flock of paragliders, Sarangkot, Nepal	Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) in flight with Machhapuchhare	Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) joined the flock of paragliders soaring off Sarangkot	No, we're not chasing the bird....Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis)
Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis)	Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) in flight, Pokhara, Nepal	Looking up at the rest of the paragliders	Paragliding, Nepal
We regained our altitude	Paragliding, Sarangkot, Nepal	Paragliders with Machhapuchhre, Pokhara	Paraglider with Lamjung Himal (6931m)
Paraglider with Annapurna II & IV	Paraglider with the Annapurna Range centered on Machhapuchhare	Machhapuchhare (6997m) and Annapurna III (7855m/25,770ft)	Paraglider with Machhapuchhare, Pokhara, Nepal
A small temple with a painted tiger on the slopes of Sarangkot	Silently gliding past five Nepali men out enjoying the view, Sarangkot	Lower slopes of Sarangkot with Phewa Lake	Our landing zone on the north shore of Phewa Lake near Pokhara
Shores of Lake Phewa, Pokhara, Nepal	Shores of Lake Phewa, Pokhara, Nepal	Terraced fields on the lower slopes of Sarangkot, Nepal	Fish farming along the shores of Lake Phewa, Nepal
On approach to the Landing Zone along Lake Phewa	Family working wone of the rice terraces	Looking west along the north shore of Lake Phewa, Nepal	North shore of Lake Phewa
Short final to the LZ	My pilot from Sunrise Paragliding	My pilot gathering up the glider	Another tandem on short final
Not a pretty touchdown...	Paraglider Landing Zone, Lake Phewa	Boys packing up the gliders for transport back up the mountain	Solo pilot landing
Lake Phewa