Paragliding with Vulture Bob (print)
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If you ever find your way to Pokhara, Nepal it's worth making a trip to Maya Devi to go paragliding with birds of prey (parahawking). Parahawking was started by Scott Mason, a Britt with a love for paragliding and falconry. He started rescuing raptors, and trained the raptors to fly with him as part of their recovery. Scott trained the falcons to find the thermals, allowing him to say in the air much longer than other paragliders. The route we took normally lasts about 3 minutes, but thanks to Egyptian vultures Bob and Kevin, we were able to stay up for 30 minutes.
Parahawking was one of the most surreal experiences I have ever had. Tadashi and I were both passengers in our own tandem paraglider, which allowed us to take lots of photos. It was a truly epic experience. Tadashi landed before me on our first flight, and by the time I caught up with him, he was sitting on the side of the lake, looking very contemplative. I thought he was moved by the experience. It turned out that it had moved him all right--he was got motion sickness from looking through camera viewfinder. As he put it, he was just trying to keep his insides inside.
Once we got settled (no pun intended) back at Maya Devi, we booked a second flight for the very next day. It was not only a better day, but we were more prepared for photographing the experience. It was this day that I caught the epic photo here. If you look really closely off Bob's left wing, you can see Tadashi's red paraglider. The paraglider landing zone is between Bob's tail and the lake.
photo by Katrina Keating
Large size is on 13 x 19 inch paper, with a 12 x 18 inch image.
Small size is on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper, with a 6 x 9 inch image.
Parahawking was one of the most surreal experiences I have ever had. Tadashi and I were both passengers in our own tandem paraglider, which allowed us to take lots of photos. It was a truly epic experience. Tadashi landed before me on our first flight, and by the time I caught up with him, he was sitting on the side of the lake, looking very contemplative. I thought he was moved by the experience. It turned out that it had moved him all right--he was got motion sickness from looking through camera viewfinder. As he put it, he was just trying to keep his insides inside.
Once we got settled (no pun intended) back at Maya Devi, we booked a second flight for the very next day. It was not only a better day, but we were more prepared for photographing the experience. It was this day that I caught the epic photo here. If you look really closely off Bob's left wing, you can see Tadashi's red paraglider. The paraglider landing zone is between Bob's tail and the lake.
photo by Katrina Keating
Large size is on 13 x 19 inch paper, with a 12 x 18 inch image.
Small size is on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper, with a 6 x 9 inch image.