Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Hunza Valley
Well it got a bit windy, then it got rainy, then it got better. Fernando and I came to Karimabad in the Hunza Valley. We were dumbstruck by the enormity of the mountains here. The last week it's been flyable. It seems unreal to me what can be done with some fabric and strings, sometimes when flying I can't believe what I'm doing. Just in case anyone is concerned I feel I am making good decisions, flying with a margin of safety especially in new areas. So that being said have a look at the pictures on my photo site under Hunza. There seems to be a difference between my pressure sensitive altimiter and GPS elevation, because the difference gets bigger the higher I get I tend to trust my GPS more, that being said my GPS read over 7000 meters yesterday! My technique to deal with the lack of oxygen is to hyperventilate and hold my breath at about 5000 meters then hop into a 7 meter per second thermal, pop up to cloudbase, take a few photos and go on glide, I recover quite well after a few minutes at 5000 again. Enjoy the photos!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
6 comments:
great shots brad. of course, the shots taken while flying of the peaks are phenomenal. all the same, i request more pics of the local people. we should chat soon about what all i should bring come august. stay safe.
Excellent pictures- really amazing.
I agree with Michael. It would be great to see more pictures of the people. And I'd like to see some shots of the town(s) where you're staying, too.
Fantastic, thats it, decision made - I'm taking time out next year to fly in Pakistan! Any chance you can help me plan it ... ? You ever vol bivi, or is that just too hard ?
Colin, make the time, this is the most amazing place to fly. I'll be back in the Spring and will be trying to generate interest to get more pilots here. I've done a couple 2 day bivy flights and have hope to do more if the weather comes around this fall or more likely next Spring. And yes I can help you plan it. Check out http://groups.google.com/group/paraglide-pakistan
Post a Comment