Video: Paragliding The High Atlas Mountains

In April of 2013, two friends set out to traverse the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco by paraglider. The video below is a short film of that journey, which took 13 days to complete. The dialog of the film is all in French, which makes it difficult to understand much of the time, but the footage more than makes up for it with stunning scenery along the way. This is a great example of a unique adventure and a very cool way to explore a new region.

Traversée du Haut-Atlas en "Vol-Bivouac" from Guigui on Vimeo.

Video: Everest Paragliders Get Mainstream Press On 'Nightline'

In the spring of 2011, Sanobabu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tshiri Sherpa captured the imagination of the climbing community with their astounding feat of climbing Everest and then paragliding off the summit. Their flight lasted 42 minutes and covered 15 miles, before landing in Namche Bazaar. Anyone who knows the Khumbu Valley realizes that that is a heck of a long way to glide and that the views must have been spectacular. Last night their story was told on the news program Nightline and the video from the show can be found below. It is always great to see someone from the world of adventure get some attention from the mainstream media. It just doesn't happen all that often, but this story was handled very well.

Thanks to my friends at Nat Geo Adventure for sharing.

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