 News just in, Parahawking Team pilot Brad Sander has just set a new world altitude record in Pakistan, reaching a mind blowing height of 7750m. If that wasn't enough, he also set a new recrod for the heighest flight on a tandem plus the longest XC in Asia. More to come on this amazing achievment, and one which should go down in Paragliding history.
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Once
again, we're on the lookout for a new team member to fill the void left by
Mark "Homes" Barratt. If you think you've got what it takes to replace boy wonder please read on...
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 The Kev Cam Mk II - It's
finally here the Kev Cam footage you've all been waiting for. We've
been testing a number of devices over the last few months with mixed
results but we've finally found a camera that produces the kind of
footage we've been dreaming about.
To see click here
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Jerome
Maupoint puts words into Kevin's mouth. It's quite surprising how
articulate Kevin is. Read what he has to say for himself.
This article was originally published on the Gin website and has since been published in several international paragliding magazines.
Words and pictures by Jerome Maupoint
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 Kevin is on Facebook - Kevin is now on Facebook, please be his friend, he needs you and lets be honest you need him too. Be Kevin's friend
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 Gin and Jerome Maupoint visit Nepal - Gin
and renowned paragliding photographer came to Nepal this season to test
new wings, fly with our birds and to hopefully get some great shots.
Well it couldn't have been more successful. The weather was perfect,
the birds were incredible and Jerome got some of the most amazing
pictures. It was a great opportunity to finally meet Gin and for him to
fly with the birds. click here to check out a small selection of the pictures.
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 Parahawking in the Metro - A
little late but back in December we had the pleasure of playing host to
Graeme Green, a jounalist from the London Metro newspaper. He came out
to write a travel piece on Parahawking and to find out about the plight
of the Vultures in Nepal. The article was published in early January.
To read what he had to say click here .
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 Himalayan Raptor Rescue Sponsorship Scheme - Buy a small piece of advertising space on this site for just $10
USD and support the Himalayan Raptor Rescue project. As you can see,
the places are filling up fast with individuals and companies showing
their support. I'm currently about 1/3 of the way to reaching my
target. click here to find out how it works and to place an ad.
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 New Video - Hawkman of the Himalayas , Filmed in Dec 2007 as a pilot for a TV documentary in by award winning film maker, British Paraglider and friend,
Jerry Cadle. Jerry has
kindly allowed me to feature the clip on on the website. Thanks Jerry,
and thanks for putting it to the soundtrack of my favourite all time
band the Stone Roses.
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Cross Country Magazine Parahawking Feature - The July issue of Cross Country magazine includes an 7 page feature on Parahawking. The feature was put together by Deddeda Stemler
an accomplished and talented photo journalist and paraglider pilot. It
will tell the story of Parahawking from it's very beginnings to where
we are today and it's future. Includes some fantastic photographs.
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 Parahawking - The Movie now only £15 - The
internationally acclaimed award winning film Parahawking is now only
£15 to buy on DVD or VHS. To find out more about the film and to
purchase online click here
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 Kevin the Egyptian Vulture - The worlds first Parahawking Vulture.
Kevin was brought to us in May 2006 having fallen from his nest.
Unfortunately it was not possible to put him back with his parents so I
decided to keep him and train him to become the first Parahawking
Vulture. read more .
Vulturehead - Yes, it's a Vulture on the head. See .
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 Vulture Culture! - We witness the most amazing Vulture feeding scene ever.
On an early February morning on the outskirts of Pokhara Nepal, our
team of Parahawkers, a film crew and an RSPB research biologist were
witness to one of the best Raptor encounters of our lives... read more .
Take a look at the most amazing vulture pictures . Click here . Warning! not for the faint hearted.
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 Gin Gliders,
the official sponsor for Parahawking continues his support by supplying
me with the very latest gliders and harness' making me one of the
luckiest pilots in the world, Thanks a million GIN. read more .
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More sponsors on board - As the season approaches, more sponsors come on board. The latest support comes from Pakatak,
a UK based security and surveillance company who specialise in the
supply of CCTV and camera equipment for the security market. They
kindly offered to supply the tiny cameras that I will be attaching to
the birds to capture amazing footage from the birds perspective. A big
thanks to Alan at Pakatak. They also supply some pretty nifty headcams,
perfect for attaching to your helmet to film as you fly. Check them out
on their website - www.pakatak.co.uk
I'm also pleased to announce a new sponsor, Tinyloc. Tinyloc
are manufactures of long range portable radio tracking systems for
animals. They have agreed to supply us with their very latest kit which
I am extremely excited about as it means that we can now track our
birds from the air should we lose them during a flight. To visit their
website, go to - www.tinyloc.com .
If you would like to become a sponsor of the Parahawking project, please contact me.
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 Acrohawking
- First there was Parahawking, now with Brad's new aerobatic skills and
his incredible tanacity he will literally go to any length to follow
and chase the glider. The picture to the left shows Brad as he folds
into a full stoop as the glider enters into a spiral dive.
Click on the image to see it enlarged.
Acrohawking - You heard it here first, watch this space.
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The Parahakwing Team - experienced falconers and Paragliders join the team and make my life a little easier. Meet the team .
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1. Parahawking Tandem Flight
