Tandem pilot Sunuwar to paraglide from Mt. Everest
In a bid to promote the country´s adventure tourism, a Nepali tandem pilot is mulling over to paraglide from the top of Mt. Everest and thereafter kayaks and pedal to sea level this month.
Tandem pilot Sanubabu Sunuwar, 29, who hails from Ramechap, will start his “summit to sea” bid in next two weeks, weather permitting. Sunuwar, who is associated with Pokhara´s Bluesky Paragliding Company, will be accompanied by 35-year-old Lakpa Tshering Sherpa, who is from Solukhumbu.
According to Narayan Parajuli, director of Bluesky, Sunuwar has been bracing oneself for the bid for a month now. As paragliding is not permitted everywhere, Kayaking and cycling were included in the bid, reports my republica.According to Bal Krishna Basyal, who is back from the Base Camp after accompanying Sunuwar till there, Sunuwar will paraglide from the top of Mt. Everest to Koshi River, canoe across the river and then pedal to sea level.Sunuwar will use a special light glider for his descent. “We prepared a light glider as it has to be carried to the top of Mt. Everest,” Basyal said.“Sunuwar is currently at an altitude of 7,000 meters making preparations for his bid,” Basyal said.Sunuwar is an expert kayaker and cyclist, apart from a being a paraglider pilot. Last April, he flew from Mahakali to Mechi, covering a distance of 850 kilometers in 21 days.
