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Pakistan 2007: #16 PARWAK, SONOGHOR, TIRICH MIR 10/16
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Friday, November 30, 2007. 16 PARWAK, SONOGHOR, TIRICH MIR 10/16. As Brad often says, “What a day! 8221; Brad and Etiene. A Swiss friend of Brad) left at 7:30, the normal departure time for flying. Freddy, Aftab. And I headed east to Parwak. 8217;s mother is from. Afayat. Khan, owner of the hotel, lives there and has invited us several times. If conditions are right Brad and Etiene. May try to fly there, but the valley, which runs East-West, narrows and could make flying tricky. Aftab. When it was time t...
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Pakistan 2007: #2 KARIMABAD, PAKISTAN 9/15
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Friday, November 30, 2007. 2 KARIMABAD, PAKISTAN 9/15. KARIMABAD is a village in the Hunza region of northern. Of the hotel lawn. And under the tree, a cow: a cow being pulled, stretched, skinned, disemboweled and dismembered by four sweating men, the cow's life blood pooling on a tarp beneath. Just awakened from sleep, I stood, mutely, trying to make sense of the scene. Brad watched for a minute, then said, "You can tell you're not in India anymore.". Paraglider: What is it? 1 INTRO – DISCLAIMER. 2 KARI...
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Pakistan 2007: #5 K'BAD TO GILGIT 9/24
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Friday, November 30, 2007. 5 K'BAD TO GILGIT 9/24. We left Karimabad hoping to reach Gilgit in time to catch the day's last bus to Mastuj. We left. Late, however, and were slowed by traffic and by heavy equipment clearing the road of a recent rockslide. As in India, the trucks here are very. We stayed at the Madina Guest House, the place for international travelers. At 6:30 the owner,. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 1 INTRO – DISCLAIMER. 2 KARIMABAD, PAKISTAN 9/15. 4 PASSU AND BACK 9/23.
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Pakistan 2007: #11 SCHOOLS 10/3
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Friday, November 30, 2007. We had a nice flight yesterday; about an hour. Calm weather, smooth, not much altitude. Landed at the Booni polo field at mid-day and were quickly surrounded by school kids. One said to me, “You have a very beautiful son.” Then they all blushed some more. Brad would just as soon not have the attention, but he smiles and handles it well. Speaking of schools. Inayat had asked us to visit his school. This morning I did. Actually visited two schools. Mine was something like, “...
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Pakistan 2007: #13 HOSPITAL, HOSPITALITY, + 10/9-10
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Friday, November 30, 2007. 13 HOSPITAL, HOSPITALITY, 10/9-10. Tues Oct 9 – What a day: hospitality, coincidence, hospital, more hospitality. Recalling all that happened these two days – and my emotions about some of it – could take pages, but here it is, as concisely as possible:. We looked at some flying pix, then were looking at pictures in and around Booni. Remember the electrical engineer with the water mill/electric generator? 4 PM Hotel - News of Hospital:. 7 PM Hospital Hospitality:. Freddy’...
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Pakistan 2007: #8 TEA, DINNER, KIWIS
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Friday, November 30, 2007. 8 TEA, DINNER, KIWIS. Wind’s not right - a no-fly day, so we took a hike along the river and up a hill near Booni. Good scenery and good exercise. It was a comfortable hike, and we took turns leading. He invited us to have tea. He showed us his 100 y/o house, with its dark apricot wood for the. Maury and Pat: The second good memory. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 1 INTRO – DISCLAIMER. 2 KARIMABAD, PAKISTAN 9/15. 4 PASSU AND BACK 9/23. 5 KBAD TO GILGIT 9/24.
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Pakistan 2007: #12 ASIF, MOUSE+, MIR, H20
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Friday, November 30, 2007. 12 ASIF, MOUSE , MIR, H20. Yesterday afternoon a boy was waiting for me at the hotel. “Will you please help me with this? 8221; he asked, a folder of papers in his hand. Remembering “school money” scams in other places, I reacted badly and said no. So, my reaction to Asif would have been perfectly reasonable for India or many other places,. A couple was plowing with an ox team while another man was. The sky clouded over quickly on the last part of the drive up to launch on.
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Pakistan 2007: #3 KARIMABAD 9/19
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Friday, November 30, 2007. Tuesday Brad gave Peter his flight. Calm weather meant no thermals, so a short (15 minutes) flight with a smooth landing in the river valley. Tourism is an important industry in Karimabad, which has ample accommodations,. Brad (r) and Freddy (l), with Karimabad and the Hunza Valley. The river isn't visible from this angle, but across the valley the tree line clearly locates the water channel. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 1 INTRO – DISCLAIMER. 2 KARIMABAD, PAKISTAN 9/15.
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Pakistan 2007: #17 LAST FLIGHTS, INAYAT, ASIF, GANGI 10/20
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Friday, November 30, 2007. 17 LAST FLIGHTS, INAYAT, ASIF, GANGI 10/20. We had our last two flights – about an hour each. Nothing dramatic, just good flying, focusing on safety and getting into good habits. On the last flight we landed in a field only a 10-minute walk to our hotel. Seemed just right. Oh, and Jilles, another Swiss friend arrived, so there have been 3 paragliders in the air the last 4 days. At the next to last meal Freddy and Jilles had mentioned that they don’t eat meat. When we ...One day...
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