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It was 28^th October... we woke up beside the 'Tato Pani' Indian 'Hot Springs'. Guys enjoyed hot water I could just imagine. Me... woman stuff.

Guys in 'Tato Pani - later they were served hot capaties with nutella and peanaut butter - niceeeeee!'

When described where this place is I was already worried about the turbulence in the valley and the take off otherwise nice facing towards the noon sun, nonsense... After breakfast and tea at 'Caj shop' we walked for about one hour just up and up. It was so steep and with at least 20 kgs on my back...

Take off place on the left above

The thermals were hot already and I felt the feeling oooo yeah... hmmm... aaaaa... ddddd... “I can make it! Anyway I have to climb that rocky mountain right behind the launching place otherwise I have to land in the valley below on a road, on a tree... if lucky... If I do not like the conditions I will jump to the front ridge or well... I maybe fly the last ridge... and I must fly to the 360 place – I really wish!”

Valley below the take off without landing spots

Full head of thoughts... concentrating non stop. The wind for the take off is just the right one... Robinson just flew straight out of the valley, Reno and Momo started to climb the thermal above the take off.

On the way to goal - ooo yeah!

Now it is my turn and I can make it too! We climbed up one after another to over 3000m and then I wait for Tadej that we start the flight towards our daily destination. Reno and Momo were soaring under a big stormy dark cloud almost touching the base. When flying above the last ridge I found out it is not really scary the feeling is relaxing and you feel safer. I noticed the valley behind the ridge and was relieved just in case of unpredictable landing somewhere as yeah, huge minus – we were flying without any communication among us like radio, cell phones...

Landing among terraces

I took care no to scrude up the flight catching every thermal to maintain the altitude above the ridge as I really wished to land at the place of a 'big shit on the top' as Vitaly named that place. And I wished my first bivouac! I flew after Tadej and I trusted his way of flying. When we were passing railway station on the top of the ridge you have to pay some attention on wires spreading all around but we just overfly them high above.

The place of 360 - the top of the ridge from where you can see alllllll around

Just few of other pilots in the air on that day took off from other places as Billing (+32° 3' 35.28", +76° 44' 40.20") take off is still like 'accepting rules and permissions' and not allowed to launch there. When I saw the place we supposed to land I become soooooo happppyyyyyyyy, smiling.... yes yeeeeeees I've made it!!!!! We made it all together!

Ground handling at the sunset

All what I was dreaming in the morning became true and I cannot describe the feelings when I landed among big terrace fields at the 'Three-sixty'. Tea and tasty diner followed in the moonlight time under nylon covering a simple kitchen with excellent cook with Tadej and French paragliding team Reno, Robinson and Momo.

Our 'bedroom'

We found places to sleep – we chose the top of the 360. It is 360 – it is like a big dot on I to the whole day we enjoyed. Warmly wrapped in our sleeping bags staring at almost full moon and bright stars waiting for a streak of a light to wish the days like the one just passed.

Breakfast - cappati, dal and chai

28^th October in Bir-Billig (+32° 3' 35.28", +76° 44' 40.20") – flying the last ridge above the valley from 'Tato Pani' to my first bivouac place at 360 – for sure I'll never forget that day!

And I saw a streak of a light and wished myself something too:-)

Bivouac flying with Vitaly from Russia

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30^th October

Because of lots of stupid problems in Bir and no permission to fly from Billing I've decided to go by car to 360, a place with a big shit on the top and to start there and no coming back Bir till all stupid problems will be solved. So I've taken all my equipment for bivouac flight. I gonna fly to Bir and come back to 360 and sleep there. But after Billing was reached I've decided to go a bit far. How was me surprised when I've met Today and Sasha already sitting on a top of a ridge – these are the best company for bivouac I can ever imagine! So dreams came true I decided to land to them but it was not so simple.

Vitaly Shendrik from Krasnoyarsk

I spent a lot of time trying to do these: go down for 200 meters then slowly soaring up. When I've landed at last I was very happy! And I was very happy to see faces of Today and Sasha there! Today and Sasha have all necessary to do long bivouacs flights so it wasn't a problem to them to cook, to make tea. Pakistani tea is awesome! And I never eat so tasty noodles! So the evening was very nice the company was the best. The night was not so good as evening because it was very cold and my sleeping bag is for the 0*C temperature only (extreme temperature) I was afraid a bit of damaging my glider so I just lay on it and no cover with it.

Rest before flying to Dharamsala

So now I know that it is better to damage glider a bit then be frozen and wake up every hour looked the time on my cell phone, hopping it is 6 am but there was 1,2,3, and so on. Today is 31^st October and I hope that we've reached Daramsala and there I've got a good sleep. In the morning a men – shepard come to us and was very interested with our flying equipment and he even measured paraglider with his stick.

So, please do not pay attention on my grammar and sintax mistakes, just my minds and thoughts!

See you!!!

Top landing above the Red Temple

9.22 am Indian time

Mr. Vitaly Shendrik from Russia, Krasnoyarsk

Bivouac in Bir - India

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MOMO'S STORY ABOUT FLYING BIVOUAC IN INDIAN HIMALAYA

Momo flying with the bird

Tadej took off just after me from Billing. Luiz was no where in sight so we decided to go West as decided before. It was a tough day with low cloudbase (if any) but we managed to reach Daramshala together (after Tadej's „trip“ to the big face below Matherhorn, ha, ha).

I thought I was on the ground in Daramshala but (actually both of us) we manage to climb up the ridge, the Friends chai shop in the view and Tadej decided to land in the f..... nowhere, oKay, landing at 2600meters on Triund ridge, beautiful place sourounded by rocks and green grass, the moon peak just above , half moon and chapatis frying on the rock above fire... what else do you want?

Ha,ha,...

Momo