Pre-worldcup Glide

Mapping Bir

Everyone is aware of the Cricket Worldcup 2015. Well, that's a popular sport, especially in India, and is bound to grab attention. But does anyone know where the paragliding worldcup is to take place this year? That little marked place on the map is 'Bir'. A beautiful valley of Kangra, Bir is the place where the Paragliding Worldcup 2015 is to take place probably in the month of October. I was told that this sport will be open only for the competing gliders in October and I couldn't wait for another year to pass before I could actually fly above the mountains. So, here I was in Kullu with a map and a weather forecast which stated that we were going to have a cloudy day on 28th February and heavy rains throughout the week that followed. With a huge risk of coming back without experiencing the glide, I packed my bags to leave around 06.20am when the 1st bus of the day to Bir Road left from Kullu bus stand.