March 22, 2012

"Fuck. An Eagle. Bitch:" Paraglider vs Big Bird, with English subtitles [Salty English subtitles].

So there you are, paragliding along in the middle of the Himalayas, minding your own business when, WHAMMO!, an extremely large bird runs right into you. And you begin to fall....

A very unique paragliding accident involving a bird strike / collision, or more specifically a vulture, into a paraglider in the Himalayn mountains (Bir Billing).Vultures are frequent in the area and it is best to yell as soon as you see them anywhere near you or in your thermal.
I had an instance where I was going up and about to enter into a cloud with two vultures yelling random absurdities like, 'BLAAAAAAA' , 'PPPPKKAAAAAWWWW', 'EYYYYYYYYYOOOOO' the whole way up to make sure they knew where I was.Just before the cloud visibility got very poor we all parted ways. A friend flying near by said it was one of the funniest most unusual ascents to cloud bases he'd ever witnessed.
The thing that anyone that has flown there will tell you, is that when they are flying they are looking for prey down below so they are not looking around at you or where they are going all the time - also these vultures are very big and like to hang out near wings on occasion.
Posted by gerardvanderleun at March 22, 2012 6:52 PM
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Websters should use this an illustration for their 'intrepid' entry. Un-fecking-believable!

Posted by: Frank P at March 23, 2012 7:52 AM

When my seven year old asked about some of the four letter words he'd been hearing at school, I let him know that you don't utter them indiscriminately, as do the inarticulate masses, but reserve them for very special occasions. I think I'll show him this video to illustrate the point.

Posted by: Gagdad Bob at March 23, 2012 8:14 AM

Indeed, one might say that discrimination is the mother of F***!

Posted by: mushroom at March 23, 2012 9:04 AM

Made all the more funny by him continually referring to it as an 'eagle' and his friends making fun of him by calling it a 'turkey'.
Exactly how my friends would react if I was hit by an 'eagle'.

Posted by: Uncle Jefe at March 23, 2012 9:07 AM

I suspect he was hit by a flying lawyer. A wider-angle lens would have shown the falling briefcase.

Posted by: Don Rodrigo at March 23, 2012 9:37 AM
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