Stuart Holmes climbed and flew his speed flying paraglider from Ama Dablam – a 6,812 m jewel in the Himalayan crown. His YouTube clip of the flight has been a hit – we spoke to him at his home in England about the flight.
Read more about Stuart’s adventure in Cross Country 128 – out in March 2010.
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March 9th, 2010 at 10:55 am
[...] speed flying and mountain paraglider, the Yak, as used by Stuart Holmes in his descent of Ama Dablam in November 2009, is now available for sale through Gin’s dealer [...]
November 18th, 2010 at 9:25 am
[...] – a do-or-die account of a group of friends attempting to fly from the summit of Mont Blanc; Stuart Holmes who flew from the summit of 6,812 m Ama Dablam in Nepal; Cross Country editor Ed Ewing; and [...]