{"id":53604,"date":"2015-04-07T12:15:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T07:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=53604"},"modified":"2015-04-10T00:16:52","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T19:16:52","slug":"8-amazing-photographs-of-paragliding-in-hunza-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/2015\/04\/07\/8-amazing-photographs-of-paragliding-in-hunza-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"8 amazing photographs of paragliding in Hunza Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paragliders come to the Gilgit-Baltistan region, particularly the Hunza Valley, to fly above the lofty mountains and glaciers, thousands of feet above the land. This allows them better views of the scenic valleys, apart, definitely, from giving an adrenaline rush, while braving the chilly cold air blowing fast at the heights. Pleasant, but not an easy feat, by any means!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, <strong>Mr.\u00a0Asghar Khan<\/strong>\u00a0has captured some photographs of two paragliders flying above\u00a0the central Hunza valley.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53605\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53605\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-1.jpg?resize=720%2C478\" alt=\"Two paragliders hover over the Baltit Town\" width=\"720\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-1.jpg?resize=450%2C299&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-1.jpg?resize=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two paragliders hover over the Baltit Town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53607\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53607\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-3.jpg?resize=720%2C478\" alt=\"Every year a large number of paragliders come to the Hunza valley and other parts of Gilgit-Baltistan \" width=\"720\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-3.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-3.jpg?resize=450%2C299&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-3.jpg?resize=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Every year a large number of paragliders come to the Hunza valley and other parts of Gilgit-Baltistan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53608\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-4.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53608\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-4.jpg?resize=720%2C478\" alt=\"Among the gigantic peaks\" width=\"720\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-4.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-4.jpg?resize=450%2C299&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-4.jpg?resize=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Among the gigantic peaks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53609\" style=\"width: 721px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-5.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53609\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-5.jpg?resize=721%2C499\" alt=\"Slow descent into the valley filled with aroma of the spring blossom \" width=\"721\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-5.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-5.jpg?resize=450%2C312&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-5.jpg?resize=600%2C415&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slow descent into the valley filled with aroma of the spring blossom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53611\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-7.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53611\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-7.jpg?resize=720%2C478\" alt=\"Getting ready to land in a green field \" width=\"720\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-7.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-7.jpg?resize=450%2C299&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-7.jpg?resize=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting ready to land in a green field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53612\" style=\"width: 719px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-8.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53612\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-8.jpg?resize=719%2C503\" alt=\"Landed and packing up! Quite a journey, isn't it? \" width=\"719\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-8.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-8.jpg?resize=450%2C315&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-8.jpg?resize=600%2C420&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landed and packing up! Quite a journey, isn&#8217;t it?<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paragliders come to the Gilgit-Baltistan region, particularly the Hunza Valley, to fly above the lofty mountains and glaciers, thousands of feet above the land. This allows them better views of the scenic valleys, apart, definitely, from giving an adrenaline rush, while braving the chilly cold air blowing fast at the heights. Pleasant, but not an &hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4681],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"better_featured_image":{"id":53606,"alt_text":"","caption":"High among the mountains on a sunny day ","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1024,"height":743,"file":"2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-2.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"Hunza-Paragliding-2-260x250.jpg","width":260,"height":250,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-2.jpg?resize=260%2C250&ssl=1"},"medium":{"file":"Hunza-Paragliding-2-450x327.jpg","width":450,"height":327,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-2.jpg?fit=450%2C327&ssl=1"},"large":{"file":"Hunza-Paragliding-2-600x435.jpg","width":600,"height":435,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-2.jpg?fit=600%2C435&ssl=1"},"150x150":{"file":"Hunza-Paragliding-2-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"source_url":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-2-150x150.jpg"},"120x85":{"file":"Hunza-Paragliding-2-120x85.jpg","width":120,"height":85,"source_url":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-2-120x85.jpg"},"415x260":{"file":"Hunza-Paragliding-2-415x260.jpg","width":415,"height":260,"source_url":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-2-415x260.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":14,"credit":"","camera":"NIKON D90","caption":"","created_timestamp":1428333747,"copyright":"","focal_length":"105","iso":"2000","shutter_speed":"0.0004","title":"","orientation":1}},"post":53604,"source_url":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-2.jpg"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hunza-Paragliding-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C743&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53604"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53613,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53604\/revisions\/53613"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}