She flew for practically six minutes at an elevation of about 4,500 toes. (Representational)
Gangtok:
An 82-year-old girl, who’s a grandmother of three, has turn into the oldest paraglider in Sikkim, the Paragliding Affiliation of the state mentioned on Saturday.
Dukmit Lepcha took to the skies on October 28 from a paragliding level close to Aangi monastery at Ranka, which is a small city 20 km from capital Gangtok, sources mentioned.
The oldest paraglider registered by Sikkim Paragliding Affiliation earlier than Dumkit Lepcha was a 68-year-old man, sources in Paragliding Affiliation of Sikkim mentioned.
“The 82-year-old girl will encourage many to make Sikkim tourism a brand new journey vacation spot,” the Assistant Director, Journey at Sikkim Tourism and Civil Aviation Division, Manoj Chettri, mentioned.
Paragliding might be a very new product for vacationers and tour operators, he mentioned.
“It was such a nice expertise. I loved it and no I used to be not afraid. My granddaughter, who’s 17 years previous went earlier than me however she was a bit of scared. I didn’t tremble in any respect as a result of I needed to know what it feels wish to fly,” Ms Lepcha mentioned.
She flew for practically six minutes at an elevation of about 4,500 toes as her household, onlookers and the members of the Paragliding Affiliation of Sikkim cheered on.
MsLepcha mentioned this was not the primary journey sport she has participated in nor will it’s her final. In 2016, she went scuba diving off Andaman coast. Her subsequent plan is biking, Ms Lepcha added.
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