Cedar Wright

Cedar Wright Instagram – Fly to Climb Pakistan 2023! After years of talking about it and gaining the requisite paragliding skills to not kill myself trying, I achieved a long time goal this summer of using my paraglider to access remote climbing. Myself and @davidmt_chen flew to an alpine cirque at 14 thousand feet in the Karakoram managed a technical and dynamic landing and then climbed a first ascent on a small but beautiful 300 foot spire. We scratched the surface as there were countless granite spires and a lifetime of climbing in this alpine paradise! David was the perfect partner for this mission, a high quality, one of a kind, classic, China born, Kiwi raised, American seasoned nutball, housing the right mix of climbing and paragliding skills, and a healthy sense of adventure. This was more of a proof of concept and test run. The next step in the journey is to head back to this cirque next year for a multi day adventure and do it proper, tagging some of the bigger more impressive objectives in this alpine paradise! But while not the main event… what a magic day out, thermaling up to 18k feet, flying cross country into the deepness, landing, climbing… and then flying home for dinner! @thenorthface @ozoneparagliders @jeffreylongcor @rob___curran | Posted on 07/Sep/2023 01:17:42