Bihar man, 72, defies age to paraglide from 24,000 feet in Himachal Pradesh

At the age of 72, a man from Bihar's Jamui district took a leap from an altitude of 24,000 feet and paraglided over the mountains of Himachal Pradesh.

Kapildev Rawat had travelled to Himachal Pradesh with his family when he decided to try paragliding. A video documenting his paragliding experience showed him spending around 30 minutes in the air before landing safely.

“When I jumped from the mountain, for the first three or four seconds, it felt like everything was about to end. It was so deep that if something went wrong, everything would be over. But for the next half an hour, it felt like real life. From a height of 24,000 feet, the world below seemed like paradise,” Rawat said.

Rawat had heard about elderly people taking up paragliding, including an 80-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man. Their experiences made him wonder why he could not try it at his age.

Kapildev Rawat runs a hotel and said he has always enjoyed travelling. He added that he sometimes closes his shop to go travelling and continues to pursue new experiences despite being 72.