Riding the warm thermal currents of the air,is perhaps the closest man has ever come to sailing the skies as free as a bird. Almost at will, you dip and wheel high over the hills and valleys. The bald peak of Billing, above the Buddhist Monastery of Bir in Kangra, has been the venue for five national and three international hang-gliding rallies since 1984. The site is perfect for para-gliding too.And this sport is a mix of sky diving and hang gliding. A fairy recent sport that is steadily gaining popularity,para-giding is possible at varous places in the state. Place where para-gliding is done regularly are -Bundla Dhar near Bilaspur, in the Kullu valley and at Intkali in the Pabbar valley near Rohru in Shimla district. Himachal Tourism sponsors training prorammes and events at varous times of the year, in different place. There is an Advanture Sports Hostel at Dharamshala and an Aero Sports Complexat Bir. For details of training facilities,contact sports associations, or Divisional Tourism Development Officers of Himachal Tourism.The Phone No. are: Kullu : 01902-24605   Dharamshala :01892-22198   Chamba: 01899-24002 Mandi: 01905-25036   Shimla: 0177-225926