• Marazmizal Omar, a paraglider, makes a spot landing from a 600ft-high manmade hill at Al Wathba area outside Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
    Marazmizal Omar, a paraglider, makes a spot landing from a 600ft-high manmade hill at Al Wathba area outside Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
  • Marazmizal Omar seconds before her spot landing from a 600ft-high manmade hill at Al Wathba area outside Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
    Marazmizal Omar seconds before her spot landing from a 600ft-high manmade hill at Al Wathba area outside Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
  • Shoaib Ahmed Jan glides down in the Al Wathba area outside Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
    Shoaib Ahmed Jan glides down in the Al Wathba area outside Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
  • A view from the top of members of the paragliding group flying above the Al Wathba 'hill' in Abu Dhabi. Deepthi Unnikrishnan / The National
    A view from the top of members of the paragliding group flying above the Al Wathba 'hill' in Abu Dhabi. Deepthi Unnikrishnan / The National
  • Marazmizal Omar hauls up her parachute after making a spot landing from a manmade hill at Al Wathba area outside Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
    Marazmizal Omar hauls up her parachute after making a spot landing from a manmade hill at Al Wathba area outside Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National

In pictures: Paragliding in the UAE


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