Welcome to the website of Kari Castle - three time world champion and holder of multiple world records.

With her home in the beautiful Owens Valley of Bishop, California, where the first one hundred and two hundred mile world record hang gliding records were set, Kari offers unparallelled guiding services. Come see why this is a "must-fly" for serious cross-country pilots, and how flying this Big Air with Kari as your personal guide can sharpen your skills.

Not only is Kari a formidable competitor (winner of the 1996, 2000, and 2002 Hang Gliding World Championships; 4 time Paragliding National Champion; as well as holder of several distance world records in both paragliding and hang gliding), but her outgoing and fun-loving personality has caught the attention of the media as well. Kari was the cover feature of numerous magazines, calendars, and two international posters. She has also been the spotlight of major magazines including Women’s Sports and Fitness, Rock & Ice, Climbing, Gravity, Conde Naste, National Geographic, Explorer and Outside. Add to that her frequent television appearances on nationally and internationally televised shows such as Newton's Apple, and it's easy to see why Kari is recognized world-wide as a true champion, whether in outdoor sports, motivational speaking, or successfully advancing her sponsor's product line.

Contact Kari, and let her help you win too!

Thanks to Chandler for his awesome encouragement: "Just wanted to say I'm rootin' like crazy for ya to win the X-Alps race. With all those accomplishments under your belt I'm sure you know............YOU CAN DO IT!!! Hope the training is going well and your knee is doing great.

WOW...you're web site is impressive. Anyway, add one more fan rootin' for ya...I think this X-Alps is one of the coolest/toughest comps ever, and when I saw there was one American woman going up against all those other teams, and I read your web site, I got this realy strong feeling you were gonna win. Train well. "