Remember Vipin Sahu? You might remember him from that famous paragliding video that went viral in 2019. The same video, in which we saw a man, fearing for his life, and becoming a meme and of course, a star, overnight. Well, he’s back with another video.

© YouTube/TheParaglidingMan

Vipin’s life was never the same after his video was picked up by websites. As hilarious as it was, it must have made his life hell, thanks to our collective schadenfreude, or the tendency to enjoy someone else’s troubles. We as humans tend to enjoy someone’s misery, especially when it is hilariously presented to us.

© YouTube/TheParaglidingMan

Well, for his second attempt, Vipin was much better prepared. Right from the start of his second attempt, there was a sense of confidence, which was completely lacking from the first one.

In his first attempt, Vipin held on to his GoPro for dear life, and had his eyes shut pretty much the entire time. This time around, he not only enjoyed the view thoroughly, he actually made a decent paragliding film all with the surrounding views and everything.

In fact, there were numerous instances across the video, where he said - ‘ye hamara ilaka hai’ or ‘this is my area now.’ That’s how confident he was.

© YouTube/TheParaglidingMan

Heck, he even had some tea from a flask, while paragliding. 

© YouTube/TheParaglidingMan

So confident was he this time around, that he actually urged the instructor for a longer trip around the skies.

Vipin believes that it is actually about enjoying such experiences with the right experts, people who know what they are doing. The instructor too seemed much more relaxed as compared to the last guy, who at times was a bit panic-stricken himself.

Between these two videos, Vipin was also a part of Roadies, where he confessed he had acrophobia or a fear of heights. Considering this, his first attempt seems to be a very brave thing. Given just how wonderfully well his second attempt at paragliding was, his feat should indeed be applauded.

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