About Your Instructor, Mike Eberle:

Mike's interest in paragliding blossomed in 1987 after years of climbing and guiding rock & ice in his home, the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. By 1988, Mike was instructing paragliding with his former instructor, Jeff Splittgerber, in addition to climbing. To better reflect his stronger interests and dedication in paragliding, in 1990 Mike created North American Paragliding, Inc. from his already established climbing business. Since the late 80's, Mike has been dedicated to providing the entire paragliding community with the best possible instruction, equipment and service available anywhere.

More about your instructor:

Mike Eberle is one of the most knowledgeable and experienced instructors in the world. He was one of the United States first paragliding pilots and has been instructing paragliding longer than any other pilot in the Northwest. He is dedicated to providing his students with a fun and safe experience. Mike is unique to the paragliding community because he provides insightful meteorological perspectives from which both fledgling and experienced pilots benefit. A big part of paragliding is reading, analyzing, and maximizing the ever-changing sky to obtain the best flying experience possible. Mike is the best, most accurate, and most articulate in the field.

Mike Eberle the tour guide:

Mike Eberle's formal guiding and touring experience, outdoor expertise, and lifelong instruction experience combine to make him an exceptional tour guide. Mike has been guiding tours since the mid 1980's and runs all tours run by North American Paragliding Inc. He knows how to run a well-organized, fun, and safe excursion. He is a seasoned mountaineer and has guided climbs on Mt. Rainier, in the Brooks Range of Northern Alaska, and others throughout the Cascade Mountain Range. He has also led month long survival expeditions through the Alaskan Territory and served on Mountain Rescue for several years. In addition to various TV and news show exposure relating to paragliding and climbing, Mike is a part of a Discovery Channel Life Force program and is portrayed in Readers Digest, as well as other publications & climbing guides, for his involvement in a high angle technical rescue that saved the life of a stranded climber. Mike's paragliding tours are geared toward safe exuberant flying, but it is comforting to know your guide is a seasoned outdoorsman. Mike runs a great tour that is fun, well organized, worry free, and full of excitement. His tours offer pilots an opportunity to escape to new flying arenas and experience more about the sport they love.

Here are what pilots say about their tour and guide, Mike Eberle.

Tom Donohue

Diane Sheffield

Marty Kaplan

If you'd like more information, please contact us: napi@fun2fly.com