paraglider sucked into storm - climbs higher than Everest

[Dominic]

holy crap

She passed out from lack of oxygen and awakened encased in ice...

[LeapFrog]

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holy crap

She passed out from lack of oxygen and awakened encased in ice...

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Cool article, at the bottom:

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A British team member earlier this month survived an attack by two wild eagles which sent her canopy plummeting while flying in the same area ahead of the championships.


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[adsman]

Those would be opposed to the tame eagles which are regularly seen in the same area.

[cbloom]

Wow. Hard core paragliders are pretty badass.

[Khabbi]

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The 2005 World Cup winner was lifted 32,612 feet (9,940 meters) above sea level by the storm near Manilla in New South Wales state while preparing for the tenth FAI World Paragliding Championships next week.

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I think we can all safely agree that she's already the champion of all paragliding.

[Bicycles_Biatch]

WOW... just wow.... her body must have gone into some cacoon phase and just kept her vital organs war. -54 degrees is no joke.

anyone know what type of gear these people use?

[Pivotonian]

The article in today's Sydney Morning Herald describes what she was wearing as a "thin sky suit" linky.