Storm whips paraglider to heights of 32,000 ft

What the fuck, I would have died of pure fright.

holy shit, 35,000 feet??? thats like a high flight zone of an airliner. Im terrified of hights id die of a heart attack for sure.

“Wisnerska said she encountered hailstones the size of oranges as the temperature dropped to minus 58 degrees fahrenheit.”

Wow.

ho ley fuck

“Earlier this month a British paraglider survived an attack by two large eagles while flying in the same area.”

LOL

ok…

this is a paraglider:
http://www.laketahoemarathon.com/paraglider.jpg

why/how the fuck do they have a world championship… what can you do in these things?

Looks like he is doing a sick iron cross with his legs LOL

The paragliding 2005 World Cup winner lost consciousness for more than 30 minutes while her aircraft flew on uncontrolled, sinking and lifting several times.

:jawdrop:

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why/how the fuck do they have a world championship… what can you do in these things?

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haha i was thinking the same thing.

that must have been scary as hell though.

wow. that’s going to make for some good dinner stories.

damn…i didnt even know you could breathe that high up.

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The paragliding 2005 World Cup winner lost consciousness for more than 30 minutes while her aircraft flew on uncontrolled, sinking and lifting several times.

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hahaha holy fucking shit that is ridiculous