# Storm whips paraglider to heights of 32,000 ft **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 16, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/storm-whips-paraglider-to-heights-of-32-000-ft/24674 "2007-02-16T21:25:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/storm-whips-paraglider-to-heights-of-32-000-ft/24674/1 "2007-02-16T21:25:31Z")
> **[News](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/?xml=/news/2007/02/16/wpara116.xml)** > > Latest breaking news, including politics, crime and celebrity. Find stories, updates and expert opinion. What the fuck, I would have died of pure fright. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/storm-whips-paraglider-to-heights-of-32-000-ft/24674/2 "2007-02-16T21:45:55Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![zero\_assault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/dfb087/32.png) [@zero\_assault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero_assault)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/storm-whips-paraglider-to-heights-of-32-000-ft/24674/3 "2007-02-16T22:01:34Z")
“Wisnerska said she encountered hailstones the size of oranges as the temperature dropped to minus 58 degrees fahrenheit.” Wow. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/storm-whips-paraglider-to-heights-of-32-000-ft/24674/4 "2007-02-17T01:40:39Z")
ho ley fuck ---
**Author:** ![tour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@tour](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tour)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 4:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/storm-whips-paraglider-to-heights-of-32-000-ft/24674/5 "2007-02-17T04:32:11Z")
“Earlier this month a British paraglider survived an attack by two large eagles while flying in the same area.” LOL ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/storm-whips-paraglider-to-heights-of-32-000-ft/24674/6 "2007-02-17T04:54:06Z")
ok… this is a paraglider: ![http://www.laketahoemarathon.com/paraglider.jpg](http://www.laketahoemarathon.com/paraglider.jpg) why/how the fuck do they have a world championship… what can you do in these things? ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/storm-whips-paraglider-to-heights-of-32-000-ft/24674/7 "2007-02-17T04:56:41Z")
Looks like he is doing a sick iron cross with his legs LOL ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/storm-whips-paraglider-to-heights-of-32-000-ft/24674/8 "2007-02-17T11:22:21Z")
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: ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/storm-whips-paraglider-to-heights-of-32-000-ft/24674/9 "2007-02-17T13:01:08Z")
[quote=“newman,post:6,topic:24674"”] why/how the fuck do they have a world championship… what can you do in these things? [/quote] haha i was thinking the same thing. that must have been scary as hell though. ---
**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/storm-whips-paraglider-to-heights-of-32-000-ft/24674/10 "2007-02-17T13:20:27Z")
wow. that’s going to make for some good dinner stories. ---
**Author:** ![skatanic28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@skatanic28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skatanic28)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/storm-whips-paraglider-to-heights-of-32-000-ft/24674/11 "2007-02-17T13:36:52Z")
damn…i didnt even know you could breathe that high up. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/storm-whips-paraglider-to-heights-of-32-000-ft/24674/12 "2007-02-17T13:45:07Z")
[quote=“BikerFry,post:8,topic:24674"”] The paragliding 2005 World Cup winner lost consciousness for more than 30 minutes while her aircraft flew on uncontrolled, sinking and lifting several times. [/quote] hahaha holy fucking shit that is ridiculous