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Paragliding around Masherbrum

by Cy Kaicener » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:04 pm

http://planetmountain.com/english/News/ ... eyid=37060
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by connollyck » Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:49 am

i want to know how he got up there
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by Dave Dinnell » Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:00 am

connollyck wrote:i want to know how he got up there


Well, he has a big-arse fan strapped to his hind-side :lol: The fan and motor look a lot lighter than the ones that I had seen used in the early '90's. Turns a non-motorized ultralight into, well, a motorized ultralight. Cool video.
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by Autoxfil » Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:33 pm

Most of the altitude gain is from thermals, which can be extreme with bright sun and cold mountains.

According to the GPS track, I went up from 3600m to 6625m in 11 min in a very strong thermal.


Sounds like a recipe for HACE to me. Scary.
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