Hang gliding at Point of the Mountain

Take a break, relax and enjoy this great hang gliding video I've found on YouTube:

Paraglider soars higher than Everest

A German woman paraglider survived a freak thunderstorm in Australia that carried her to a height of 30,000 feet.

Ewa Wisnerska, was practicing near Tamworth, 170 miles northwest of Sydney, for next week's world paragliding championships when the storm struck. She was carried above the height of Mount Everest, which towers 29,035 feet, in just 10 minutes.

She blacked out during the sudden lift. She came to a height of 22,000 feet with her body covered in ice and managed to slowly descend.

Some 200 competitors were practicing when the storm hit. The rough weather caused a crash that killed a 40-year-old member of the Chinese team.

Speedriding On the Rocks

Another crazy speedgliding video...





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Wild eagles attack paraglider

Wow!

Today, I came accross this incredible new: eagles attack paraglider:

Reuters:

- Britain's top female paraglider has cheated death after being attacked by a pair of wild eagles while competition flying in Australia.

Nicky Moss, 38, watched terrified as two huge birds began tearing into her parachute canopy, one becoming tangled in her lines and clawing at her head 2,500 meters (8,200ft) in the air.

"I heard screeching behind me and a eagle flew down and attacked me, swooping down and bouncing into the side of my wing with its claws," Moss told Reuters on Friday.

"Then another one appeared and together they launched a sustained attack on my glider, tearing at the wing." ->> full article


I've experienced a similar thing in Switzerland myself, but it was only a buzzard. Please relate your own story if you've experienced the same. Thanks

Al Fresard