Will Man Ever Fly? No, But Crazy Woman Will
By Rocky Thompson on September 30th, 2008
A 29-year-old British woman will attempt to break the crazy record by skydiving over Mount Everest. She’ll throw herself out of a plane about 465 feet above the summit (29,035ft) and fall alongside it until landing in a meadow at the elevation 12,350 feet. She has to carry supplemental oxygen and use a Queen-size parachute since the air is so thin at such elevations. I’d also recommend bringing a sled and some snacks in case she accidentally lands higher on the mountain than she plans.
One thing here—I’m a little fuzzy on what “alongside Everest†means. Can she just see the mountain on the horizon, or will she be flying along the surface in one of those wing suits?
via Wend
Interesting that they don’t mention the other 33 skydivers (all men I assume) that will also be doing the jump. Maybe they can make a special news release about the oldest of the group “Oldest person ever to skydive over everest!” and so on…..