Paraglider Flies Over Mount Everest: An Adventure Travel First
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For the first time, a powered paraglider has carried a human over Mount Everest. This feat of amazing adventure travel was accomplishd by Bear Grylls, a TV presenter and writer from Britain. This marks one of the most exciting events of this year’s Mount Everest climbing season, which started in March. CNN Travel reports on this adventure travel accomplishment:
Bear Grylls, 32, flew 140 meters (460 feet) above the world’s highest peak at 8,850 meters (29,035 feet) on Monday after taking off on a powered paraglider from a village in the Khumbhu region where Everest is located, Explore Himalaya agency said Friday.
“Amazing and nervous,” Grylls told reporters when asked how he felt about his mission. “It was an incredible experience.”
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