8000 meters summit take off - Pierre Gevaux

My "flying guru" and good friend, Pierre Gevaux has been the first paraglider pilot in the world to have taken off above an 8000 meters - Gasherbrum II - in Pakistan on July 11th 1985.
(Pedro's website in La Clusaz - french Alps - http://www.revedicare.com)

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[pjernigan]

1985

[pjernigan]

@featheredflyer ;-) whatch out the date, at this time paragliding was done using parachute. the aim was not to "dive" but to fly already.

[pjernigan]

Gasherbrum in Pakistan

[daronb]

Even if it is a sky diving rig you have to remember that's how paragliding started. You think it's easier to footlaunch a skydiving rig off an 8000m mountain?

[featheredflyer]

While that is an awsome feat. I hate to be a stickler for detail, it was not a paraglider.

It was a sky diveing rig. Much difference.

[iopabc123789]

dude im form pakistan? wich mountian?

[Qadirji]

excellent peice of historic paragliding!! thanks4posting

[Reechforthesky]

Beats walking back down..........

[aaporik]

Great, excellent,Bravo

[mgrzemow]

Magnificent. This is THE history.