Chinese paraglider reaches near-record heights, over 8,500m, by accident


Paraglider Peng Yujiang’s face and body were covered in frost and ice as he rapidly rose to nearly 8,600m above sea level. - Visuals_China/Instagram via ST/ANN

BEIJING: A paraglider in China who intended to simply test some equipment instead ended up reaching barely survivable heights last week.

Peng Yujiang, a 55-year-old paraglider in Gansu province, early on May 24 flew nearly 8,600m above sea level in the Qilian mountain range of north-west China’s Qinghai and Gansu provinces, according to state media.

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