US EditionParaglider Liu Ge Investigated After Surviving 28,000ft Cloud Vortex
- Liu Ge, a licensed paraglider, was lifted over 28,000 feet by a freezing cloud vortex during a flight off the Qilian Mountains on Saturday, May 24, 2025.
- Liu started from about 9,850 feet without filing the required flight plan, potentially violating Chinese rules banning paragliding above 16,405 feet.
- He endured temperatures near minus 40 degrees Celsius and oxygen-thinned air for more than an hour as his equipment malfunctioned in the clouds.
- Liu reported experiencing a lack of oxygen and severe cold in his hands during the flight, but he continued to communicate via radio despite suffering severe frostbite and ultimately landed safely.
- Authorities began an investigation on Wednesday, banned Liu from flying for six months, and flagged concerns about regulatory compliance in extreme paragliding.
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A flight of pleasure with paragliding has become an experience at the limits of survival for a man in northwestern China. Last Saturday, the paraglider was literally sucked up by a storm cloud as he flew over the Qilian mountains, on the border between the provinces of Qinghai and Gansu, being dragged up to the stunning altitude of 8.598 meters, comparable to that of the highest peaks of the Himalayas. The incredible story, reported Tuesday by t…
A Paraglider Is Dragged to More than 8,500 Meters of Altitude and Records How He Managed to Survive
Chinese authorities have opened an investigation after a paraglider was dragged through a cloud and reached an altitude of more than 8,500 meters in the west of the country, an incident at which he managed to survive despite extreme conditions.wf_cms.rss.read_more
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