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Ultimate Descent: Paragliding From Everest's Peak, Then Kayaking to Indian Ocean
ABC/Nightline ^ | 12-5-13 | GINGER ZEE and NIELS DACHLER

Posted on 12/17/2013 8:32:18 AM PST by TurboZamboni

In a never before attempted feat, the two Nepali men set their sights on paragliding from Everest's summit and then taking a near 500-mile kayaking trip on the Ganges River to the Indian Ocean in 2011. It was an excursion that would take months.

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TOPICS: Outdoors; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: everest; kayak; paragliding

1 posted on 12/17/2013 8:32:18 AM PST by TurboZamboni
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To: TurboZamboni

Big deal! Our pResident instituted ObamaCare, and now our whole country is on an adventure into the unknown!

Seriously though, a great adventure done the old fashioned way-with as dream, determination and heart.


2 posted on 12/17/2013 9:09:10 AM PST by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: TurboZamboni

Good luck!

I bet they would never take a chance like this if they couldn’t #GetCovered by Obamacare.


3 posted on 12/17/2013 9:19:21 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: smokingfrog

They already did it.


4 posted on 12/17/2013 9:25:49 AM PST by lacrew (Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
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To: lacrew

Crazy mofos.


5 posted on 12/17/2013 9:29:28 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: TurboZamboni
That is an incredible story. Thanks for posting.

Those Nepali hill people are really tough. Who decides to climb Everest with no permit, no sponsor and almost no equipment???

6 posted on 12/17/2013 9:46:57 AM PST by colorado tanker
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To: TurboZamboni

The hike down from Everest is more dangerous than the hike up. They took the safest way off the mountain.


7 posted on 12/17/2013 9:51:24 AM PST by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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To: TurboZamboni

bkmk


8 posted on 12/17/2013 10:00:18 AM PST by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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