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Everest

Muzi lands at Everest base camp

Muzi flies from Everest South Col at 8,000m

Li Shengtao successfully flew his paraglider from the South Col of Everest (8,000m) on 18 May 2023, landing safely back at base camp
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Muzi attempts Everest Climb&Fly

Muzi attempts Everest climb-and-fly

Chinese pilot Li Shengtao is hoping to climb-and-fly Everest. He should summit on 17 or 18 May and, conditions allowing, will fly from the top
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Pierre Carter paragliding from the South Col on Everest, 15 May 2022. Photo: Asian Trekking //clikman.com

Watch Pierre Carter launch from Everest’s South Col

Watch Pierre Carter paraglide from the South Col of Everest at nearly 8,000m in this exclusive video shot by Samir Jung Thapa
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Sano Babu Sunuwar on the EndPolioNow Flow Yoti

Pilots hoping to climb-and-fly Everest in 2022

Pierre Carter and Ken Hutt are hoping to climb and fly from 8,848m Everest this year. They started their trek to base camp in mid-April
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Ueli Steck paragliding

Ueli Steck dies in fall in Everest region

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U-Turn's Everest. Photo: U-Turn

U-Turn announce the hike-and-fly Everest

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60 years of Everest: Paragliding and hang gliding on the world’s highest peak

Cross Country magazine editor Ed Ewing takes a look at the history of hang gliding and paragliding on Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
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Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa's ultimate descent from Everest by paraglider, won them the National Georgraphic 2011 Adventurers of the Year award

The Ultimate Descent Everest film released

The Everest paragliding movie Hanuman Airlines – Fly Over Everest has been released
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Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa's ultimate descent from Everest by paraglider, won them the National Georgraphic 2011 Adventurers of the Year award

Babu and Lakpa: National Geographic Adventurers of the Year

Babu and Lakpa: National Geographic Adventurers of the Year
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Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Sherpa above Everest

Vote Now: Everest paragliders up for Nat Geo award

Vote for Babu Sunuwar as National Geographic Adventurer of the Year
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