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34 Skydivers to Make Record Jump 465 ft. ABOVE Everest

in.reuters.com — Dozens of skydivers will attempt the first parachute jumps over Mount Everest next week, organizers said on Tuesday. At least 34 skydivers from 14 countries, including Britain, the United States, Canada, Denmark and New Zealand plan to jump from an aircraft flying 465 feet above the Everest summit on October 2

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  • SpectralSounds, on 09/24/2008, -1/+91Then, with snowboards strapped to their feet, they will carve all the way down the mountain while drinking Mountain Dew and pulling radical tricks.
  • Falldog, on 09/24/2008, -1/+45I'd want to land on Everest's summit. Then all of the climbers who worked really hard to reach the top will hate me for cheating.
  • inactive, on 09/24/2008, -3/+43Who's gonna go up to get their bodies?
  • Hazardc, on 09/24/2008, -1/+35XTREEEMEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
  • inactive, on 09/24/2008, -2/+32And they'll yell "EXTREME!" everytime they do anything.

    High five.
  • inactive, on 09/24/2008, -0/+30Apparently, people who die on Everest are not typically recovered.
  • Korvon, on 09/24/2008, -1/+18I'd digg if they wing-suited all the way down the mountain.
  • lakai, on 09/24/2008, -2/+17These guys are nuts, their bodies will end up all over the place.
  • inactive, on 09/24/2008, -1/+16The sherpas, same people who brought the "first" climbers of Everest up there.

  • chrisaug18, on 09/24/2008, -0/+15Did any of you actually read the article?
  • inactive, on 09/24/2008, -0/+14This http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger makes the Everest attempt seem quite insignificant.
  • InJectaH, on 09/24/2008, -0/+13Sylvester Stalone
  • TaylorHelferty, on 09/24/2008, -0/+12"Hurtling past the 8,850-meter (29,035 feet) peak, the skydivers plan, weather permitting, to freefall for 1 minute before deploying their parachutes and cruising for 8-10 minutes to land in a flat drop zone at 12,350 feet."

    I think that means they're landing at the base of the mountain, and free-falling/parachuting beside it. Though I could be wrong.
  • trafficlight, on 09/24/2008, -1/+12That's so gnarly.
  • LogicBomB, on 09/24/2008, -1/+12How do you do that?
  • HoratioHellpop, on 09/24/2008, -0/+10Because it's there
  • lysdexic, on 09/24/2008, -0/+9Why not?
  • inactive, on 09/24/2008, -0/+9http://pixdaus.com/pics/1209804256i3yXpbC.jpg

    ew.
  • Lucas123, on 09/24/2008, -1/+8It would be more exciting if they were only jumping 465 feet -- landing on top of Everest. Mighty cold indeed.
  • Dylson, on 09/24/2008, -1/+8Baller huh?
  • Hercules, on 09/24/2008, -3/+10If they die I'll say now it was Darwinism.
  • EatSleepJeep, on 09/24/2008, -0/+6What could go wrong?
  • DirtyBinLV, on 09/24/2008, -0/+6Do you think that guy had special pants made to accommodate his enormous balls or did he just carry them in a wheelbarrow?
  • LonesomeFighter, on 09/24/2008, -0/+5ya, you know, the act of being fly
  • mrcoldcow, on 09/24/2008, -3/+8So what happens when they land...?

    Are they hiking all the way down Everest with just a parachute and oxygen tank...?
  • GlitchEnzo, on 09/24/2008, -0/+5I wonder if you could then base-jump to get down off of the summit.
  • robwooldridge, on 09/24/2008, -2/+7RTFA. This is not a BASE jump from 465 feet.
    they are skydivers jumping 465 feet above the top of the peak, but not directly over the peak. they will freefall _past_ the peak and land at 12,350 feet.
  • gratulor, on 09/24/2008, -2/+7Bandwithcomputer took the story which I shouted to him over 22 hours ago and re-posted it under his name. Nice.
  • drizzlelicious, on 09/24/2008, -6/+11Why?
  • Orsigno, on 09/24/2008, -0/+4Hats on to the coldness of such heights.
  • manstein01, on 09/24/2008, -3/+7I hope they realize that the winds on Everest are so fierce that their parachutes probably won't open properly. not to mention what they hell are they going to do when they land? Do they think they are going to have control of where they land? O boy, I've landed...on the side of a cliff.
  • iFrikkenR, on 09/24/2008, -0/+4Been there, done that. DEW'N IT TOMORROW!
  • fidunderground, on 09/24/2008, -0/+4darn...i wish i could go too!!!!!!!
  • ChrisJones1, on 09/24/2008, -2/+6In future news: 34 skydivers died trying to jump over Everest.
  • gbarger, on 09/24/2008, -0/+4story on single page.

    http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINTR ...
  • Spire3660, on 09/24/2008, -0/+4That is one badass dude. Almost hit the speed of sound.
  • Nothlit, on 09/24/2008, -0/+312,350 feet above sea level. The base of the mountain is not at sea level.
  • nerdyandrew, on 09/24/2008, -2/+5That's gonna be one hell of an adrenaline rush.
  • pitdog, on 09/24/2008, -0/+3Well, that's pretty high.
    Wait till some climbers get to the mountains on Mars though :)
  • inactive, on 09/24/2008, -2/+5Especially in such thin air.
  • Blandyman, on 09/25/2008, -0/+3Breaking news: Only moments later, colto made the thread unfunny.
  • organdonersteve, on 09/24/2008, -0/+3they probably have those flying suit things, that allow you to glide and steer. people jump off mountains with those all the time, and that way they could get quite a ways down the mountain before they have to open a chute.
  • Narcowski, on 09/24/2008, -0/+3Actually that's pretty cool.
  • LonesomeFighter, on 09/24/2008, -0/+3that's what she said
  • inactive, on 09/24/2008, -0/+3Yes, they WILL have control of where they land. This isn't WWII. We have ram-air canopies now.
  • inactive, on 09/24/2008, -0/+3If there should be one phrase banned from digg, it should be anything stemming from the word "Ballin'"
  • alexkball, on 09/24/2008, -2/+5dugg for "radical".
  • freefallgrue, on 09/24/2008, -0/+3Lateral winds have no effect on the opening characteristics of a parachute. If you know what you're talking about, think before you post. If you don't know what you're talking about, don't post.
  • itoremymind, on 09/24/2008, -0/+3That's racist.
  • mrcoldcow, on 09/24/2008, -1/+3Well, that means they'd be landing at a place that's still over 12,000 feet above the base of the mountain.

    I could be wrong, but that's still pretty high up, no?
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