Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On July 11, 1985, Pierre Gevaux made the first paragliding descent from the summit of an 8,000m peak, soaring down from 8,034m ...

Nepali climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja has returned to the high peaks after being airlifted to a Kathmandu hospital following a paragliding accident on Monday, September 19. The Himalayan Times reported ...

ken Hutt launches off from 7,200m on Cho Oyu in 2014. All photos: KATIE RIVERS Approaching 62 years old, and after retiring from a police rescue squad in 1996, Ken Hutt needed some adrenaline ...

Bear Grylls has revealed that he came extremely close to death a few years ago while paragliding over Mount Everest. The survival expert spoke about the harrowing experience on Good Morning Britain ...