At 09:34 03 October 2013, gotovkotzepkoi wrote:

'Wolf Aviator[_2_ Wrote:
;845160']Hi,

As some of you may already know or Sebastian Kawa is
going
to Himalayas in 2 months and one of his goals is to conquer
the highest peak on the World - Mt Everes, in the same way
he conquered Aconcagua, the highest mountain of Andes.

http://www.sponsume.com/project/everest-gliding

If you have spare 30k euro you can become P2 in ASH 25
and
soar over Himalayas with him.

Of course you can support him with smaller amounts.
Regards

Wolf
http://youtube.com/user/WolfTheAviator

Conquer?? I don't think so. Everest was long ago "conquered"
by just
about everybody: 80 year old grandpa's, the blind, amputees,
paragliders, skiers, housewives...even accountants for
heaven's sake.
It's been flown over by helicopters, ultralights, and paper
airplanes
launched by 6 year olds....ad nauseum...I see neither the
excitement nor
the value of this stunt, which is about all this is. Kawa's a great
pilot but seems to be grasping for straws with this one.

--
gotovkotzepkoi


That's quite correct, but nobody did that in a glider! Actually
there is not much soaring with sailplanes going on in Himalayas.
This is kind of terra incognita for us. Especially the
meteorological conditions for soaring are a bit unknown. It won't
be easy to take off low and soar up to the top of Mt Everest.

Please don't mention powered planes or helicopters. It is not a
big deal to use an engine. Try to do it without. And how many
hang gliders and paragliders took off at the bottom and soared
to the top? Are there any?

You can beat records in Andes, but it ain't so easy in Himalayas!
Regards
Wolf
http://youtube.com/user/WolfTheAviator