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VIDEO:GIRARD OVER 8000M
I felt my body leaving me, second by sec‐ond, with the lack of oxygen. The wind was blowing at more than 60 km/h. The pas‐sage from 7800m to 8000m was not pleas‐ant, it was against my will! I was just trying to flee this zone.
I neither wanted it, nor was I trying to do it, but I think I did the first paraglider flight above 8000m in America…
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The video of the adventure is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUqzhubabms The tracklog from the Sys’Nav XL (499 €) can be replayed on the Syride server: www.syride.com/en/pilotes/antoinegirard/1719053/3d
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