By Ephrat Livni
A paraglider in China who had intended simply to test some equipment instead ended up unwittingly reaching barely survivable heights.
Peng Yujiang, a 55-year-old paraglider in Gansu province, on Saturday morning flew nearly 8600 metres above sea level – more than 28,000 feet – in the Qilian mountain range of northwest China’s Qinghai and Gansu provinces, state media reported.
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