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D'Arrigo achieved the objective of flying over Everest

Rome, Italy - The flight lasted 4 hours and half gaining 9000 metres altitude

Angelo D'Arrigo, the hang-gliding multichampion, has achieved with his hang-glider to fly over Mount Everest. Departed from advanced base camp of Syangboche at nearly 4000 metres, and having been towed by an aircraft to take the ascensional current, at 17:30 of today (local time) he landed close the pyramid of Mount Everest, the scientific italian research center. There he will wait for its team to...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 63732
Rome, Italy, 05/24/2004 18:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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