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2 unusual facts about Per Wimmer


Per Wimmer

After six days of trekking, Per & Ralph flew in a Pilatus Porter airplane to an altitude of 29,500 feet (ca. 9 km), just above the peak of Mount Everest and jumped out in -50°C and free fell for one minute before opening the parachute and landed at the Drop Zone at 12,350 feet (ca. 4 km).

On Oct 6, 2008, Per Wimmer participated in the World's first tandem skydive above Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth, with Ralph Mitchell as tandem master.



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