No paraglider had ever taken off from K2 until the 28th of July, a day of celebration for French himalayism. On that day, four French climbers reached the summit without oxygen. The rocket Benjamin Védrines in less than eleven hours, the couple Liv Sansoz Zeb Roche, all 3 by the normal route, and Jean-Yves Fredriksen by the voie des Basques solo. Benjamin Védrines inaugurates the first paragliding flight from the summit of K2, while Liv and Zeb sign the first tandem flight. Blutch also succeeds in paragliding from K2. A historic achievement!
The secret has been kept until now. And with good reason. Following the accident involving a paraglider on the Baltoro, the Pakistani authorities had banned all paragliding flights, despite the authorizations obtained in advance. But for the four Frenchmen who had been working on K2 for over a month, it was hard to imagine the descent –