[fellowniusmonk]

Also: Freezing right away when you stop moving at 8k altitude? I was just skiing at 11k and it never even crossed my mind.

[Scarblac]

8k meters. There is no place at 11k where you can ski.

[idontwantthis]

You could be on skis they might make it harder to control your parachute.

[manarth]

People who paraglide often launch (and land) on skis and can then use thermals to ascend above their launch site. No-one's flying to 11,000m though!

(The highest recorded paraglider flight was 10,054m – unintentional, got sucked into a cumulonimbus cloud updraft - also lost consciousness).

[skithrowyouknow]

My friend skis make it easier to use your parachute https://youtu.be/3CDyQXtBGBw?si=YMXZOqvkCLaaLamy&t=1457

[MagnumOpus]

Yes. They were talking about 8,000 metres of altitude. (Talking about Mallory should have been a clue too.)

[ghaff]

Not right away. But a lot depends on the wind.

[jhellan]

The article says meters, not feet.