How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear

Re:How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear by fellowniusmonk on Thursday March 19, 2026 @05:33PM (#47446534)

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

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Re:How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear by Scarblac on Thursday March 19, 2026 @05:53PM (#47446822)

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

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Re:How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear by idontwantthis on Thursday March 19, 2026 @06:20PM (#47447148)

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

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Re:How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear by skithrowyouknow on Thursday March 19, 2026 @08:18PM (#47448491)

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Re:How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear by manarth on Friday March 20, 2026 @04:49AM (#47452070)

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).

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Re:How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear by MagnumOpus on Thursday March 19, 2026 @05:52PM (#47446807)

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

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Re:How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear by ghaff on Thursday March 19, 2026 @05:48PM (#47446749)

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

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Re:How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear by jhellan on Thursday March 19, 2026 @05:50PM (#47446782)

The article says meters, not feet.

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