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Aviation at the edge
Harness

The GKN Mission Everest team will be using a specially made harness that is extra large enabling skydiving rigs and reserve canopies to be worn within it. It also features special quick release Velcro leg straps, allowing the pilots to jump free easily in the event of an emergency.

The Harness
Did you know?
Named after:
Sir George Everest in 1865 the British surveyor-general of India. Once known as Peak 15
Most dangerous area on mountain:
Khumbu Ice Fall-19 deaths
The Paraglider soaring
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