Observational documentary following adventurer Bear Grylls' attempt to be the first man to paramotor above the height of the earth's highest summit. Strapped onto paraglide chutes powered by backpack motors, or paramotors as they are know to aficionados Grylls and his friend Gilo Cardozo face temperatures of -40°C and hurricane-force wind.

A Diverse production for Channel 4 and Discovery. 1 x 100mins

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