Valery Rozov, 48, jumped from 7,220 meters above sea level in a special wing suit. He glided for about a minute, reaching speed of 201 kilometers per hour before landing on a glacier at 5,950 meters.
The feat, which was timed with the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest, was sponsored by energy drink maker Red Bull and took place on May 5. The company released the video May 29.
The ascent began on the Chinese side on the famous north route and took Rozov and four Sherpas four days to climb from base camp to the jumping location, according to the Red Bull website. At precisely 2:30 p.m. local time on May 5th, with temperatures at -18 Celsius, he jumped.
"Because the cliff at the top was not very high, the initial moments of the leap in the rarified high altitude air were the most critical phase," according to Red Bull's website. "Rozov needed more time than usual in the thin air to transition from free fall to flying."
An experienced base jumper with over 10,000 jumps under his belt, Rozov planned the Everest jump for two years.
In 2009, Rozov jumped into an active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East. In 2010, he leaped from Ulvetanna in Antarctica and in 2012 he jumped from 6,420m from Shivling in the Himalayas.
Photo Credit: Thomas Senf/Red Bull Content Pool
Sources: Reuters and Red Bull Content Pool
1. 48
2. a special suit
3. a minute
4. around 200 km per hour
5. on a glacier
6. 60 years ago
7. May 5
8. Red Bull
9. On May 29
10. On the Chinese side on the famous north route
11. With 4 Sherpas
12. 4 days
13. Because the cliff at the top was not very high
14. For 2 years
15. Yes, he did
16. Yes, he is
Click HERE to see some amazing photographs and watch a short video on the jump.
