This story is just amazing.  A German woman was training for the World Paragliding Championships when she got caught in a thunderstorm.

The girl got sucked up 32,612 feet - higher than Mt. Everest - where she encountered orange-sized hail and temperatures around -58 degrees F.  She became encased in ice and went unconscious, only to be later released by the storm, regain consciousness, and land her glider safely.

Imagine how psyched out her competition is!  Jeeezus.  That ride’s got to be worth at least an honorary gold in the Freestyle event.

Oh and in case you don’t read the whole article, I’ll give you the most awesomest sentence in the whole thing:

A British team member earlier this month survived an attack by two wild eagles which sent her canopy plummeting while flying in the same area ahead of the championships.

Getting tossed into the upper atmosphere.  Attacks by wild eagles.  I think we can safely assume that God hates paragliders.