Flying to 17,000 Feet On My Paramotor... Without Oxygen!

Please do not attempt this without oxygen! Every person reacts different at high altitudes. With that being said, I was happy to reach a personal goal of over 17,200 feet (going with the app that clocked the highest).
The oxygen requirements I state for above 10000, 12000, and 14000 are Army regulation for aviation crews and occupants.
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[@MarkHuneycutt]

I hope you all enjoy this video! Please subscribe for more fun adventures in the future!

[@VernCrisler]

Amazing! Dangerous though. Glad you didn't ruin a record-making flight by crashing into the power lines.

[@TheSavacc]

Definitely enjoyed it....good data for your big trip...which I am looking forward to watching. Great views and video!!!

[@CashCowCellular]

👍🇺🇸

[@ShoPro702]

Dell Schanze we know you're plotting

[@alessio272]

Mark Huneycutt I could hear the sound of your speech at that altitude and tell you were borderline hypoxia.

[@zingyguy6221]

Funny if a Pilot looks out his window and sees a man 17,000 feet up floating in a chair, would probably go for a drugs test after

[@Isa-ue9dl]

ZingyGuy Liverpool top the league Liverpool Liverpool top the league 😝

[@zingyguy6221]

@@Isa-ue9dl They can enjoy it while it lasts

[@Joe-eq2we]

1000 Subscribers with no videos city have a game in hand you complete spastic, your probably not even a scouser

[@zingyguy6221]

@@Joe-eq2we I think hes just having a bit of banter pal 🤣🤣🤣. fair enough though

[@furykiller7918]

Most airplanes fly above 30000 feet

[@MrQuijibo]

"We're gonna stop for safety" - guy in orbital lawn chair

[@sophiecl818]

MrQuijibo best comment yet hahahahahaha

[@jdidd2258]

It's not in orbit idiot it's a wide angle lense lol where does stupid like you come from is the whole northern hemisphere just one town think.

[@MrQuijibo]

@@jdidd2258 You don't fucking say... He's not in a lawn chair either. You're so smart but apparently unable to get a very simple joke and that's actually a little bit sad. I bet you're one of those people who quotes their IQ to people.

[@maximtimmermans973]

@@jdidd2258 Whoooo, you like to look smart don't you man? Maybe you would look smarter if you could actually tell that it was a joke.

[@jdidd2258]

@@MrQuijibo im actually a flat earther so the iq thumpers r always against me

[@relaxed_str8891]

Falls asleep on the way up. Wakes up in another galaxy.

[@fattymcfatterson8165]

"Dang it, not again..."

[@abyansyafi1815]

More like the afterlife

[@shritan0]

I bet someone will get r/wooshed

[@davidanghelina5196]

I Know It's A Joke, But That Means That He Would Have To Travel For Trillions Of Years In Space (No Exageration)

[@gigatronusprime]

@@davidanghelina5196 what's with the capital letters?

[@anthony7696]

Imagine if the Air Force picks him up on radar, launches some fighters and sees this dude floating sitting in a chair 🤣

[@guyb6665]

He could have weapons

[@JeyhanFachriz]

I’m more afraid he got shot by anti aircraft, or maybe anti flying chair

[@jackdoesstuff9033]

@@guyb6665 Breaking News: Hijacked Paramotor gets intercepted by fighter jets

[@unicornqueen268]

Wowww. Original comment! Good job :3

[@Matt-ej7sl]

Guy B he pulls out an ak😂

[@totallyrandomthings7066]

The helmet was a must have, imagine falling from 17 thousand feet without it!

[@thomasrudder9639]

No doubt man!!! and knee pads!! Id never do anything over 13,765 feet without knee pads....No way man!!

[@GettingtheTruthOut]

I think that comment flew right over your head Colin.

[@thomaschouinard8766]

Colin Walsh woooooosh

[@Danny-er5rj]

Colin Walsh r/wooosh

[@JodyBruchon]

The wind resistance provided by the tethered phone is crucial for landing safely.

[@Unkn0wnC0mmand]

Most nervous part for me was coming down so close to power lines on that final turn, lol.

[@Naapeajaea]

I was thinking the exact same thing

[@nycmaverick]

I was thinking this looks fun maybe I'll try it, then I saw those power lines and said f-that..........

[@adsygee6414]

I thought the same. Very DANGEROUS!!!

[@cmell]

Yeah it looks like he was barely even aware of them... plus he was talking about how he was just learning how to fly this wing. scary stuff.

[@mcdjay]

That was beyond dangerous. I don't even think he noticed.

[@creedbratton2271]

UFOs: *Let’s leave him be, he’s one of the more advanced ones.*

[@JavaJake123]

L m a o o o o o o

[@lucasharris1543]

Lmao

[@4wuzited7wa45]

Laughing my dick off

[@brandonnn658]

Laughing my tits off.

[@creedbratton2271]

Aviation Planes Air Traffic Control: *CONFUSED SCREAMING*

[@zeeshanansari1274]

Pilots on a plane: Wow thats a weird bird.

[@HisMajesty_x]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOO :DDDD

[@unicornqueen268]

LMAO

[@aiimsveins4128]

😂😂

[@premiumstudios8987]

me: The floor is Lava Mark: ok see ya at 17k feet

[@arl4422]

Premium Studios 89 ha

[@gebibaboy5212]

69 likes nice

[@omniverseE27qnd82]

199 likes even nicer!😃

[@omniverseE27qnd82]

MATT S one day later

[@JustPlaneSilly]

Good Lord! I'm a pilot and that gives me the heebee geebees. How does that contraption get your giant balls off the ground? My hands are sweating.

[@cowboysdallas-rm1xd]

Wtf the heebee geebees 🤣

[@EgHatchK24a2]

Nigga said heebee geebees lmfaooo wtf

[@HAPPYFUNTIMEx2]

@@jax671 Judging by the second guys vocabulary, they are too young to have ever heard those words.

[@atmedolphintheshark963]

I'm up to start learning to get a flight -lession- license but that just makes me shit my pants how dafuq could you trust a sack of chair and engine with a parachute to hold you FUCKING 17000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND ITS LIKE HES ASKING TO DIE

[@DingoXBX]

I'm wishing to become a pilot when i'm older

[@fbi8616]

“How did you break your arm and legs” “I got hit by an airplane”

[@mjhancock6029]

only breaking your arms and legs being hit by a plane hahaha

[@danwiddon3854]

At my local flying site on the Welsh border, the air corridor is between 9,000 and 12,000 feet AMSL. Paragliders regularly pop up through it between the Manchester to Cardiff shuttle flights. I wonder how many passengers have pictures of people flying above their plane on a nylon wing!

[@kaileijohnson3785]

Can you stop watching me

[@Hood-yc6pp]

FBI = Federal Bolshevik Institution

[@judahbaggerman2294]

I clicked on the video expecting it to be tucker gott the when this random guy showed his face i was shook

[@julyfalconi6017]

Judah Baggerman dame 😂😂

[@Gary-rt2oi]

Judah, right there with you. I still found it interesting, trying to figure out why I find these things so intriguing? Have a good one

[@thecavesys107]

Same

[@navewolf1582]

july falconi same!

[@sapehc]

Same

[@rafalpanwojny]

my palms get sweaty standing on the balcony on 3rd floor and this guy sitting in a chair at 17k feet

[@robdcollector2808]

rafalpanwojny ...same here..this guys is nuts!!!!!!

[@InanMusharut]

@@robdcollector2808 Mee too, same

[@oorohbooroz1781]

He.has a parachute

[@johannese1882]

Knees weak arms are heavy

[@oorohbooroz1781]

@@johannese1882 there's vomit on his sweater already moms moms spaghetti

[@ProblematicBitch]

Imagine being on an airplane and looking out the window to see this guy just randomly floating

[@soujaunlimited]

Selfie!

[@hengrith6651]

XD omg best comment ever

[@mrfingers4737]

Yeah hanging off the wing tip .

[@GreasySlick]

And enjoying a burger lol.

[@thomas6814]

airplanes go higher because they have a pressurized cabin

[@411street]

I don’t even like standing on a chair. I respect this dude

[@biteme9869]

Smerbo The Fleeb bruh.

[@thekito4623]

Dont worry. He is sitting not standing on it

[@wyattcannon9865]

I thought ur exposed to be protesting and shit not watching para motor videos lmao

[@iwasadeum]

The crazy, mind-blowing thing? This is just over half a high as Mount Everest. In fact, this is the same elevation as Mount Everest's base camp! And you're still 7,000 feet lower than even the 100th tallest mountain.

[@autopartsmonkey7992]

its not even as high as everest base camp...the BOTTOM of the mountain

[@hoping67]

Madness....when you think about how hight he is, it's just insane when you consider how much higher Everest is 😳😳 I'm impressed by the 2 stroke

[@kytekitty]

Who needs a plane? Pfft just get Google maps and a paramotor

[@whatsup4396]

How much does a paramotor cost?

[@nat0106951]

@@whatsup4396 about 8k usd.. 12k.. for the best..... there are 2k usd 2nd hands though.. but.. if you are a beginner.. I will not take any chances.. go get the best gear

[@jambie]

@@whatsup4396 basically what Nate said but training is about 3.5k and you should not try this without training

[@gentlegiant6585]

Class of 1985 here (yep I'm old 😁). Cool video. I can remember my teacher in small engines class back in high school talking to us about building a paraglider. Wish we went through with it.

[@adielsequera4989]

@@jambie some paramotor companies give u free training with there paramotot like theres a paramotor cost 8 to 10k and they do training in everystate in the usa free unlimited training

[@ArunArun-rv5bn]

Next video : I went to space in my paramotor.

[@iamgroot1450]

Video afterwards: I went to Mars on my paramotor.

[@red_greenandblue6327]

With no oxygen tank

[@f4st3r27]

Next video : i went to Jupiter on my paramotor

[@pawelradtke9852]

Next video: I went to Proxima Centauri on my paramotor

[@jamesmcdougall8327]

@@pawelradtke9852 Next video: i exited the galaxy on my paramotor

[@dreamlover7138]

You could be a delivery man for international space station

[@LuigiCotocea]

Nah iss its at 403 km

[@coversix2462]

Luigi Cotocea thanks nigga

[@atlas8827]

space pizza

[@canttouchthefluff]

@@LuigiCotocea r/woooosh

[@namanakaskippy]

Hahaha

[@pjanoo6973]

"80% on the oxygen finger" Telltale signs of early hypoxia

[@skrrtdotcom9120]

Time to go down

[@richardgray115]

It's. Now 5 April Covid 2020.... Is he down yet?? Oxygen finger at 3 %

[@rippawallet]

Lmfaoooo I cracked up

[@colecotten26]

That feeling of euphoria he mentioned is another sign lol

[@Snoooo]

Cold fingers can change the result alot. As he said it changed from 80

[@michaelandiko7523]

“That’s weird; I feel like if it was at 70% I would not feel this good” shoulda looked up hypoxia symptoms 😂

[@philcourteney4328]

Yeah...I was gonna post something along those lines! But I guess all's well that ends without an incident/coroner's report 😂

[@Ichibuns]

Hypoxia is pretty similar to being drunk. His speech was definitely slowed and slipped a bit when he got to higher altitudes lol.

[@Alex-us2vw]

That’s the first thing that crossed my mind when he said that lol. It’s not really dangerous though, if he passed out he would wake up eventually during the almost 1hr descent back to ground level

[@xotrama]

Read this right when he said it

[@nat0106951]

yah exactly 😅🤣

[@Sp00kq]

"my paraglider that I mainly use for paragliding" Hmm yes the floor here is made of floor

[@nate6889]

lol

[@geordie2652]

Vs paramotoring maybe

[@richardgray115]

@@nate6889 Twot Plist.... At 30000 feet everything turns to green screen effect.

[@VampireDoggo]

Damn you actually made me laugh lmaoo

[@the_sad_gopnik6220]

Every sixty seconds in Africa, a minute passes.

[@ashwinupadhyay4512]

Hard to believe Everest is still like 10k feet higher

[@jakeroberts7575]

Really???

[@abdallahlaeeq3668]

david Jones yea mt Everest is like 29,000 feet or a bit bigger

[@abdallahlaeeq3668]

david Jones it gets bigger every year

[@Sarah-bg4ed]

Jeez and people climb to the top of that!

[@abdallahlaeeq3668]

Sarah that’s why a lot of people die while climbing. There’s pics on google of bodies on everest

[@djpotts2554]

Gave me the chills with your feet dangling at 17,000 ft. You've got balls of steel kid.

[@mk-1579]

Medic here: Make sure your hands are warm before using the pulse-ox. You can get a false reading due to cold weather causing your blood vessels to constrict, giving a false reading. Happens a lot with older people or hypothermic patients. Sometimes the skin is so cold you can't get a reading at all

[@kodiarasu4539]

True.. Nurse here 👍

[@marinezombie9271]

Oh no... at least he made it down ok...

[@Justfriescom]

Thank u for ur time im planning on joining the military soon

[@gregkinney2565]

Janitor at a hospital here , yup, you're right.

[@johanterblans8266]

I presume it misreading in cold will be in his favor. Cold hands has less blood in skin an will give lower o2 readings.

[@z4chstro025]

Imagine a random pilot flying around and seeing this guy in his make shift chair

[@epicremarc]

“Hey joe” “Yea mark?” “Our lunch wasn’t laced with anything was it?” “No, why?” “Because there’s a flying cracker in a lawn chair”

[@jdwylde7]

You won’t feel hypoxia AT ALL. It sneaks up and next thing you know, you’re waking up a few thousand feet lower.

[@FSFLYBOY]

Snakedoctor O'Reilly yup. Before you even realize you’re hypoxic your cognition go to that of like a five-year-old or 4year-old and you’re not able to correct the situation. Leading to a gruesome death.

[@DeadPizza]

Have you ever been hypoxic?

[@swagsaturdays5170]

Dead Pizza yes

[@DeadPizza]

@@swagsaturdays5170 not the person i was talking to

[@jdwylde7]

Dead Pizza haha only slightly yes. I work in areas that require pumping all oxygen out to prevent explosions and I was lowered in to grab something really quick and went blue faced pretty quick. Thankfully someone else was there and saw it. I’ve been at it for 5 years now and stopped making stupid mistakes of that proportion haha.

[@pokemonguy6579]

Saying he feels so good is a sign of hypoxia...

[@pokemonguy6579]

@@Redrocket120 Twas a joke but, yeah, hypoxia makes people feel drunk...

[@pokemonguy6579]

@@Redrocket120 HAHA

[@nathanhardin6992]

@@Redrocket120 Actually yes, a symptom of hypoxic hypoxia is euphoria.

[@smartycummins2500]

CallMeFrank yup, your oxygen deprived but you literally feel great. It’s an interesting feeling

[@huerogame]

I can second this information from when by big bro nearly choked Me unconscious when I wouldn’t pass out

[@VictoriaPatricia]

Haha, “if my Blood oxygen level is that low I wouldn’t be feeling this good” starts slurring speech.

[@AlvaroALorite]

9:30 time mark

[@automatedcomment]

Dies

[@emtpilot132]

Thats called euphoria. Its a side effect of hypoxia.

[@sergio8977]

@@emtpilot132 we all can read it in the video, no need to explain that

[@ridhamh2966]

@@sergio8977 no stop being a jerk i didn't knew...

[@frcrossover]

“Welcome to McDonalds, may i take your order?” “I just threw a walkie talkie, i’m 17,000 feet in the air, can i get a McChicken?”

[@user-ht9iv2ec1d]

Haha

[@castroe3606]

Minecraft: You have reached the sky block limit.

[@eymendakak]

Hahahah I was thinking about the same thing

[@mariusbohm9023]

He gets kicked because of illegal position

[@LuigiCotocea]

ill jump in the void aright!

[@richardharding7767]

Didn’t think I had any substantial fear of heights. Then I watched this and realized I could not handle riding a motorized lawn chair into space.

[@masongeiman3604]

Dude it's crazy how much he trusts this technology

[@reedman0780]

Well its been used for ages though, and he has literally a parachute open the whole time, parachutes been used longer than WWII. So everything is actually old tech, planes moved on to subsonic jet engines, this dude stuck a fan behind a chair lol

[@jshepard152]

They're quite safe, assuming you can stay clear of power lines and don't fly over water, etc.

[@Zerathenezot]

@@jshepard152 screw not flying over water. You have not lived until you have gone island hopping in the Florida keys

[@JesusMaryCatholicChristian]

Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus. kzbin.info/aero/PLUcjoO2Bj8AsiGYdzfqZyXae1lhMw_p2s

[@co2677]

Imagine forgetting to press record

[@ronniemacc9880]

TeamDead Meme 😂😂😂

[@azizmehter1126]

Wot

[@sgtkey9416]

Thats why he took screenshots

[@unlimitedratgoddess4728]

i will still enjoy this..

[@haroldinho9930]

Or dropping his phone

[@sandiegodavid622]

As a former pilot I can say without equivocation that this gentleman has no idea how quickly hypoxia sets in. He's lucky to be alive.

[@ThijsWasTaken]

Yes and I am a former astronaut.

[@rwtfallenjf25132]

I was thinking the same thing. This was very irresponsible.

[@sean9912]

Yeah you can notice his impaired thinking he was originally just going to 13 but went to 17

[@geoffreyhenderson8474]

Yes lucky to survive. You might have noticed how his "joviality" increased as he rose. One of the first signs, a euphoric mood. He was on the cusp.

[@SuperChai18]

I was thinking to myself holy shit I feel a bit uneasy for him... glad it’s not just me

[@Vousie]

6:45 "... and the only thing I can do at this altitude to correct that [low O2 levels] is to descend." Then literally his his next sentence is "ok, we're still climbing". Somehow that struck me as funny.

[@jeffro31best76]

That’s pretty cool! How many people can say they have done that ! 17000 ft in a lawn chair!

[@VivaMessico]

lol

[@Ethodica]

True that

[@seanbradley3437]

A lawn chair with a lawn mower on the back

[@Vijimn1]

We ride motorcycle on roads above 18000 ft

[@JoeCnNd]

I've been depressed all day, you made it that much better.

[@damemes3669]

"Oxygen finger" Yeah I think you are a little short on air bud.

[@VideoManDan]

Yes! Time to descend now!

[@kolbychambers4677]

Hypoxia

[@burbotbreath]

Noticed that too. His narrative got pretty disjointed when he exceeded 15,000.

[@DeadPizza]

@@burbotbreath disagree strongly

[@Nords555]

@@DeadPizza is above 15,000 ft as well.

[@lysandish3265]

Ascending on an airplane, look out the window. See this dude just Cruising on his office chair

[@cliftonsuber]

The cool temperatures make it hard to get an accurate reading on the pulse/ox. He dang sure cut it close to those power lines at the end.

[@hilpha]

10:20 I'm gonna call it quits, for safety. I would have stopped at 15 feet for safety.

[@OlafurArons]

As someone terribly scared of heights, i would've stopped at ground level for safety.

[@Mrdanieljerez]

@@OlafurArons lol

[@themojogamer75]

@@OlafurArons I feel you mate.

[@OlafurArons]

@@themojogamer75 Now despite my intense fear of heights. This video was both horrifying, and at the same time, so fuckin intense. Not gonna lie. I was scared as shit, but i loved it.

[@rawbmar1166]

@@OlafurArons I was tripping out watching it and loving it.

[@Keshavkeshav24411]

*Meanwhile Mr. A lands from a flight* *Relative* - How was the flight? *Mr. A* - Saw a dude flying by on a chair.

[@blazemctriggerface7311]

Relative - Oh yeah we have a lot of those around here

[@davidezra9331]

Keshav Srivastava and he makes it al look so easy

[@Keshavkeshav24411]

@@davidezra9331 Ikr

[@jurk24]

you're lying i just got off the phone with Mr. A his flight was delayed

[@yesdragon9794]

Goodbye Mr. A

[@markszostak5808]

Very awesome flight Mark. I noticed that your heart rate increased as the oxygen level decreased. The body tries to auto compensate for lack of oxygen. I was waiting for you to start drooling on yourself but you handled it well. Keeping it cool as always!

[@samuelpinzari7162]

*11:52** it's Toothless or just a fart* 😂

[@LuigiCotocea]

Lmaoo

[@2ndamendmentlordgunzz126]

Power lines equals scary

[@2ndamendmentlordgunzz126]

14.02 did you see how close he got bro like damn lol

[@yarkmates3409]

That landing was wack man wtf , just keep it away from the lines

[@2ndamendmentlordgunzz126]

@@yarkmates3409 100% agree man to close for Comfort

[@artisteric]

I needed to keep scrolling down before I found the first “power line” comment and had to reply: UMM DUDE THAT WAS CLOSE!

[@2ndamendmentlordgunzz126]

@@artisteric yes it was man like way to close my man lol

[@LuxxyHD]

10feet is high enough for me

[@eness379]

1 feet good for me

[@robloxmodz7199]

0.01 is good for me

[@eness379]

no

[@nymbuzgg146]

Staying on the ground is safer for everybody..

[@robloxmodz7199]

bro im too scard to jump

[@pauljdowney]

Sir, I fly a Beechcraft Baron high and have supplemental oxygen. I keep my O2 sat at least 91% and I use a lot higher flow than the book says to use. At 91% or greater I seem to do fine and not have headaches after flying. I am ex-military and airline and know about hypoxia. Dude, I think 77% or 80% is really low. This is my humble opinion. I may be mistaken but doesn't the FAA oxygen requirements apply to all pilots including paramotor??? I am not sure but I would research this. You may also consider that other pilots are not expecting a paramotor at 17000 feet and are probably doing 180 knots or more up there and you would be very difficult to pick up visually..... Take care, Paul

[@OmniPhantom]

Damn it takes balls to go 17000 feet in the air on a lawn mower!

[@phiinblade2293]

if you're fingers are cold, those BOL readers become inaccurate

[@jg5488]

You came real close to those powerlines for no reason. With the other side so clear lol 🤔

[@assyrianwarrior8837]

My heart is sinking looking at that view oh my God is this guy serious I'm getting sick I'm not joking

[@ulisessanchez7467]

Awww queen of fire me too I’m almost about to fall of my girlfriend Gabriela bed like right now 😘I hope you feeling well ok sweetheart 💖❤️❤️😘🥰im praying for you my sweetie

[@assyrianwarrior8837]

@How Not To nasty to be honest I can't fart

[@chacho1155]

So calm throughout the whole trip. Wow. Props, man. I'm sitting down and my hands are sweaty af and stomach feels like it's about to drop out of me.

[@nathanr4633]

I'm scared of heights, yet ironically I really want to get into paragliding

[@19wael96]

your fear is not real, I am sure you can get into paragliding and fly at low altitudes first and then you can one day fly higher and higher.

[@userunknown336]

@@19wael96 your a nice person :D

[@LightYagami-wt1jw]

Ok

[@Johnny_Dregs]

I'm scared of heights and have about 400 skydives.

[@vellocet2438]

J R that’s dank my dude, would you ever get into BASE jumping?

[@TheWORLD-qo2rb]

Next video *flying to space with my paramotor*

[@ailtonjose3079]

Up! Hueheueheue

[@boubazerbo7882]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@trimsofpower6265]

Him:I'm not scared Me:im scared in the video

[@schepker9695]

The saying that goes something like "There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. There are no old bold pilots." Something like that comes to mind. Glad you're GTG

[@higaddrip2583]

Even connected to a chain, I could never hold my phone that high

[@tiltededits637]

You were actually 1000 feet below jet routes. Imagine somebody looking out the window to see you fly by

[@Sp00kq]

Uhhh bud you're 10k feet off. Jets cruise at an altitude of 28k-35k ft up. He only went up to 17.1k. Also, he woulda died at that altitude. You would need an oxygen mask to help you at that altitude. Think about the people hiking Mt. Everest.

[@adielsequera4989]

@@Sp00kq um commercial fly that high ......

[@Sp00kq]

@@adielsequera4989 yea he said jet routes. Even small passenger jets fly higher.

[@franzaltmann7147]

Hello. Well done. I climbed to 5023m (16479 ft) with my paraglider - without motor - just in thermals! You don't need oxygen at that height, because you dont really move a lot. However - i was acctually covered with ice - harness, lines and hair...

[@danmax7456]

That looks like it would be a lot of fun ! Very cool thank you for showing us that ! 😀

[@Headshot_lfg]

Definitely showing signs of hypoxia at around 16000, Glad you are ok.

[@visi2tirana]

Noticed that 👌👌

[@MrEmptyKay]

No way man. He said so himself, he checked his oxygen finger.

[@pyrokugleis]

@@MrEmptyKay hahhahaha

[@yunggod1981]

@@Sm00thieK Buncha fat pussies

[@saintclarus]

@@Sm00thieK Those people train their bodies to get used to low oxygen environments. If you personally went to 29,000ft in a few hours, you'd be dead.

[@roosterino]

It's because you had such low levels of oxygen that you felt so good. Euphoria is an early warning sign of hypoxia. A little dangerous imo

[@rundreamachieve]

My dude! You have balls of steel. GREAT video brother. Subbed.

[@carlcapello9956]

17000 feet is dangerous but, you actually shut off the engine and glided back to the ground, and that is awesome and you landed without a scratch. Excellent job!

[@ieatpooalot]

This is how we gunna watch over our troops when we raid area 51

[@mohpkhall622]

True, but they can also drop watermelons or fortnite kids to join the battle/raid!

[@Landonsent]

mohp khall 🤣😂

[@OmniPhantom]

So I'm from the future and yeah the raid was dookie and no one showed up oof

[@Sixstringman]

Exactly what everyone with common sense expected to happen.

[@ilysm.6642]

boba I’m from the future, people did go, however, we didn’t use the paramotors

[@luxetansbyallywinning1343]

How are you so chill at that high of altitude and only seeing the curve of the earth

[@spamlord7570]

Smith Kids its called Hypoxia, it happens at a altitude higher than 10k feet its a early warning sign of having hypoxia

[@SimMaster]

You can't see the curve of the Earth from that low. The Gopro is making everything round.

[@luxetansbyallywinning1343]

SimMaster oh

[@Deanopps]

@@SimMaster you can't see the curve at all because the earth is flat...

[@kyleayres2324]

Storm Pooper thank you, finally a man of culture.

[@Treasuremonk]

As a Paramedic for 20+ years, this a great idea and a video!

[@shaneross7428]

Gosh...I loved riding along. You rock!

[@yosam.mp4]

17200 feet that's 5242,56 Meters, you're welcome literally everybody outside the usa.

[@Hugo-pj4bm]

Weirdly enough feet is used in aviation..

[@dergreg_]

Oh lol I didn't even see that he used feet and was like "Holy fuck 17K meters. that's a damn lot."

[@XploreAz]

Blizzard aviation doesn't use meters for altitude. They use feet.

[@yosam.mp4]

@@XploreAz Well, than there are stupid too. Jk

[@obese7027]

afaik only China, Russia, Mongolia and North Korea uses meters (in aviation).

[@dorbie]

The problem with O2 deprivation is it robs you of the judgement to know that its robbing you of judgement. Recommended altitudes are MSL, not AGL.

[@bobnob3496]

They aren't just recommended, they are the law. It's illegal to fly above 15,000 MSL without supplemental oxygen.

[@tylerchambers6246]

@@bobnob3496 Ef the law

[@Gary-rt2oi]

Nice job! I think its great watching people pushing their limits,

[@melodicsenior]

I keep coming back to this video. A very fine accomplishment in my books Mark and a quality made vlog. (Dean UK)

[@ThomasGrillo]

You are VERY lucky. I could hear the effects of hypoxia in your voice. Don't try that again, especially when you get to be my age. You won't survive. No kidding. Thanks for the video. Was very educational.

[@jeanjeudi1111]

Are you sure? I don't think so because I hiked the Cordillera Huaywash in the Peruvian Andes in 2011, the places we camped on those 18 nights were about 16,000 ft. I also climbed to the top of Diablo with my friend who had done that climb before and guided some treks with clients. Diablo is just over 17,500 feet or 5350 meters. I had no oxygen on the trek which was over 100 miles the way we did it. Didn't bother me except it was ultra cold at nights in the tent and hard to sleep. Yes we did chew coco leaves and sure it was a tough trek but from my experience, this worry is overblown. True that many people have a rough time with the elevation, maybe a genetic thing as well as conditioning of course. For some reason I felt less effects of the elevation than expected, still the climbs did get to be quite difficult at times. But the point is that nothing happened otherwise, never even a headache. How can it be so bad unless you're predisposed to altitude sickness by body type? I'm 64 now and last year hiked up Mt Whitney in Calif., tiring, hot in the sun, cold in the wind but other than sore feet and a real workout, it's nothing like people worry about.

[@ThomasGrillo]

Don't forget... Your changes in altitude were gradual enough for you to safely adjust, and you've been doing that for so long, you're well adapted to high altitude. He was not, and was experiencing faster changes in altitude. Watch again, and listen to his speech patterns.

[@claudiu297]

Yup, I noticed that too. He was talking as if he was buzzed/high. You could hear the euphoria in his voice. It was very dangerous what he did, considering the sudden altitude change that he experienced, without gradually increasing it and without any prior acclimatization. Good thing he's ok. I guess that's why we watch him lol, 'cause he does crazy stuff.

[@glenjamindle]

He was talking like he was cold and his face was frozen

[@ThomasGrillo]

That would definitely have also been the case at that altitude, but it was definitely hypoxia. I was trained to recognize the symptoms. :)

[@leviathan85]

Glad you're OK. As a doctor, I have to say this was very dangerous. A cheap Walgreens pulse oximeter is not going to give you reliable readings, especially as your hands get cold and circulation becomes impaired. "Feeling good" as you said at altitude could be euphoria from severe hypoxia. Further, the physical effects of low oxygen levels cause different effects from one person to the next (so an oxygen level of 80% could be fatal to one, and cause only minimal symptoms to another person). Anyway, you already said not to attempt without oxygen, but just don't want other people to "try this at home".

[@blurglide]

17k isn't enough to kill you or pass out. Even if he gets stupid, he'll eventually run out of gas and eventually float down to an altitude where he comes to his senses.

[@IronHexacyanoferrate]

blurglide float down brain dead

[@blurglide]

@@IronHexacyanoferrate No dude. He's nowhere near the death zone.

[@IronHexacyanoferrate]

blurglide I meant if he passed out and floated down :P

[@USAF99]

Either way-- taking risks in any type of aeronautical vehicle unless forced to is borderline stupid. As a pilot you are taught to minimize risks...not create them for the sake of KZbin. I'm with the doc on this one, this was silly and a cheap Walgreens PulseOx ain't gonna give an accurate reading as surroundings change. Aye-- you made it back to the ground safe, and that's all well and good...but taking risks like this in the air...is dumb.

[@bumsharvest5493]

Dude, that was amazing! Good Job!

[@Bendew]

*The video flat earthers don’t want you to see*

[@style7241]

but the video is round because of fishy eye lens

[@Bendew]

style lmao

[@PDot-dx9ym]

@@Bendew what's so funny?? he's right and even if he wasn't 17,000 feet is too low to see any curvature... so u would be wrong and thinking u could see it at 17,000 feet.

[@Bendew]

P. Dot Okay P dot

[@dray9594]

@@PDot-dx9ym okay P.Dot

[@dw4353]

If I could fly I would go high up and pee from the air

[@Yeezyonshoe]

Ya-Boi-Insanity XD

[@dw4353]

Ya-Boi-Insanity lmao

[@alexcitron]

That’s so random

[@dw4353]

Alex Citron Life is random

[@revelbangtanexo2642]

lmao

[@sundog9999]

"I think 95-100 is normal".... not the best prep .... glad it all worked out!

[@EricK-ig4ko]

Sundog it’s actually 92-100 says a nurse

[@sundog9999]

@@EricK-ig4ko That sounds about right. I would really want to know what number equals passing out before I did a stunt like that...

[@EricK-ig4ko]

@@sundog9999 hypoxemia usually starts when you get in your low to mid 70s. If you get in your 60s your definitely going to be unconscious

[@elchapo6009]

Sun dog and Eric K your both nerds

[@MinutemanMedic]

Eric K everyone is different. I've seen people around 60% and awake. I've seen people at 80% barely able to breathe. The pulseox also can have a decent delay to it as well, so he may have been low before he even got to that altitude.

[@luketheaussie7671]

That's why sometimes it rains even on a sunny day and you don't know why... !

[@dennisschwandt2633]

Good job! Your kind makes America Great!

[@Alphanatrix-ks2vo]

14:00 omg I thought you were hitting those power lines close one dude

[@TheKingDrew]

Alphanatrix1067 yah

[@thagnogs]

Out of all the things that happened in this video, power lines were your concern? Lmao

[@TheKingDrew]

TTV THAGNOGS yes

[@michaeljorgensen790]

@@thagnogs Of the things that happened....why are power lines the lowest on the list of things to be concerned with?

[@ak5626]

TTV THAGNOGS I bet you’re not the brightest one in your family

[@jaxw2628]

If I did this I would freak out, hyperventilate, pass out, and die.

[@thatbasicdax5996]

Same.

[@ellenkelnhofer3539]

Here

[@fzke]

That's How We See Inside Of Area 51 Without Getting caught by the government

[@4fai6]

they have radars.

[@codyfargo1861]

S A D N E S S would such a small thing even show up tho?

[@MrPizza-yx8mx]

@@codyfargo1861 radars can detect 100gr drones

[@AngelloDaveServidad]

Great Job Buddy.

[@halowize]

He said "definitely seems high" Me: are you serious bro? I cant even look down on top of a 3rd floor building Compare to your 16k ft. 😂🤣

[@5p00kh4rdc0r3]

Going unconscious at 17'000 ft with the motor still on would've been much better content imo.

[@viva6235]

Why?

[@teebear3036]

@@viva6235 You boys like Mexico!!

[@viva6235]

@@teebear3036 What?

[@OlafurArons]

@@teebear3036 I approve of the Super Troopers reference!

[@Mrdanieljerez]

lmao

[@osamajassim5204]

Excellent work

[@TheTraveler2222]

Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

[@naxel37]

Thank You for curing my constipation. I jus sht myself !!

[@MondoSzn]

naxel37 😂😂😂😂

[@HybridGamingreal]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@imtheking_3256]

Imagine u dropping that phone from that 17,000ft height 😁

[@Treydies]

If it was a Nokia it would leave a crater but be totally fine

[@skritzzyt6633]

@@Treydies lol

[@railfanjackson4531]

*TechRax wants to know your location*

[@Sp00kq]

Luckily it was strapped in

[@fruitwagon9275]

Dive and catch it

[@HtiTLmN]

Love all your videos *KEEP UP ALL THE AMAZING HIGH VIEWS THEY ARE ALL AMAZING MAN LOVE THE SOUND OF THE WIND THE COLOR OF THE SKY ALL THE SMALL STUFF YOU PASS BY ITS AMAZING MAN*

[@Snagglepuss1952]

Got butterflies in my stomach just watching, was it really as close to the powerlines or a trick of the camera? Great video, the glide down must have been so cool, no pun intended, cheers from NZ

[@Chris-gg2ef]

Imagine having a Vietnam flashback up there

[@YouVSMeTV]

Lol

[@britishparatrooper4835]

*pulls napalm out of backpack and drops on trees and fields*

[@Chris-gg2ef]

haloisawesome 537 lmao😂😂😂

[@johnpkang]

Yeah! Get some!! Pew pew pew pew

[@thr33peat41]

*Fortunate son starts to play*

[@Pokeater]

I love how he is casually chilling in the stratosphere XD

[@Australisium]

He is in the mid troposphere. He has another 13k to go to reach that. The stratosphere in the polar religions though starts at 56k while in the tropics it's a lot lower but still higher than 17k. But if he did he would probably die from the lack of oxygen frostbite and high altitude winds from the jet stream knocking his paramoter over.

[@entelin]

@@Australisium Aside from not being able to get that high anyway, the jet stream wouldn't "knock you over" it's smooth air even if it's moving quickly.

[@saeedmadani7949]

I am really impress you did great job .

[@ADVENTURESOFBZ]

Absolutely incredible!!! That view. And to be just sitting in a chair floating 17,000 feet up. Insanity!!!

[@adamamer754]

Someone: Why are you so cold? Mark: *I went to 17,200 feet* edit: um i didn't expect likes but thanks

[@adamamer754]

nice

[@donnyd4707]

@@adamamer754 107th like

[@lunza2417]

190th like

[@nebula8503]

*With a flying chair*

[@maseratigtmc]

Rumor has it he’s still climbing to this day and feels good. Last SpO2 reading of “I cant remember my name” percent.

[@muhammadusman1752]

13:56 I thought you are going to hit pole wires.

[@beltalowda7897]

I think he did too. You can hear it in his voice at the moment he realized how close they were

[@bippy201]

Spooky but he doesn’t say anything at that time?

[@danielgw1964]

great video. thanks for being safe and demonstrating that safety matters. Im an old man so don't take this the wrong way but you seem like a good kid. good luck always be as safe as you were on that flight and you will be as old as me some day. good job PEACE.