Man to jump off Everest on live TV
What could possibly go wrong? Discovery Channel is upping its thrill-seeking ante — and will air Joby Ogwyn’s jump off the summit of Mount Everest. “Everest Jump Live” will take place in May (no final date, yet). During the two-hour event, Ogwyn will leap off the mountain’s peak — 29,000 feet above sea level — wearing a custom-made “wing suit” manned with cameras to capture his 10,000-foot vertical plummet reaching speeds of over 150 mph.
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