altitude record

tango4 wrote:
I'm thinking of claiming a record. I have a valid IGC trace aquired
recently in the Pyrenees during which I climbed to 79275' ( yes
seventy nine thousand two hundred and seventy five feet ) after
taking off at 8228' - a 71000 plus gain of height. The logger was
sealed in the glider, a nimbus 3 t, and still is as is the trace,
the flight was witnessed.

Although only dressed in shorts and t shirt I suffered no high
altitude effects and the EDS O2 system worked perfectly. Lift was
frequently over 30 m/s although I'm damned if I can remember it
being
that good.

Anyone interested in the trace can mail me for a copy ( 40 kb )

Regards

Ian

Something wrong here. You would have died from your blood boiling
over about 53,000 feet !!! (Unless you were in a pressurised
glider...)
I suspect the logger has gone walkabout.
Cheers, John G.