Ewa Wisnierska, the German Paraglider pilot who reached an altitude of 9947 metres and survived lightning, pounding hail, minus 40-degree temperatures and oxygen deprivation after a storm system sucked her to an altitude higher than Mount Everest as she prepared for the World Paragliding Championships in Manilla, Northern New South Wales. | Location: Manilla, Northern New South Wales, Australia. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
