22) Takeyasu Minamiura and the 1990 Great Epic of Trango Tower: Paraglide Gone Wrong
- Author
- Bleav + Kaycee McIntosh + Julie Henningsen
- Published
- Sun 11 Jul 2021
- Episode Link
- https://bleav.com/shows/the-crux-true-survival-stories/episodes/22-takeyasu-minamiura-and-the-1990-great-epic-of-trango-tower-paraglide-gone-wrong/
Takeyasu was 33 in 1990 when he summited the sheer rock face of Trango Tower In Pakistan, also called the Nameless Tower. Instead of belaying down the tower like most climbers would, Takeyasu decided to paraglide without his gear, and what happened next was an unimaginable terror.
