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1981 · 72m · Documentary
Mt. Kilimanjaro – it’s here that World Hang Gliding Champions Bill Moyes and his son Steve defy freezing temperatures and lack of oxygen to break the World Descent Record by flying their hang gliders from the 3 mile-high peak.
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