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These are the incredible images which capture the breathtaking views of two paragliders as they sailed into the record books with a 204-mile flight record.
High fliers Jon Hunt and Nick Greece sailed at speeds of up to 40mph and more than 18,000ft high for seven hours over some of the most remote terrain in America.
Taking in stunning sights such as the Red Desert and numerous mountain ranges across Wyoming, USA, they had to carry everything from oxygen to food and flight computers.
The thrill-seekers needed to carefully manoeuvre the route to avoid landing in remote areas home to grizzly bears or even a long two-day hike from the nearest civilisation.
But 204.6 miles later, Jon and keen aerial photographer Nick landed with the new North American paragliding foot launch record to their names.
Flying over the nation: Jon Hunt sailed at speeds of up to 40mph and more than 18,000ft high across most remote terrain in America
Stunning: Nick and Jon's journey saw them fly straight over snowcapped mountains and rocky hills as they flew their straight-line journey
Curve of the globe: The pair reached more than 18,000ft high - giving them a truly stunning landscape to look down on
Don't look down: A head for heights is necessary when you are sailing so high in the sky, especially on such an epic 200-mile journey
Prepared: Taking in stunning sights such as the mountain ranges across Wyoming, USA, the pair had to carry everything from oxygen to food and flight computers
Out on a limb: A image take from 17,000ft high, as Nick - a keen aerial photographer - records their journey
Colourful mountains: The mineral-rich hills of the Red Desert and mountain ranges across Wyoming, USA, stand in stark relief to the intrepid paragliders
Explorers: Nick Greece (left) and Jon Hunt (right) flew into the record books
Calculated: The pair used Google Maps to plot their broadcast, and their journey from Idaho Falls to Rawlins, alongside the Bridger National Forest, can be seen here
Flying high: The thrill-seekers needed to carefully manoeuvre the route to avoid landing in remote areas home to grizzly bears or even a long two-day hike from civilisation
Flying high: Nick said 'the bumps that you hit in an aeroplane, bumps that people gasp, they are actually the huge air waves we are trying to ride'
Above the plains: If Nick and Jon had needed to land, they could have found themselves a two-day walk from the nearest town
...And safely down: The pair successfully completed their 204-mile trek - and landed in the U.S. record books
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