The first ever jump from the stratosphere to the North Pole was carried out by parachutists from Russia

The first ever jump from the stratosphere to the North Pole was carried out by a group of Russian parachutists. Cosmonaut, Hero of Russia Mikhail Kornienko, instructor pilot Alexander Lynnik and space technology engineer Denis Efremov landed from a height of more than 10 km and landed near the Russian polar station "Barneo" at the North Pole of the Earth.

They dedicated the heroic action to the anniversary of the first human space flight, the Russian Geographical Society reported.

The free fall lasted about two and a half minutes. Parachutes were deployed at a distance of about 1 km above the ground. Then, skillfully maneuvering, the stratonauts land on the ice floe as close as possible to the point of 90 ° north latitude.

Finding a person in the stratosphere without special equipment is physically impossible. Firstly, the air is very thin. Secondly, it is very cold there - the temperature drops to – 55–60 °C. Moreover, during a rapid free fall, the temperature feels about -70 °C.

Ultra-high-altitude parachute jumps in the Arctic zone are very rare. So far, only one case has been known. Exactly four years ago, in April 2020, Russian paratroopers from the special forces detachment of the Russian Armed Forces carried out a group parachute jump from a height of 10 km, landing on Franz Josef Land.