“We realized the mountain had changed in the past few years”: Mr.Bo Belvedere Christensen, Leader of KT Baruntse (7129 m) Expedition on Baruntse On 23rd May’ 08, Explore Himalaya’s in-house writer met with Bo Belvedere Christensen, leader of the Kipling Travels Baruntse Expedition at Hotel Marshyangdi. Mr. Christensen, back in Kathmandu after a successful expedition, looked [...]
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“We realized the mountain had changed in the past few years”: Mr.Bo Belvedere Christensen, Leader of KT Baruntse (7129 m) Expedition on Baruntse
On 23rd May’ 08, Explore Himalaya’s in-house writer met with Bo Belvedere Christensen, leader of the Kipling Travels Baruntse Expedition at Hotel Marshyangdi. Mr. Christensen, back in Kathmandu after a successful expedition, looked a bit exhausted but nonetheless happy, as he recounted his team’s wonderful acclimatization climb to both the Mera peaks as well as [...]
Reconnaissance on the Drop Zone at Shyangboche by the High & Wild Everest Skydiving Managing Team
Reconnaissance on the Drop Zone at Shyangboche by the High & Wild Everest Skydiving Managing Team – A Success The first ever skydiving program in the Everest Himalaya took place on the 14th & 15th of May, 2008. Four skydivers Ben Ian Wood, Andy Montriou, Nigel Gifford and David Ian Wood successfully skydived from a [...]
Looking Back – GKN Everest Mission 2007
Looking Back – GKN Everest Mission 2007 Explore Himalaya had an opportunity to organize a high profile aviation event over the Everest in May 2007 .The project named GKN Everest Mission 2007 teamed up with the explorer Bear Grylls for a breathtaking Himalayan adventure: to fly a powered paraglider higher than Mount Everest. This daring [...]