Posts from ‘October, 2009’
Everest Skydive 2009 – Photo Highlights
Photos of Everest Skydive 2009 Ganesh Pandey with tandem master Tom Noonan making a tandem jump , above 25,000 feet (Photo: Wendy Smith) Wing Commander Jai Kishan of IAF , on his canopy, flying past Pumori peak (Photo : Gorakh Bista) Jai Kishan ( Photo : Gorakh Bista) Tom Noonan (Photo: Gorakh Bista) Members of [...]
Press Release – Everest Skydive 2009
Everest Skydive 2009 October 29, 2009: Explore Himalaya Travel & Adventure is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Everest Skydive 2009 program. On October 28, 2009 a skydiving event was held at Gorak Shep. During the event, world skydiving champion Wendy Smith from New Zealand, Global Angels ambassador and tandem master Tom Noonan [...]
PATA Travel Mart 2009
Oct 22nd : The recently concluded PATA Travel Mart in Hangzhou China (PRC) has received widespread praise from industry delegates, China-based Sellers and the host city’s organising body. A survey of delegates, conducted by PATA, shows that some 80 percent of Buyers attending PATA Travel Mart 2009 were satisfied with the results of pre-matched business [...]
First Indian to Skydive Over Mt.Everest
A brief report based on Wing Commander Jai Kishan’s Everest Skydive Experience: IAF OFFICER SKYDIVES OVER MOUNT EVEREST Some said it couldn’t be done, some said it shouldn’t be done but nothing stopped Wing Commander Jai Kishan , a Parachute Jump Instructor of Indian Air Force to under take Everest Skydive from a daring height of 8,333 [...]
Press Coverage of Everest Skydive 2009
Press & Media coverage on the Everest skydive event Organized by Explore Himalaya on 16th & 17th October 2009 at Shyangboche http://newsonair.com/news.asp?cat=International&id=IN1134 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/16/content_12247737.htm http://www.hindustantimes.com/Indian-jumps-from-25-000-feet-in-sky-diving-event/H1-Article1-466211.aspx http://thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=BIZ+BRIEFS&NewsID=40153 http://24dunia.com/english-news/search/Indian-Everest.html http://www.zeenews.com/video/showvideo4184.html http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/8-news-in-brief/1939-skydivers-jump-from-25000-feet-.html http://www.travelvideo.tv/news/nepal/10-20-2009/everest-skydiving-2009 http://travel.einnews.com/news/tandem-skydiving http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/tag/documentary-filmmaker http://www.skydivingnut.com/skydive-new-zealand.php http://whosskydiving.com/skydiving-usa.php
Everest Skydive from 29,300ft
Nepali Everest summitter, Ms. Pujan Acharya made a tandem jump from a height of 29,300ft. at Shyangboche this morning. The jump was made along with tandem master Tom Noonan (USA) today (October 17, 2009) at 10:30 AM (local time). Wendy Smith (New Zealand), Jai Kishan (India) and Mery Noonan (USA) made solo jumps from a [...]
Everest Skydive – Skydivers Jump from 25,000 feet
This morning five members from the Explore Himalaya skydive team made four solos and one tandem jump from a height of 25,000 feet at Shyangboche in the Everest region. In the first batch Tom Noonan (USA), Ian Bishop (Australia) and Jay Kishan (India) made solo jumps at 10:30 AM (local time). In the second batch, [...]
Radisson Hotel
Located in Lazimpat, a short walk away from Thamel and Durbar Marg, the Radisson Hotel, Kathmandu is a modern international standard hotel.The hotel offers 160 beautifully appointed modern rooms,with spectacular views of the city and surrounding mountains.The rooms are classified into Superior Rooms, Deluxe Rooms, Club Rooms and Suites and have been equipped with high-speed Internet, mini bar, [...]
October Festivals
Tihar Dates : 16th – 19th October, 2009 Venue: All over Nepal Kag Puja – 16th October Laxmi Puja – 17th October Gobardhan Puja- 18th October Bhai Tika – 19th October Tihar Festival details Chhath Puja Date: 24th October Venue: Terai Chhath is celebrated by people living in the Madhes plains.This festival is celebrated in [...]