George Bush Sr. celebrates his 85th birthday with a sky-dive
Former US President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 85th birthday on June 12th with a tandem jump. The sporty ex- president had celebrated his 75th and 80th birtdays the same way. He leaped from a plane and zoomed downward in freefall before parachuting safely to a [...]
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George Bush Sr. celebrates his 85th birthday with a sky-dive
Meeting a High Flier: Wendy Smith
Wendy Smith captured the headlines last fall, when she became the first skydiver to take the highest free fall during Everest Skydive 2008. A very talented photographer and an experienced skydiver, Wendy, this year, is on the team of Everest Skydive 2009.
She was here in Nepal, recently to plan for the upcoming event. Explore Himalaya [...]
Everest Skydive 2008 - A Retrospective
EVEREST SKYDIVE - AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
[Photo Credit: Omar Alhegelan]
SKYDIVING - GROUND PHOTOGRAPHY
[Photo Credit: Nadia Neupokoeva]
Everest Skydive was organized for the 1st time by adventure company High & Wild from UK. Explore Himalaya Travel & Adventure from Nepal is the local operator of the skydiving event.This is the highest ever skydive as well as the skydiving over [...]
Everest Skydive - Closing Ceremony at Nepal Tourism Board
The closing ceremony of the Everest Skydive was held at the auditorium hall of Nepal Tourism Board, Kathmandu. The simple function saw the attendance of the crew and members of Everest Skydive, dignitaries and officials from the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, tourism entrepreneurs, media persons and the staff of Explore Himalaya and [...]
International Records made during Everest Skydive 2008
Everest Skydive 2008 has made it to the record books. The event can be dubbed as the most exciting Himalayan adventure. The skydiving event held the world enthralled, as divers hurtled from above the world’s highest peak Mt.Everest , free falling for a few minutes before opening their parachute and landing on the highest drop [...]
“Everest skydive is uniting people from all over the world” - Andy Elson, Cosmonaut & Crew member of Everest Skydive 2008
Explore Himalaya had an opportunity to meet up with Andy Elson, renowned scientist and a crew member of the Everest Skydive team on 2nd Oct 2008. Before he left for England, Andy talked at length about the Everest skydive and his part in the project.
Andy is a cosmonaut, aeronaut and life support systems specialist. He [...]
Everest Skydive Creates History
The historic Everest Skydive event came to a finale today. 41 Solo and Tandem Jumpers skydived in front of the World’s Highest Peak and landed on the highest drop zone in the world, Shyangboche (12,350ft.). Their names have made it the international record books.
1st Group
In the first group, except for Fareed Lafta who jumped from [...]
Everest Skydive Updates
Latest Update
1st Group (29,500ft)
SN
Name
Country
Solo/Tandem
Landing Time(local)
1.
Omar Alhegelan
USA
Solo
8:41 AM
2.
Dean Edwards
Britain
Solo
8:42 AM
3.
Derek Thomas
USA
Solo
8:42 AM
4.
Adolphe Botha
South Africa
Solo
8:43 AM
5.
Leigh Pretty
Britain
Solo
8:44 AM
2nd Group
In this group, except for the tandem jump by Maya Gurung and Tom Noonan (which was done from a height of 22,500ft), the rest were made from the height of 29,500ft. Everest summiter Maya Gurung became the first Nepali [...]
Everest Skydive - 9th October
Latest Update
Today only one group could make the skydive due to poor weather conditions. The divers jumped from a height of 29,400ft.
SN
Name
Country
Solo/Tandem
Landing Time(local)
1.
Omar Alhegelan
USA
Solo
7:45 AM
2.
Herman S.Duscher
Switzerland
Solo
7:46 AM
3.
Derek Thomas
USA
Solo
7:47 AM
4.
Thomas Laurie Hinds
Britain
Solo
7:47 AM
Everest Skydive updates - 7th October
Today there were 3 solos and 5 tandem jumps. Jane Dougall, reporter of Five News was among the tandem jumpers.
1st Group (29,500ft.)
SN
Name
Country
Solo/Tandem
Landing Time(local)
1.
Wendy Smith
New Zealand
Solo
9:15 AM
2.
Steve Hennessey (Australian) & Djuan Rivers(American)
Australia/USA
Tandem
9:16 AM
3.
Tom Noonan (American)& Kate Craigwood (British)
USA/Britain
Tandem
9:16 AM
2nd Group (29,500ft.)
SN
Name
Country
Solo/Tandem
Landing Time(local)
1.
Omar Alhegelan
USA
Solo
10:19 AM
2.
Ralph Mitchell (British) & Jane Dougall (British)
Britain
Tandem
10:21 AM
3rd Group (29,500ft.)
SN
Name
Country
Solo/Tandem
Landing Time(local)
1.
Wendy Smith
New [...]