At a ceremony held on 29th August 2010 at ‘Rashtrapati Bhawan’, the official residence of the Indian President,Wing Commander Jai Kishan from the Indian Air force received the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award from the President of India. The award was conferred to Mr. Jai Kishan by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in [...]
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Images from Everest Skydive (May 2010)
(Photos : Explore Himalaya)
Everest Skydive – May 2010, Drop Zone Shyangboche
Drop Zone : Shyangboche (12,350 feet) 16th May, 2010 – 1 lift Test jumps for Everest Skydive 2010 were performed at Shyangboche at 9:35 AM (local time). 1 solo and 2 tandem jumps were made from above 20,000 ft. Wendy Smith (New Zealand) jumped solo from 27,000 ft, while Bibek Pandey (Nepal) made a tandem [...]
Everest Skydive 2010- Update
As per the news received from Shyangboche, today’s jumps were held at 8:15 AM (local time). James Robert (UK) and Ryan Jackson made solo jumps from 18,000 feet, while Nik Halik (Australia) jumped tandem with tandem master Tom Noonan from 29,700 feet. Pic: Wendy Smith
Everest Skydive-2010 Test Jumps
Test jumps for Everest Skydive 2010 were performed on 16th May 2010 at Shyangboche at 9:35 AM (local time). 1 solo and 2 tandem jumps were made from above 20,000 feet. Wendy Smith (New Zealand) jumped solo from 27,000feet, while Bibek Pandey (Nepal) made a tandem jump with tandem master Tom Noonan (USA). Likewise Ful [...]
Everest Skydive-2010
The countdown to the adventure that beats all adventure has already begun. Yes Everest Skydive, the most thrilling and exhilarating aerial adventure in the Nepal Himalayas is all set to take place in the Khumbu Himal. Organized by Explore Himalaya, this event has already broken a few world records in the last two years of [...]
Suman Pandey’s Tandem Jump with ThaiSky Adventures
Explore Himalaya’s President Mr. Suman Pandey recently took a ‘big leap’ in Thailand. The ‘big leap’ in question was Mr. Pandey’s first tandem jump with Explore Himalaya’s partner Thai Sky Adventures in Pattaya. He says, “I made a tour all the way to Pattaya to try Skydiving, as there was no chance to try this [...]
Skydiving License
Earn your Skydiving License in Thailand! Earn your skydiving license in Thailand with ThaiSky Adventures. You have a choice of training methods to obtain a Skydiving License. One method is the Traditional AFF (accelerated freefall) program where your first skydive is with your own equipment and the second one combines Tandem skydiving with the AFF [...]
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 [...]