After setting a new skydiving record at Shyangboche, Nick Leventis flew back to Kathmandu. Explore Himlaya caught up with the British racing pro at the Radisson Hotel to find out more about his skydiving experience and his fund raising endeavors for charity. EH:How are you feeling after Everest Skydive? Nick Leventis: I feel good. I [...]
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Everest Skydive 2010 Update: NEW RECORD- Skydivers Jump from 30,000 feet!
After three days of bad weather, the sky at Shyangboche finally cleared up today. Since early morning there was hectic activity at the drop zone as ESD crew and group members prepared for the jumps. Between 8 to 9 AM (local time) the PC-6 aircraft took off. Tandem- Christopher Rainier & Tom Noonan The first [...]
ESD 2010 (Autumn) – Day 3 Jumps
Friday,October 15, 2010- Shyangboche Drop Zone First Lift (8:45 AM) – 21,000 feet On the first lift, Derek Thomas(British), Roger Hoe(British) and Peter Rottele(German) made solo jumps from 21,000 feet while Klaus Leo Gachter(American) jumped tandem with tandem master Kevin Hardwick(British) from the same height. Second lift(9:10 AM)- 29,5000 feet Second lift saw the skydivers [...]
ESD 2010 Update-British racing driver Nick Leventis Jumps from 27,500 feet
More action follows…. Nick Leventis – tandem skydiving from 27,500 feet with tandem master Kevin Hardwick British racing driver Nick Leventis is on board ESD 2010, and today he made a tandem leap from 27,500 feet above Mount Everest at Shyangboche dropzone around 13:00 hrs(local time).Accompanyning him was tandem master Kevin Hardwick. A well known [...]
Everest Skydive-2010 (autumn) Begins!
And the World’s Highest Skydiving adventure Everest Skydive gets underway…. Test jumps for the Autumn edition of Everest Skydive 2010 took place at Shyangboche (12350 feet) dropzone today (13th October 2010). Derek Thomas (UK) jumped solo from 25,000 feet while tandem master Kevin Hardwick(UK) made a tandem jump with German camera flier/ television producer Alex Behse from the [...]
Everest Skydive – May 2010, Shyangboche DropZone
The event went as follows: 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 jump [...]
Everest Skydive 2010 – Updates
As per the news received from Shyangboche, jumps were held at 8:15 AM (local time) on 17th May. 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.
Everest Skydive 2010 Test Jumps Successful
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 27,000 feet, while Bibek Pandey (Nepal) made a tandem jump with tandem master Tom Noonan (USA). Likewise [...]
Highest Drop Zone landing with 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 and Wing Commander [...]
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 [...]