World’s Highest Skydiving Adventure – Everest Skydive (16th-20th May 2010)
Drop Zone: Shyangboche (12,350 feet), Khumbu Himal
16th May, 2010 – 1 lift
Test jumps for Everest Skydive 2010 were performed at Shyangboche(12,350 ft) 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 Ful Man Tamang (Nepal) too jumped tandem with Dr.Ryan Jackson (UK).
17th May , 2010 – 2 lifts
The jumps were held at 8:15 AM (local time).
First Lift – James Robert (UK) & Ryan Jackson made test jumps from 18,000 feet. Nik Halik (Australia) made a tandem jump with tandem master Tom Noonan from 29,500 feet. Wendy Smith jumped solo as Camera Flier from 29,500 feet.
Second Lift – Jean Claude Mario (France) did a test jump from 18000 feet and Tom Noonan jumped solo from 25,000ft. Dr. Ryan & Dik Bahadur Khirsina (Nepal) made a tandem jump from 25000ft.
18th & 19th May, 2010
Jumps cancelled due to bad weather.
20th May, 2010 – 1 lift
Jean Claude Mario (France) took Myriam Mura (France) on tandem jump, while James Robert (UK), Ryan Jackson (UK) and Wendy Smith (New Zealand) made solo jumps. The jumps were made from 29,500 ft.
All the jumps were made from Tara Air’s Pilatus Porter aircraft.
Event organized by Explore Himalaya Travel & Adventure, Kathmandu, Nepal.
May 25, 2010
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