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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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
Sweden
Solo
7:46 AM

3.
Derek Thomas
USA
Solo
7:47 AM

4.
Thomas Laurie Hinds
Britain
Solo
7:47 AM

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 [...]

Today 10 solo and 2 tandem jumps took place from a height of 29,500ft.. Wendy Smith from New Zealand again made two solo jumps today. With a total of five jumps to her credit, Wendy remains the skydiver with the highest number of jumps in this event.
1st Group (29,500ft.)

SN
Name
Country
Solo/Tandem
Landing Time(local)

1.
Naseer Alneyadi
UAE
Solo
7:01 AM

2.
Wendy [...]

Today seven divers made solo jumps in two groups.
In the first group four divers jumped from a height of 18,000ft.

SN
Name
Country
Solo/Tandem
Landing Time(local)

1.
Dean Edwards
Britain
Solo
8:18 AM

2.
Simon Repton
Britain
Solo
8:18 AM

3.
Leigh Pretty
Britain
Solo
8:19 AM

4.
Derek Thomas
USA
Solo
8:20 AM

In the second group three divers jumped from an altitude of 29,500ft., the highest so far.

SN
Name
Country
Solo/Tandem
Landing Time(local)

1.
Neil Jones
Canada
Solo
9:48 AM

2.
Wendy Smith
New Zealand
Solo
9:49 AM

3.
Holly Budge
Britain
Solo
9:51 AM

The actual jumps of the Everest skydive took place this morning in Shyangboche. 10 solo and 3 tandem jumpers made their actual jumps today. Wendy Smith became the first solo jumper to land at the drop zone at 6:17am (local time). She jumped from a height of 22,000ft. Explore Himalaya’s trek guide Nima Tamang became [...]

8 solo jumpers of the Everest Skydive team successfully completed their familiarization jump on 3rd Oct ‘ 08 (local time 7 & 7:15 am.). The jumps were made from a height of 18000ft. in two batches from the Pilatus Porter aircraft at the drop zone in Shyangboche. The names of the members are:
1. Wendy Smith [...]

1. Nigel Gifford (British) - Project Director
2. Dave Wood (British) - Director of Parachuting Operation
3. Lucie Fenton (British) - PR
4. Ralph Mitchell (British) - Tandem Master
5. Mark Finch (British) - Advanced Packer
6. Omar Alhegelan (American) - Jump Master & Camera Flyer
7. Wendy Smith (Kiwi) - Director of Aerial Photography
8. Henri Schurch (Swiss) - Swiss Boogie [...]

As the date for Everest Skydive 2008 is drawing near, preparations are well under way at Explore Himalaya. To ensure nothing is overlooked, a separate team has been formed.
The team’s coordinator is Sambhu K.Bista, a senior administrative officer at the National Sports Council, Nepal. A former sportsman, Mr.Bista is quite experienced at organizing large scale [...]