Everest Skydive 2008 - Official Blog http://www.everestskydive.com/blog The Most Fabulous Adventure at the Top of the World Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:13:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Everest Skydive - Final Day Updates http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/everest-skydive-final-day-updates/ http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/everest-skydive-final-day-updates/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:13:28 +0000 skydive http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/?p=68 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 an altitude 18,000ft, the rest of the dives were made from 29,500ft.

SN Name Country Solo/Tandem Landing Time(local)
1. Fareed Lafta Iraq Solo 6:24 AM
2. Christophe De Pauw Belgium Solo 6:25 AM
3. Wendy Smith New Zealand Solo 6:43 AM
4. Steve Hennessey (Australian) & Peter Baker (British) Australia / Britain Tandem 6:44 AM

2nd Group

Except for Martin Preston who jumped from a height of 19,000ft., the rest of the jumps were made from 29,500ft.

SN Name Country Solo/Tandem Landing Time(local)
1. Martin Preston Britain Solo 7:37 AM
2. Omar Alhegelan USA Solo 7:54 AM
3. Ryan Jackson Britain Solo 7:55 AM
4. Ralph Mitchell (British) & Molly Beddingfield (British) Britain Tandem 7:57 AM

3rd Group - 29,500ft.

SN Name Country Solo/Tandem Landing Time(local)
1. Wendy Smith New Zealand Solo 8:45 AM
2. Steve Hennessey (Australian) & William Thomason (Kiwi) Australia / New Zealand Tandem 8:48 AM
3. Namira Salim (Pakistani) & Tom Noonan (American) Pakistan / USA Tandem 8:50 AM

4th Group - 29,500ft.

SN Name Country Solo/Tandem Landing Time(local)
1. Omar Alhegelan USA Solo 10:25 AM
2. Fareed Lafta Iraq Solo 10:26 AM
3. Martin Preston Britain Solo 10:27 AM
4. Christophe De Pauw Belgium Solo 10:27 AM
5. Derek Thomas USA Solo 10:28 AM
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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 woman to Skydive in the Everest region.

SN Name Country Solo/Tandem Landing Time(local)
1. Tom Noonan(American) & Maya Gurung(Nepali) USA/ Nepal Tandem 9:44 AM
2. Wendy Smith New Zealand Solo 10:04 AM
3. Ralph Mitchell(British) & Derek Cornelius(British) Britain Tandem 10:05 AM

3rd Group (29,500ft)

SN Name Country Solo/Tandem Landing Time(local)
1. Omar Alhegelan USA Solo 11:24 AM
2. Ralph Mitchell (British) & Howard Shao (American) Britain / USA Tandem 10:04 AM
3. Steve Hennessey (Australian) & Ron Hudson (American) Australia / USA Tandem 10:05 AM
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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
]]> http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/skydive-updates-9th-october/feed/ Nepal news updates http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/nepal-news-updates/ http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/nepal-news-updates/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:07:25 +0000 skydive http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/?p=60 This is to inform that none of the Everest Skydive clients or crew were aboard on the ill fated Yeti Airlines plane crash that occurred this morning (8th October 2008 - 7:30 am Local Time) at Lukla airport.

Due to the unfortunate crash, the scheduled skydive program for today has been canceled.

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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 Zealand Solo 11:19 AM
2. Harold Watkins (British) & Steve Hennessey (Australian) Britain/Australia Tandem 11:20 AM
3. Tom Noonan (British) & Darren Thatcher (British) Britain Tandem 11:20 AM
]]> http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/skydive-updates-7th-october/feed/ Latest Update on Everest Skydive http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/latest-update-on-everest-skydive/ http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/latest-update-on-everest-skydive/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:11:33 +0000 skydive http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/?p=53 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 Smith New Zealand Solo 7:01 AM
3. Ralph Mitchell(British) & Per Wimmer(Danish) Britain / Denmark Tandem 7:02 AM

2nd Group (29,500ft.)

In this group, an American father and son duo, Lou Diesel and Scott Diesel successful completed their tandem jumps.

SN Name Country Solo/Tandem Landing Time(local)
1. Wendy Smith New Zealand Solo 8:57 AM
2. Tom Noonan(British) & Scott Diesel(American) Britain / USA Tandem 8:58 AM
3. Steve Hennessey(Australian) & Lou Diesel (American) Australia/USA Tandem 8:59 AM

3rd Group (29,500ft.)

SN Name Country Solo/Tandem Landing Time(local)
1. Derek Thomas Britain Solo 10:39 AM
2. Chris Parsons Britain Solo 10:40 AM
3. Simon Repton Britain Solo 10:41 AM
4. Carrie Holmes USA Solo 10:41 AM
]]> http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/latest-update-on-everest-skydive/feed/ Latest Update - Everest Skydive http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/latest-update-everest-skydive/ http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/latest-update-everest-skydive/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:43:05 +0000 skydive http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/?p=48 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
]]> http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/latest-update-everest-skydive/feed/ …And They Have Done It! http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/and-they-have-done-it/ http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/and-they-have-done-it/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:54:33 +0000 skydive http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/?p=45 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 the first Nepali to make a tandem jump (with Steve Hennessey) from a height of 22,000ft.

The jumpers were flown in 4 groups. All the jumps were made from Pilatus Porter aircraft.

1st Group - 22,000ft

The first group jumped from a height of 22,000ft.

SN Name Country Jump(Solo/Tandem) Landing Time(local)
1. Wendy Smith New Zealand Solo 6:17 AM
2. Lucie Fenton (Britain) & Tom Noonan (USA) Britain / USA Tandem 6:18 AM

2nd Group -  22,000ft

The second group jumped from a height of 22,000ft.

SN Name Country Jump(Solo/Tandem) Landing Time(local)
1. Omar Alhegelan USA Solo 6:57 AM
2. Steve Hennessey (Australia) & Nima Tamang (Nepal) Australia / Nepal Tandem 6:58 AM
3. Cheri Alhegelan (USA) & Ralph Mitchell (Britain) USA / Britain Tandem 6:59 AM

3rd Group - 18,500ft

The third group jumped from a height of 18,500ft.

SN Name Country Solo/Tandem Landing Time(local)
1. Neil Jones Canada Solo 7:45 AM
2. Chris Parsons Britain Solo 7:47 AM
3. Derek Thomas USA Solo 7:48 AM
4. Holly Budge British Solo 7:49 AM

4th Group - 18,000ft

The fourth group jumped from a height of 18,000ft.

SN Name Country Solo/Tandem Landing Time(local)
1. Ryan Jackson Britain Solo 8:57 AM
2. Adolphe Botha South Africa Solo 8:57 AM
3. Thomas Laurie Hinds Britain Solo 8:59 AM
4. Carrie Holmes USA Solo 8:59 AM

A toast to the team and their spirit of adventure!

]]> http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/and-they-have-done-it/feed/ Familiarization Jump by the Everest Skydiving Team http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/familiarization-jump-by-the-everest-skydiving-team/ http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/familiarization-jump-by-the-everest-skydiving-team/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:19:19 +0000 skydive http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/?p=42 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 (New Zealand)
2. Omar Alhegelan (USA)
3. Tom Noonan (USA)
4. Steve Alan Hennessey (Australia)
5. Ryan Jackson (Britain)
6. Mark Finch (Britain)
7. Derek Thomas (USA)
8. N. Alneyadi (UAE)

]]> http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/10/familiarization-jump-by-the-everest-skydiving-team/feed/ Everest Skydive 2008 Crew http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/09/everest-skydive-2008-crew/ http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/2008/09/everest-skydive-2008-crew/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:51:51 +0000 skydive http://www.everestskydive.com/blog/?p=36 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 Pilot
9. Ruedi Isenschmid (Swiss) - Swiss Boogie Pilot
10. Andy Elson (British) - Life Support Systems & Weather forecasting
11. Ryan Jackson (British) - Doctor
12. Stephan Alan Hennessey (Australian) - Jump Master & Camera Flyer
13. Ian Bishop (British) - Finance director
14. Tom Noonan (American) - Tandem Master
15. Jason Bryant (British) - Still Photographer
16. Phillip Horniblow (British) - Doctor
17. Derek Thomas (American) - Parachutes
18. Serena Brocklebank (British) - Expedition Leader
19. Billi Bierling (German) - Expedition Leader

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