Everest Skydive 2013: Lifts and dives

 

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Fishtail Air taking the flight loads for Everest Skydive 2013

The grandness of Everest Skydive, the most elite adventure on the top of the world is heightening every year. Everest Skydive 2013 was successfully accomplished on the last week of October setting several new records. Marc Kopp, a French national set the record, being the first disable person to successfully dive from the altitude of 22000ft during the Everest Skydive 2013. Amadablam Base Camp is no longer the world’s highest drop-zone for Skydiving Adventure.

On the last day of the Everest Skydive, Fred Williams and Ryan Jackson successfully landed at Gorakshep Drop-Zone 5545m which is now the highest drop-zone for skydiving in the world. Ryan and Fred, crew of Everest Skydive broke the record set by the crew itself  during Everest Skydive 2012.The summarized details of day-to-day activities  during Everest Skydive 2013 is given as below.

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Skydiver scaling the distance before the jump: Sky is closer to earth!

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A tandem jump followed by a solo; Expert Aerial Photographer shoots the most daring moments of Everest skydiver’s life

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Skydivers: Feeling the thrill of elevation and feasting their eyes with the matchless mountainous landscapes

Date Load No. Name Time Drop Zone Altitude Airlines
24-Oct       1 Wendy Smith 2:00-3:02 Syangboche    
    Omar Alhegelan   Syangboche    
    Ryan Jackson   Syangboche    
    Derek Thomas   Syangboche    
             
25-Oct 1 James Sewell
tandem with Ryan
8:56-9:15 Syangboche 23000ft Fishtail
    Omar Alhegelan        
    Wendy Smith        
             
25-Oct 2 Libor Fryzek 9:23-9:45 Syangboche 23000ft Fishtail
    Robert Compton        
    Derek Thomas        
             
25-Oct 3 David Philips 10:55-11:10 Syangboche 20000ft Simrik
    Carol Peri        
    Omar Alhegelan        
             
25-Oct 4 Libor Fryzek 11:00-11:34 Syangboche   Simrik
    Ryan Jackson        
             
25-Oct 5 David Philips 12:43-1:00 Syangboche   Simrik
    Wendy Smith        
             
25-Oct 6 Robert Compton 1:07-1:26 Syangboche   Simrik
    Omar Alhegelan        
             
26-Oct 1 Carol Peri 8:30-8:45 Syangboche   Fishtail
    Kyle Thomas        
    Omar Alhegelan        
             
26-Oct 2 Mark Allen 9:43-9:55 Syangboche   Fishtail
    Ryan Jackson        
             
26-Oct 3 Alexander Zadirov 9:59 Syangboche   Fishtail
    Petr Zadirov        
    Wendy Smith       Fishtail
             
26-Oct 4 Mark Allen 11:15 Syangboche   Fishtail
    Omar Alhegelan        
             
27-Oct 1 Alexander Zadirov 8:28 Syangboche   Fishtail
    Petr Zadirov        
    Wendy Smith        
    Omar Alhegelan        
             
27-Oct 2 Marc Kopp tandem
with Mario Gervasi
  Syangboche   Fishtail
    Ryan Jackson        
             
28-Oct 1 Robert Compton 8:15-8:30 Syangboche   Fishtail
    Libor Fryzek        
    Wendy Smith        
    Omar Alhegelan        
             
28-Oct 2 Fred Williams   Syangboche   Fishtail
    Morten Pedersen        
    Ryan Jackson        
             
29-Oct 1 Alexander Zadirov 8:40-8:55 Syangboche   Fishtail
    Petr Zadirov        
    Wendy Smith        
    Omar Alhegelan        
             
29-Oct 2 Fred Williams 9:00-9:20 Syangboche   Fishtail
    Morten Pedersen        
    Ryan Jackson        
             
29-Oct 3 Carol Peri 9:58-10:25 Syangboche   Fishtail
    David Philips        
    Mark Allen        
    Omar Alhegelan        
             
29-Oct 4 Fred Williams 11:40 Syangboche   Fishtail
    Morten Pedersen        
    Ryan Jackson        
             
29-Oct 5 Kyle Thomas 12:52 Syangboche   Fishtail
    Derek Thomas        
    Wendy Smith        
    Omar Alhegelan        
             
30-Oct 1 Ian Edward Atkins
tandem with Ryan
8:35 Syangboche   Fishtail
    Tom Noonan        
    John Leblanc        
             
30-Oct 1 Fred Williams   Amadablam   Fishtail
    Ryan Jackson        
             
30-Oct 2 Morten Pedersen   Amadablam   Fishtail
    Tom Noonan        
             
30-Oct 3 Wendy Smith   Amadablam   Fishtail
    Omar Alhegelan   Amadablam   Fishtail
             
31-Oct 1 Fred Williams   Gorakshep   Fishtail
    Ryan Jackson        

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Skydivers trespassing the territory of high flying Aves

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Thrill in gaining sudden height as the parachute opens and shoots up

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Conversation in the Himalayas or with the Himalayas; Both possible

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Drop-zone at Gorakshep- Highest drop-zone for any Aerial adventure in the world

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Jubilant crew of Everest Skydive 2013

 

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