Everest Skydivers Take the Plunge

Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 10.09.08 | 10:30 AM ET

A couple weeks back we noted that the first-ever skydivers at Mount Everest were due to drop. Well, they’re a little behind schedule, but three people finally took the plunge—and made history.

Tags: Adventure Travel, Asia, Nepal

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Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Ottawa, Canada.

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