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 a contributor to the World Hum blog. She is also a contributing editor at the Matador Network and at Not Coming to a Theater Near You, and a regular contributor to the Ottawa Citizen. Based in Ottawa, Canada, she loves to write about travel, history, sports, and culture high or low.

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