Everest Skydive: Captive Adventure launches the ultimate skydiving experience

July 16, 2010 - PRLog -- In the past decade, the rise of adventure sports and adrenaline fueled activities has forever changed the travel and tourism industry.  

Once fringe activities are now part of mainstream culture. Snowboarding, climbing and mountain biking are now as likely a hobby as football or cricket. Everyday people are taking on bigger personal challenges, and even Cheryl Cole has found herself summiting Mount Kilimanjaro.

As boundaries are continually pushed in this field, a new company is striving to bring the most ambitious adventure experiences to ordinary people with a taste for the extraordinary. ‘Captive Adventure’ aims to team up with leading adventurers to create once-in-a-lifetime adventures for the adventurous spirited.

Captive Adventure has been launched with the first of what will be a series of adventure experiences: Everest Skydive.

Teaming up with World Record breaking adventurer Nigel Gifford, Captive Adventure will provide the ultimate skydiving experience as expedition members jump out over the Himalayas. Mount Everest herself will be in full view as these thrill-seekers enjoy a 60 second free-fall in the midst of some of the highest mountains on the planet.

Once the parachute is open, a four minute canopy ride will provide unique views of Mt Everest, as well as many other famous Himalayan Peaks, with views across the Himalayas and Nepal and into Tibet and India.

This is a truly special skydiving experience, and is not just for skydiving experts. Absolute beginners are welcome and will skydive in tandem with one of the worlds leading skydivers from the Swiss Boogie Skydiving Team.

The expedition departs on 30th September 2010 and returns on 12th October. Places are available now. No climbing or skydiving experience is required.

Nigel Gifford OBE created the world’s first Everest Skydive in 2008 and has been engaged to lead Everest Skydive by ‘Captive Adventure’, the adventure events arm of the Captive Minds Communications Group.

“I’m pleased to say that I’m coming back to Nepal to run the Everest Skydive operation on behalf of Captive Minds. The Captive Adventure operation sets out to run a professional skydiving experience that meets the highest possible safety standards.”

Captive Minds has been at the forefront of adventure since 2003 when the company's office in London was the expedition HQ for Bear Grylls' 'Facing The Frozen Ocean' crossing of the North Atlantic.  Captive Minds has gone on to provide expedition support in logistics, communications and brand management for many other expeditions. It has worked on adventure-related projects with brands as diverse as Toshiba, Champagne Mumm, CMC Markets and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Captive Minds has worked extensively with the explorer David Hempleman-Adams, and has recently been engaged to provide support to the Walking With The Wounded expedition with HRH Prince Harry. The company is delighted to be working on this and other projects with Nigel for 2010 and 2011.

Captive Adventure was set-up after the phenomenal success of 'The Nokia Maps Everest Test' in 2009 - the world's highest game of cricket. The Everest Test demonstrated the capability of people to ‘do the extraordinary’ when given the opportunity.

Captive Adventure will provide members of the public with unique adventure experiences led and managed by the world’s leading experts. The Everest Test expedition leader, Richard Kirtley, heads operations at Captive Adventure.

Nigel Gifford OBE and the Captive Adventure Everest Skydive team are proud to be working with Himalaya Expeditions, managed by Bikrum Pandey. Bikrum comments:

“Himalaya Expeditions are pleased to be assisting Captive Adventure and Nigel Gifford OBE with their requirements in Nepal. I’m certain that, with our combined credentials in adventure, Everest Skydive will be a resounding success.”

Captive Adventure has a policy of sustainable, responsible tourism. The company will work to provide new economic opportunities in the local Nepali communities it works with and will donate a percentage of its Everest Skydive revenue to local charities. See http://www.skydive-everest.com for further info.