Skydive Everest
World record-breaking high altitude skydive
When British skydiver and In September 2008, Rohan, along with could cope with the harsh conditions
adventure camerawoman, Holly
Holly’s team, arrived in Nepal to fulfil and changing temperatures. We were on
Budge, travelled to Nepal to become
Skydive Everest - an opportunity to enter location for two weeks for this world record
the first woman to skydive over
the record books and, for Rohan, an attempt, trekking with all the film kit, so we
Mount Everest, filmmaker Rohan
opportunity to capture that special had to have complete confidence in our
Tully was there to capture every
moment that everyone had waited for. technology. This wasn’t something
we could afford to do twice.”
moment of this record-breaking
The adventure ahead was definitely a
attempt on his GY-HD111 camera. challenging one. “Skydive Everest pushed Skydiving at altitudes just higher than the
the boundaries harder and higher,” summit of Mount Everest created numerous
said Rohan. “It’s a very problems for Holly. Due to the thin air, she
extreme environment needed a custom-made parachute three
and we needed times the size of regular ones, and oxygen
a camera that tanks were strapped to her waist. Neoprene
undersuits and thermal gear were worn
to keep out the freezing temperatures as
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