Month: August 2021

Palm Island Skydiving

The Palm Dropzone offers visitors truly unique experiences. A tandem skydive from 13,000 feet above the Palm Jumeirah is an incredible experience and should be on everyone’s Dubai to-do list. Experienced skydivers can also avail of coaching, a full-service...

Wollongong Skydiving

Skydive Sydney and jump from Australia’s highest altitude of up to 15,000 feet, directly over North Wollongong beach. Experience the ultimate thrill of freefall at over 200km/hr for up to an insane 60 seconds, and then float under canopy...

Honolulu Skydiving

Pacific Skydiving Honolulu gives you a bit of aesthetic beauty, history, and even zoology in your jumping experience. From 13,000 feet in the air, experience stunning views of the entire island of Oahu and Pearl Harbor, and you might...

Annapurna

Elevation: 8,091 m (26,545 ft)Prominence: 2,984 m (9,790 ft)Isolation: 34 km (21 mi)Coordinates: 28°35′46″N 83°49′13″E Annapurna is the tenth highest mountain in the world above sea level. It is located in the Himalayas in north-central Nepal and is bounded by the Kali Gandaki Gorge on the...

Nanga Parbat

Elevation: 8,126 m (26,660 ft)Prominence: 4,608 m (15,118 ft)  Isolation: 189 km (117 mi)Coordinates: 35°14′15″N 74°35′21″E  Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world above sea level. It is located in the Diamer District of Gilgit-Baltistan region, Pakistan, Nanga Parbat is the western anchor...

Manaslu

Elevation: 8,163 m (26,781 ft)Prominence: 3,092 m (10,144 ft)Isolation: 106 km (66 mi) Coordinates: 28°32′58″N 84°33′43″E Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain in the world above sea level. It is located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas.  It is said that ‘just as the British consider...

Dhaulagiri

Elevation: 8,167 m (26,795 ft)Prominence: 3,357 m (11,014 ft)Isolation: 318 km (198 mi) Coordinates: 28°41′54″N 83°29′15″E  Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world above sea level, and the highest mountain within the borders of a single country (Nepal). It is bounded on the north and southwest...

Cho Oyu

Elevation: 8,188 m (26,864 ft)Prominence: 2,340 m (7,680 ft)  Isolation: 29 km (18 mi)  Coordinates: 28°05′39″N 86°39′39″E  Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world above sea level. It is located on the China-Nepal border. It is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section...

Makalu

Elevation: 8,463 m (27,766 ft)Prominence: 2,386 m (7,828 ft)  Isolation: 17 km (11 mi) Coordinates: 27°53′23″N 87°05′20″E Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas (19 km South-East of Mount Everest) on the border between Nepal and TAR, China.