Leap of Faith

NEWS just in from Nepal - Holly has finished eight days trekking through the incredible scenery of the Himalayas and is preparing for her "big jump" tomorrow (Friday). The aim of the trek was to acclimatise Holly and the other 31 Everest skydivers to life at high altitude in advance of their jump from 29,500ft in front of Mount Everest. Holly is manifested to be the first woman ever to take on the challenge.

During a phone call from a hotel near the drop zone at Syangboche, Holly said: "We've been trekking for eight days and it's been absolutely amazing. It's beautiful blue skies here and we're going to make our first jump tomorrow (Thursday) and hopefully I'm going to do my big jump the day after (Friday).

Talking about the 31 other people she's sharing the trip with, she said: "It's a really cool bunch of people. A real mixture but we've been getting on really well. I haven't had any problems acclimatising, and that's going to really help me jump in the first load because I've acclimatised so well."

She said the group had been walking for about six hours a day and the Pilatus Porter jump aircraft, from Swiss Boogie, had now arrived in Nepal from Switzerland after a nine-hour flight.

She said: "Tomorrow's when it's going to start happening. I feel really fit and positive and ready to jump out of a perfectly good aeroplane!"

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