Hira Thapa Chettri
CEO
Skydiving Nepal, Pokhara
About Skydiving Nepal
A small crew running a serious dropzone under the biggest mountains on earth.
The story
Why we started
Nepal has had skydiving events for years, mostly one off expeditions priced for people flying in specifically. What it did not have was a dropzone that runs properly through a season, that a Nepali can afford, and that treats a first timer as well as it treats a licensed jumper.
That is the gap we are filling. All year round, twelve jumps a day, honest pricing in both directions, and a crew that would rather cancel a day than push a marginal wind call.
Where we fly
The dropzone
Pame, west of Phewa Lake
Twenty five minutes from Lakeside by road. The landing area sits beside the water with the Annapurna range directly north.
- Exit altitude13,000 ft above sea level
- Landing zonePame, beside Phewa Lake
- From LakesideAbout 25 minutes by road
- From Pokhara airportAbout 35 minutes by road
- AircraftAirbus H125 Helicopter
- Loads per dayUp to 12 jumps
The part that matters
Safety
Skydiving carries real risk. What a dropzone can control is equipment, training and the decision to fly.
Rated instructors
Every tandem instructor holds a current USPA rating or the equivalent, with hundreds of tandem jumps logged before they ever take a customer.
Maintained gear
Reserves repacked on schedule, an AAD on every rig, and maintenance logs that we are happy to show you if you want to see them.
Conservative calls
If the wind is wrong we do not fly. You will be disappointed for a day rather than hurt for considerably longer. That trade is not close.
Who you will meet
The crew
Nirmal Nath Pandey
Managing Director
Yaman Thapa
Operation Organizer
Alish Thapa
Chief instructor
Subash Thapa
Tandem instructor
Manish Hirachan
Tandem instructor
Aashish Thapa
Camera flyer
Come and see it for yourself
Visitors are welcome at the dropzone whether you are jumping or not.