Former Bath Rugby player tackles Everest skydive

Iestyn Lewis, a Chartered Civil Engineer and one of Bath Rugby’s former 1st XV, is doing a charity skydive with a Bath Rugby ball from 24,000ft facing Mount Everest this November. 

Funding the trip personally, Iestyn will attempt to reach a fundraising target of £29,031.69p (the height of Everest in feet) for Bath Rugby Foundation (BRF). 

The BRF is a charity that believes all children deserve a fair start in life and provides a range of programmes which help 3,000 vulnerable children and young people in and around Bath develop their physical, practical, and emotional skills.

20 per cent of children and young people in Bath live in poverty. The charity works with 4,000 children and young people every year and 95 per cent of its learners achieve their academic targets and educational goals. 

leaving on 1st November, Iestyn will trek to Everest base camp and then has a three-day window in which to make the jump.

Iestyn, who is now the Chief Executive Officer of Bath-based Rengen Developments, said, “Jumping off an AS350 B3 helicopter from the height of 24,000 ft, just below Everest; and landing at the Himalayan dreamlands Syangboche (12,402 ft); is undeniably the most thrilling aerial adventure in the world.

“The adrenaline rush, the eye-feasting view of the picturesque Sherpa settlement, the backdrop of the world’s highest peak Mt. Everest, along with other equally petrifying sister peaks, and the whole alpine experience – what else would an adventurer seek/ dream in a lifetime?”

You can help Iestyn reach his target for BRF by donating here.