Skydive Everest : Kate Craig-Wood first woman to tandem-jump Everest (October 2008)

Kate Craig-Wood is a UK-based IT entrepreneur and Managing Director of Memset Ltd, the UK's first Carbon Neutral hosting company. She is also a main-board director of Intellect, the UK's high-tech trade association.

One of Kate's core interests is the gender imbalance within the IT industry, and she is a supporter of Computer Clubs for Girls (CC4G) who are the beneficiary of her Jump Everest expedition.

As a tech entrepreneur Kate with many links within the industry and through her position on the management committee of Intellect's women in IT forum, Kate is very aware of the problems and inequalities facicing women in IT. As well as working with Intellect to try and address some of the issues. she is also a strong advocate of getting more girls into the IT industry.

In October, Kate became the first woman to tandem-jump Everest in a skydive from 29,035ft to land on the side of the mountain, on the highest drop zone in the world.