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Paddle for the environment - Exploring the Gulf of Mannar on kayaks (part 2)

Paddle for the environment - Exploring the Gulf of Mannar on kayaks (part 2)

A group of kayakers explore the remote Gulf of Mannar with a mission to clean up the mess in the region. Read the second of the two-part series on ‘paddle for the environment.' In the first part of the series, we described the first two days of exploring the

Chloë McCardel snares a world first: Three English Channel crossings in under a week

Chloë McCardel snares a world first: Three English Channel crossings in under a week

Ultra marathon swimmer Chloë McCardel completes three single crossings of the English Channel in under a week, becoming the first person ever to complete such a feat. Australian ultra marathon swimmer Chloë McCardel has snared a new world first in the English Channel today, completing three separate English Channel crossings

Red Bull X-Alps 2015 - follow your favourite athletes online

Red Bull X-Alps 2015 - follow your favourite athletes online

The seventh edition of the ‘world’s toughest adventure race,’ the Red Bull X-Alps 2015 begins on 5th July. If you can't make it to Austria you can use this tracker to follow the athletes and their progress on live feed, through the race! Feature Image: Red Bull

Paddle for the environment – Exploring the Gulf of Mannar on kayaks

Paddle for the environment – Exploring the Gulf of Mannar on kayaks

A group of kayakers explore the remote Gulf of Mannar with a mission to clean up the mess in the region. Read the first of the two-part series on 'paddle for the environment' We go about our ordinary lives and every once in a while, we’re given

Remembering a mountain man -- Malli Mastan Babu

Remembering a mountain man -- Malli Mastan Babu

Malli Mastan Babu, mountaineer and India's fastest seven-summits climber, was found dead on Cerro Tres Cruces Sur (6749m) at an altitude of 5900m on 4th April, 2015. At 40 his achievements were as tall as the summits he scaled. The first Indian to climb the seven highest summits

ÖTILLÖ qualifier Utö swimrun in Stockholm archipelago

ÖTILLÖ qualifier Utö swimrun in Stockholm archipelago

The swimrun consists of 31 kms trail running topped with 5.5 km open water swimming around the island of Utö. Swimrun is one of the fastest growing sports where the athletes, in teams of two, alternate trail running and open water swimming. There is no time to lose – one

Alpine Ascents mountaineering school opens in India

Alpine Ascents mountaineering school opens in India

Since the late '80s Alpine Ascents has been part of some of the finest logistics, training and guiding standards in the mountaineering industry. Here's what Gordon Janow of Alpine Ascents said about the school that opened in Manali, India. TOJ:The style of climbing in India, and