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Ganga Kayak Festival wraps up in Rishikesh

Ganga Kayak Festival wraps up in Rishikesh

The 2nd edition of the competition saw India’s best kayakers rub shoulders with top athletes from around the world, giving a much needed impetus to kayaking as a sport in India Pramod Gurung of Nepal precariously made his way up a 10 ft high makeshift wooden ramp overlooking the

Security personnel stationed on Everest

Security personnel stationed on Everest

Nepal government induces confidence building measures for mountaineers after last year's dramatic fight and the global bad press it got. The Nepal government is in damage control one year after an infamous high-altitude brawl between leading European climbers and Sherpa guides on Everest. The authorities have now placed

World champ Kilian Fischhuber and local lad Tuhin Satarkar crimp up India's climbing outback

World champ Kilian Fischhuber and local lad Tuhin Satarkar crimp up India's climbing outback

The Austrian climber's first visit to the country involved taking on some of the hardest rock faces and opening new routes Five-time Bouldering World Cup champion Kiian Fischhuber recently visited India and went on a climbing spree in the company of Indian Tuhin Satarkar in Badami, Karnataka. After

Third Eye Tour: India's first skateboarding extravaganza

Third Eye Tour: India's first skateboarding extravaganza

The 8-day event witnessed international skateboarders travel to Bangalore, Hampi, and Goa competing and conducting workshops India’s first skateboarding competition and tour will kick off in Bangalore from January 11-20, 2014. The 'ThirdEyeTour' is an eight-day three-city tour in south India where 25 skateboarders from Europe and

Indian woman killed in skydiving accident

Indian woman killed in skydiving accident

The beginner jumped from 10,000 feet but crashed to the ground after her parachute failed A 26-year-old woman was killed on Thursday in a skydiving accident in Tamil Nadu in Southern India, raising concerns of poor infrastructure and a lack of adequate regulatory or safety measures for extreme sports

Swiss skier dies in an avalanche in Gulmarg, top skiing destination in India

Swiss skier dies in an avalanche in Gulmarg, top skiing destination in India

Travellers are advised to not ski beyond the green zone, but one of the area's key attractions is backcountry powder A Swiss national died in Gulmarg last Friday in an avalanche. Arno Roy, 59, was skiing in the backcountry with five other people when he took a wrong

Nile River Festival – Kayaking in Uganda’s unrivalled whitewater

Nile River Festival – Kayaking in Uganda’s unrivalled whitewater

Big air, class V head-to-head, big wave freestyle, endurance racing and funnels. Why else would the Nile River Festival be Uganda’s most anticipated kayaking event of the year? From Thursday January 23rd to Sunday January 26th, white water lovers, kayaking enthusiasts and a random assortment of misfits and party