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Former London Banker Sets World Record SUPping Across the Ganges

Former London Banker Sets World Record SUPping Across the Ganges

Shilpika Gautam left her cosy life in London to paddle across the Ganges in India. On her quest to bring awareness to water pollution issues, she breaks her own barriers and sets a world record in stand-up paddling. “You should just go out there and do whatever you want and

Following the Ganges - Source to Sea

Following the Ganges - Source to Sea

A group of explorers follow the holy waters of the Ganga from source to sea - documenting the river and the world around it by climbing to the top of the Ganges watershed, following it through the Himalaya, across the Gangetic plain and through the delta to where it kisses

National Green Tribunal to decide on future of rafting camps on Ganges soon

National Green Tribunal to decide on future of rafting camps on Ganges soon

India's green court seeks report on rafting, camping on Ganges; says it has no intent to ban camps on the Ganges if they follow rules. Four months after rafting camps on the Ganges came under threat of a shut-down, it looks like a verdict on their future will

Rescue 3 International and IRF train five Indian paddlers in river rescue (Part 2)

Rescue 3 International and IRF train five Indian paddlers in river rescue (Part 2)

Five professional river guides were part of India's first combined river rescue course and assessment in Rishikesh. The course was conducted by Rescue India and certified by Rescue 3 International and International Rafting Federation (IRF). The Outdoor Journal gives a comprehensive report in this two-part series. (continued from

Rescue 3 International and IRF train five Indian paddlers in river rescue (Part 1)

Rescue 3 International and IRF train five Indian paddlers in river rescue (Part 1)

Five professional river guides were part of India's first combined river rescue course and assessment in Rishikesh. The course was conducted by Rescue India and certified by Rescue 3 International and International Rafting Federation (IRF). The Outdoor Journal gives a comprehensive report in this two-part series. The rafting

Do rafting camps on the Ganges cause ecological damage? Part 4 of 4

Do rafting camps on the Ganges cause ecological damage? Part 4 of 4

In the final of the four-part series, The Outdoor Journal seeks to answer if river rafting camps on the Ganges harm the environment. River rafting camps on the Ganges in Uttarakhand in north India have come under fire after a petition filed by a non-profit alleged they cause ecological damage

The issue of 'unregulated licensing' of rafting camps on Ganges - Part 3 of 4

The issue of 'unregulated licensing' of rafting camps on Ganges - Part 3 of 4

Sources claim a 90% rise in the number of rafting camps on the Ganges in less than a decade, blaming 'haphazard' and 'unregulated licensing' behind the rise. We examine the numbers, and what is actually going on. River rafting camps on the Ganges have come under