The Himalayan Club's annual seminar, this month in Bombay, will debate mountaineering on the world's highest peak, and whether it has changed from exploratory climbing to
Hailing from a small village and impoverished background in India’s newest state Telangana, Malavath Poorna wants to inspire others to be achievers.
On May 25, Poorna entered the record
At the latest meet of UAAA in May, the Nepal Mountaineering Association gave a list of all measures it intends to undertake to support the families of the deceased Sherpa
Experienced industry insiders say the fatal accident was an outcome of under-skilled, non-certified freelance pilots flying tandem rides for cheap.
A tandem paragliding crash in the adventure sports spot of
On 19 May, Chhanda Gayen, a female mountaineer from West Bengal, and the second civilian from the state to climb Everest, has gone missing. On an expedition in the Himalaya,
Sherpa and mountaineering community shocked by incident. Authorities say heavy snowing, loose ice slabs could be cause of the natural disaster.
A day after a lethal avalanche struck the most
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
From needle and syringe to crampons Dr. Nima carries it all in his backpack from BC to the summit of the 8000er
While most medical practitioners loop their stethoscope around
Out of all the great canyons and rivers, a world classic- the last lost horizon, the land of White Copper, the Grand Canyon of Asia—the River Zanskar!
“There’s
After flying for 14 years and competing for ten, Klaudia, from Poland, is the top female XC pilot in the world
TOJ: How did you get into paragliding?
KB: It
This adventure racing event introduces the multi-day sport to North India with a 20k hike, 16k bike and 30k rafting section over 2 days in Uttarakhand. Join us as we
Having set their eyes on this massif in 1993, their ten-year climbing partnership brought them back 20 years later to see it through till the summit
Named after the politically
