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Alpinists Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden the first to summit Kishtwar Kailash

Alpinists Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden the first to summit Kishtwar Kailash

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 unstable district of Kishtwar in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, Kishtwar Kailash (6,451 mts / 21,165

Mussoorie hosts Sixth Writers' Mountain Festival

Mussoorie hosts Sixth Writers' Mountain Festival

Amidst the sprawling estates and picturesque valleys of Uttarakhand, Woodstock School celebrated a weekend of outdoor literature Woodstock School, one of the most renowned institutions in South Asia, organized their Sixth Mussoorie Writers' Mountain Festival from November 7th to 10th in Mussoorie, a small but scenic hill station in

Exclusive chat with Red Bull parkour athlete Mohammed Al Attar

Exclusive chat with Red Bull parkour athlete Mohammed Al Attar

Also known as 'double trouble', the young freerunner is in India to judge the Red Bull Indus Trails TOJ: Hello Mohammed, how does it feel to be the sole representative of parkour at the top most level from the entire Middle East region? Al Attar: It feels amazing

Bhatti Lakes 2013 - daily updates

Bhatti Lakes 2013 - daily updates

The Outdoor Journal decided to feel the pulse and adrenaline rush at the treacherous trails of the Bhatti ultra run Day 1 / October 25 Runners in the 135 mile category, Aparna Choudhary (age 34), Bhupendrasing Rajput (44), Navin Tangiah (40), Piyush Shah (54), Raj Vadgama (46) and Vineet Aggrawal, set

Bhatti Lakes ultra run - 2013

Bhatti Lakes ultra run - 2013

85 runners, single-trail, dusty terrain, humid conditions - an Indian ultra run that tests the mettle From the demanding Atacama crossing run in Chile to the more cocky sounding Pickled Feet -- ultra runs come with a range of challenges. Starting October 25, a hardened lot of athletes will jump

Indian para climber takes silver in world championships

Indian para climber takes silver in world championships

Manikandan Kumar could not repeat his gold winning performance of 2012 at the Para Climbing World Championships this year but won plaudits from the community Think of a polio-affected person in India and the image is usually that of a disabled individual slumped in a hand-crank wheelchair. But para-climber Mani

India lowers Himalayan peak fees for mountaineers

India lowers Himalayan peak fees for mountaineers

Government launches new tourism campaign promoting the Himalayas, tweaks rules for climbers and trekkers Indian authorities announced that they will be substantially discounting certain peak fees for climbers visiting the Himalayas. They also announced a potential easing of rules that currently block or severely restrict the use of most satellite