Litigation against mass trekking operations has led to a ban on nearly all mountain tourism in Uttarakhand, leaving 100,000 jobless and an industry without a future. But this doesn't solve the problem or punish those responsible.
Despite endless setbacks, this group persevered and risked their own lives by swimming up to 12km at a time, to convince people to climb into their rafts and abandon homes to the rising water.
American alpinist and climber Jeff Lowe was suffering from an extremely rare progressive neurodegenerative disease for the last 18 years. He has just passed at a health centre in Colorado, surrounded by friends and family.
Rafting has vastly boosted the local economy. The government didn’t provide these jobs, but has benefited from them. If not thankful, the state could have been a little mindful.
The administration was considering selling part of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante — opening it up to mining, logging, and drilling, but then things changed.
Local and global volunteers have helped Ben and Prashant a great deal on their project-driven motorcycle journey from India to Scotland, proving that the collective human spirit is inherently good in nature.
