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Rescue 3 international certification course now in India

Rescue 3 international certification course now in India

Rescue India is conducting a five-day River Rescue Course for professional boaters in Rishikesh starting today. The course is certified by IRF and Rescue 3 International. Rescue India, 'India's first water and rope rescue training company' is conducting a five-day River Rescue Course (RRC-PRO) and International

BASE-jumping accident in Switzerland claims wingsuiter Jhonathan Florez

BASE-jumping accident in Switzerland claims wingsuiter Jhonathan Florez

World record setter Jhonathan Florez died during a wingsuit BASE jump training session in Engelberg, Switzerland last Friday. Wingsuit athlete and BASE jumper Jhonathan Florez died during a training session in Engelberg, Switzerland last Friday (3rd July 2015). Sources say that the 32-year old Colombian was training with two other

India's top ranked paraglider misses podium at Pre-European & Hungarian Championship 2015

India's top ranked paraglider misses podium at Pre-European & Hungarian Championship 2015

Gurpreet Dhindsa, ranked number 1 in the competition category by FAI flew ahead of 77 other paragliders at the Pre-European & Hungarian Championship 2015 but missed the podium by 17 points. Situated at an altitude of 4,429ft (1,350mtrs), Kruševo, Macedonia was abuzz from June 29 – July 4, 2015

Indian mountaineer takes newbies on an alpine style expedition

Indian mountaineer takes newbies on an alpine style expedition

Indian mountaineer Arjun Vajpai is taking ten non-climbers on an alpine style expedition to scale CB 13 (6264m) in Lahaul valley in north India this week. Indian mountaineer and Everest summiteer Arjun Vajpai is leading a 12-day alpine style mountaineering expedition to scale CB 13 (6264 M), one of the

Chloë McCardel snares a world first: Three English Channel crossings in under a week

Chloë McCardel snares a world first: Three English Channel crossings in under a week

Ultra marathon swimmer Chloë McCardel completes three single crossings of the English Channel in under a week, becoming the first person ever to complete such a feat. Australian ultra marathon swimmer Chloë McCardel has snared a new world first in the English Channel today, completing three separate English Channel crossings

India's Mani clinches gold at Lead Paraclimbing World Cup

India's Mani clinches gold at Lead Paraclimbing World Cup

TOJ Athlete Manikandan Kumar aka Mani won gold at the 2015 IFSC Paraclimbing World Cup at Imst, Austria last Sunday. This is his second gold and seventh medal in an international competition in the last four years. Manikandan Kumar is on a roll. Not only has he won his second

Indian doctor brothers finish Race Across America

Indian doctor brothers finish Race Across America

The Mahajan brothers cycled 3000 miles to become the first Indian duo to successfully finish the gruelling Race Across America (RAAM) in less than 9 days. Indian doctor brothers Dr. Hitendra Mahajan and Dr. Mahendra Mahajan, become the first Indian duo to complete Race Across America (RAAM) in 8 days,