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HIMALAYAS EXPEDITION SAFETY
US diplomat calls for international collaboration in tourism, safer expedition in Nepal HimalayasUS Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah B Rogers also advocated the use of new technology in the adventure and mountaineerin...
Indian tourists pull back: Call of Nepal peaks fade amid unrestPolitical unrest in Nepal, stemming from anti-corruption protests, is impacting the country's tourism sector. Tour operators report a decli...
Argentine defence forces complete historic mission to HimalayasA team of Argentine Army soldiers successfully scaled Mount Kun in the Himalayas. The expedition, a joint exercise with the Indian Army, st...
Civilian-military trek concludes successfully in Arunachal PradeshA joint civilian-military trekking expedition successfully concluded in Arunachal Pradesh's Zemithang. The 16-member team, including IMF mo...
Money can buy a visit to space or the deep sea, but it can't guarantee safetyThe deaths of five people aboard the Titan submersible, along with its hefty price tag of $250,000 a person, emphasize the lack of safeguar...
Joshimath sinking: Anatomy of a Himalayan disaster in the making"This is a disaster in the making. Many of its implications will unfold in the days to come. You will soon see an epidemic of mental issues...
Adventures Overland raises funding at a valuation of $10 millionWith over a decade of operating self-drive road trips across five continents, Adventures Overland is now looking at expanding globally thro...
Arunachal Pradesh looks to promote adventure tourismEminent journalists, bloggers and tour operators are taking part in the 12-day drive along the Trans Arunachal highway from Namsai to Tawan...
Geospatial bill will impact tech giants like Google, Uber as well as Indians using GPS-enabled smartphonesThis could end up becoming a nightmare not just for tech giants like Google but also for millions of Indians who use maps to order pizza or...
Head for the hills: A lot on offer this summerThis year - incidentally the 50th since the first Indian expedition summitted Mount Everest in 1965 - there seems to be a lot happening ato...
Adventure tourism business booms in India; but many pitfalls need to be addressedDespite this seeming growth in the industry, adventure tourism remains a relatively small market, compared to the West.
- Feel the power of the mighty Rotorua & Shotover river as you oppose it with all your strength
Feel the power of the mighty river as you oppose it with all your strength and furiously paddle down the world’s top white water river raft...
- Brahmaputra: Taking on brahma’s son
The large volume white water contains some of the most treacherous rapids with waves six meters high being 'normal'.