Indian Mountaineer Missing on Mt. Kanchenjunga
On 21st May 2014 Chhanda Gayen , the first woman from India to climb Mt. Kanchenjunga went missing in an avalanche. At a height of 8586mts, Mt. Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the w...
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Obsessive Campfire Adjustment Syndrome. Wazzat?!
This post originally appeared on semi-rad What is Obsessive Campfire Adjustment Syndrome (OCAS)? Pundits from the Outdoor Industry have discovered (or perhaps come out with a new name for) this thi...
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Konkankada-Revisited: A massive 2000ft wall gets its first alpine ascent
No doubt one of the biggest wall climbs in the Indian peninsula, the ‘Konkankada’ offers a 2,000ft vertical drop. It was first ascended in 1985 by a large team who worked on it for seve…...
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Sherpas on Everest - The 2014 Disaster
Everest for most of the world, is THE pinnacle of achievement. But for the many Sherpas who work there, it’s their livelihood. Ever since the first expedition (even before the successful one)…...
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Base Jumping India
BASE jumping, is an activity where participants jump from fixed objects and use a parachute to break their fall. “BASE” is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects fr…...
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