India’s two leading trad climbers, RohitVartak and Ganesh Geedh are reaching heights, literally. Relive their journey as they attempt to...

Tucked away right behind the sky high Rohtang La is a tiny pasture, situated at the entrance of the Spiti Valley. Unlike most hamlets in...

Bouldering in Chatru is an ‘escape’ for climbers. The valley was discovered as a bouldering paradise in the year 2000 by a seasoned...

Slack line is a sport that is fast gaining popularity in India for all the right reasons. It requires bare minimum equipment and the...

American climbers Jeff Shapiro and Christopher Gibisch came to Kishtwar in September 2016, in search of uncharted lines to ascend. After...

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We were picked from Shimla bus stand and dropped at the Giri Ganga camp site. Pranav Rawat gave us a briefing on acclimatization...

After a gap of 29 years, British climbers Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders reunited in September 2016 to climb the North buttress of...

We picked up the Asics Gel Noosa Tri 10’s a while back. The purpose was to run a couple of ultra-marathons but, then we couldn’t stop...

When the runners for Ultra running are on the rise,trail running in Indiais still a nascent sport. A niche of a niche sport that finds...

Before we delve into the specifics of how to start ultra trail running, let us first reach an understanding of what the sport is about....

I started running distance in 2014. And it was only in 2015 that I participated in my first ultramarathon event – Garhwal Runs – A 76 Km...

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Born to a gaddi couple, in an obscure village in Tungnath, I had more responsibilities to carry out than I could imagine as an oblivious...

Organized in the Suru valley in the Ladakh region, the Suru Boulder Fest was first of its kind in the arena of bouldering in India....

What is the craziest thing you’ve ever done in the middle of a dark night? Or even thought of? How about jumping off a 300 feet tall...

Bouldering. The term is new for the general Indian masses to grasp. That one needs to be brushed up with climbing, how different it is...

Mountain guides and porters have come a long way since the days of the first ascent on Everest in 1953. A profession largely kickstarted...

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Trying a hand at bouldering helps one observe the paradigm and its intricacies and so did I. Having been introduced to the sport lately,...