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A Sliver of Arunachal
October, 2013 Arunachal Pradesh – “Land of the Dawn Lit Mountains” North Eastern India. Route Taken: Western most sliver of Arunachal ~ Bhalukpong – Bomdila – Dirang – Sela Pass – Tawang Packrafters: Brad Meiklejohn, Alaska Banshan Kharkongor, Meghalaya Zorba Z. Laloo, Meghalaya We paddled sections of the Kameng, the Dirang Chu, the Sangti valley river,…
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Canyoneering ~ Weilyngkut to Umlyngka, East Khasi Hills
“…we were forced to raise our minds for the instant from the routine of life and to recognise the presence of those great elemental forces which shriek at mankind through the bars of his civilisation, like untamed beasts in a cage.” ~ Arthur Conan Doyle, “Adventure V – The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” The sun…
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The Hitch-Hikers Guide to Caving
“Lots of water and lots of limestone” Fraser roughly sums up why this particular region is riddled with caves. “Lots of water and lots of limestone”. The water channels it’s way underground over millennia and forms what is some of the most complex and largely uncharted cave systems in the world. With organised teams of…
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Paddling with the Southern River Runners : Cauvery River
On the day of arrival at Bangalore to paddle with kayakers from South India, the newspaper headlines clamoured, “Water crisis”. The bold letters in print stared at us while we sat and ate the sumptuous breakfast prepared in Naveen’s warm and hospitable home. i tried to fathom what 1.2 thousand million cubic feet of water…
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Kaladan / Kolodyne River Expedition, Mizoram 2012.
RIB Expedition : A core group of dedicated river runners led by the very experienced Andy Leemann. Source to Sea Expeditions : Orinoco, Zambezi, Amazon, Mekong, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Gomati, and this year, the Kolodyne. Video & team snapshot at page bottom. Andy’s writes from his heart – Dear Ribex friends, First of all I…
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The 1st whitewater kayaking team in Meghalaya
We have the heaviest rainfall in the world, steep creeks and rivers, gorges and river valleys galore so apparently we have a lot of whitewater. Hmm..who would have guessed. Surprised at being the first to explore the immense whitewater potential here, (and even more surprised to find packrafts and not kayaks on the rivers), the…
River And Forest 