India Travel Info
Adventure Sports in India
India reflects the spirit of adventure. Here, in this exciting country with
its diverse terrain, the quest for the nouvelle is sustained in unusual sports
activities. And yet they allow for fascinating glimpses of traditional, mystical
India.
Whether you are running the high Colorado scale rapids of the northern rivers
or rock climbing sheer cliff faces close to metro cities, you are never too
far from the warmth and hospitality of her people, the towns and her cultural
offerings.
Rock Climbing
Rock
climbing in India, can be a cultually enriching experience quite apart from
the exhilarating experience of climbing on virgin solid granite. Rock climbing
in India, as in other parts of the world, started off as a training for
mountaineering As a sport it took off only about 15 years ago. As the climbing
standards reached greater heights in the rest of the world, the gear abnd
the standards were left far behind in the 1950's. However, due to the influx
of the visiting climbers and climbing literature in the past few years,
the development has led to higher climbing standards and many superbclimbing
areas.
One of the India's best climbing areas exist in Bangalore (in South India).
Within a radius of 60 kilometres there is possibly the biggest concentration
of granite in the country. The granite can at times have loose fakes, and cleaning
the rock on new routes sometimes becomes essential. Savandurga is the biggest
dome near bangalore which has been developed. The most exciting climb is "Bangalore
Bill". nother very popular climbing area situated 50 kms from Bangalore
is known as 'Ramanagram'.
Hampi, "City of rocks", 350 km north of Bangalore is another climbing
area considered to be rock climbers' paradise. The area has seen lot of action
from world class climbers such as Jerry Moffat, JohnnyDawes, Kurt Albert and
recently Isabelle Patiesser.
Amongst other interesting places for rock climbing are Dhauj, situated 50 kms
south west of Delhi. Its a worthwhile stop for visiting climbers. Few of the
climbs have fixed protection apart from a few pegs on the harder routes. Other
great climb areas are Mount Abu (Rajasthan), Pachmarhi (in Madhya Pradesh) etc.
Miscellaneous Information
Food and Accomodation:
The food is generally cheap and good. Most of the climbing areas have a chai
(tea) shop serving snacks and tea. The small restaurants inthe villags closest
to the rocks hav good Indian dishes. In case you like to cook yourself, most
things are available in small shops at the narby towns.
Climbing Contacts:
It is useful to have a contactto guide you to the various climbing areas and
show the climbs since the climbing areas are difficult to get on to your own.
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River Rafting
"As
far as those fortunate beings who have had the opportunity to 'mess around
in boats' are concerned the world is divided into two very distinct groups.
Those who have done so and the rest - those poor lamentable, deprived beings
who have never had the chance."
Referred to as white water rafting, river running is a fairly young sport in
India, but the challenge of the rivers in the upper Himalayas makes it amongst
the best regions in the world.
It is unique in as much as it provides a marvelous and thrilling trip through
the foaming gaps in the river's rock strewn channels. Even more so as it requires
very little skill and can be instantly grasped and mastered by the greenest
rookie. The Ganges is the popular river for water rafting. The thickly wooded
and steep sided valley runs almost directly east to west, upstream, before swinging
off northwards through the rumbling rapids at Shivpuri, some 15 kilometers from
Rishikesh, the Hindu holy place.
Outside of the actual rafting there is a very important ritual that is practised
by anyone going remotely near the water, i.e the safety drill. In addition to
the safety aspect, every participant is instructed, drone-like, to 'respect
the river'. The exciting stretch of river between Shivpuri and Rishikesh has
several exxiting and thrilling rapids, which ensure a roller coaster ride of
a lifetime.
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Camel Safari
Thar
Desert Camel Safaris are now one of the world's fastest selling adventure
holidays. These include camel treks ranging from short rides around Jaisalmer
to extensive trips that remind you of Lawrence of Arabia on his epic journey
across the Sahara, Marco Polo, on the historic silk route, a medieval trader
leading his caravan through the hostile spice route or a royal caravan serai
heading for one of the medieval kingdoms of the Thar desert - without many
of the hardships of course!
The Great Indian desert may not have great expanses of sand dunes and incredible
spaces of wilderness as large as those of the Sahara and Namib, but more than
makes up for it with some glorious citadels and extremely colorful and unspolt
villages. There were princely kingdoms in the desert belt of India - Jaisalmer,
Jodhpur, Bikaner and Kutch - the first three in Rajasthan and the last in Gujarat,
each comparable in size to many modern nations of Europe.
Whichever safari you select, there are some requisites you must carry. The climate
is extreme hot in the days and chilling at nights. It is essential to stock
both woolen and cotton clothing. Shorts and skirts are comfortable wear for
camel safaris but remember some of the off beat routes visit villages not frequented
by foreign tourists and locals may look astance at ladies who do not wear ankle
length clothing.
Sun hats, sunscreen lotion, moisturizers and lip salve area are must. Bottled
mineral water is available at Jodhpur and Jaisalmer, though it always practical
to carry tangerines as even on a deluxe safari, it may not be practical to dismount
each time to drink from the carted water supply.
Popular camel safaris include a wide range of routes such as Jaisalmer to Barmer;
from Khuri to Samm; and from the Desert Heritage at Shergadh to Sovali.
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Para Gliding
India,
with its vast Himalayan ramps complemented by ten months of clean blue skies,
is an ideal paragliding country with the advantage of offering para-gliding
for nearly the whole year at different sites. Paragliding is the latest
aerosport to have taken the world by storm. A para-glider is a simple aircraft,
but in common with all other aircraft it is, in fact, the result of complex
and painstaking design. It is a specially designed square parachute along
with a harness attached by lines and is made of ripstop nylon which is specially
coated with polyurethane to ensure zero porosity. Thanks to the efforts
of many active organizers the dreams of the Indian para-gliding pilots of
walking on air and soaring like a bird are now beginning to be realized.
The entire training program of paragliding consists of theory lessons in safety
rules and precautions, lessons in aerodynamics with the special emphasis on
theory of flight , air safety, maintenance of the para-glider canopy and meteorology.
Exhaustive ground training is the most important part of the course.
To start the training a briefing on the para-glider is given. How to layout
the para-glider, putting on the harness, checking of the three sets of lines
attached to the canopy and the harness, the pre-flight checks, the steps taken
to take to inflate the canopy and to bring it overhead, everything is described
in great detail.
We also conduct a wide array of exciting tours to various destinations in India
like Royal Enfield motorbike safaris, Jeep Safaris, Trekking etc
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