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Unsponsored Q&A – Goma Sunuwar

As Nepal came to terms with the after effects of the Quakes in the spring of 2015 one woman shone like a beacon of hope for the emerging nation. Assisted across the border to India by returning aid convoys and a network of friends. Goma Sunuwar made her way to the Malabar River Festival, paddling the Ganga and Coorg along the way.

Unsponsored Q&A - Goma Sunuwar

Prejudice is always high and female kayakers in India and Nepal are a rare sight. ‘Should you be married now?’, can you imagine.

We caught up with Goma in India and followed her progress later as she trained for Slalom competition in Indonesia.

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Nepal Adventure Kayaking 2014

Nepal is a place that I would really like to visit. This edit from my good friends over at Creative Adventure simply re-enforces this.

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Thank you Pyranha Kayaks Astral zerogram SMITH KOREA Spocam – GoPro 노스페이스 (The North Face) 카라반캠프 카약의 모든것 카약가이 2014 Park Junghun Cross Himalaya Expedition BABU Adventure HQ 지리산카약학교 Jirisan Kayak School.

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Whitewater World Of Nepal – Episode 1

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A great edit and start of a series showing just a small % of what Nepal has to offer to the whitewater kayaker. Continue reading

Reader’s Rides – Darren Clarkson-King

Reader – CHRIST DO YOU NOT KNOW WHO I AM.
Country – Wales and Nepal

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I have a few sets of gear at the moment, I use a Mamba in Wales and a Phat, Everest or Remix in Nepal. I have a Gus in India and an RPM. I use a Jimi Styx on soul days, and use Lightning Gradients on expeditions (200). I wear a Sweet Wanderer on creeks and a Strutter in the sun/cruise days. Sweet drytop/pants and base layers. Chaco footwear, IR pogies in the cold. Snap Dragon/Playboater/IR/Palm skirt depending on boat. Pfd, I have a Langer AKC shape in Nepal, Nookie in UK, Peak in UAE and a Stolquist in India. I also have a Hydraulics. As for safety kit. I always carry 2 throw bags, a waist mounted Salamander or NRS Guide along with a longer line in my boat. All my lines are stripped and have Krabs and prussiks as part of the system held within.

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