News
Sanu Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa up for National Geographic Adventurers of the year Award! - Sanu and Lakpa undertook what many would think a ridiculous challenge..to paraglide off thr Summit of Everest and then kayak all the way from the Ganges to the Indian ocean. Please show your support and vote for them
Canyoning in Nepal - This season, GRG's is expanding and starting to offer more Canyoning trips in Nepal. James Cooper from the UK will be coming over in the off season to train all our staff in Canyoning and he will be guiding many of our trips. We will be offering trips in Chauraudi and Jalbeiri. Come and join a trip!
Bramaputra River Expedition - This December, Maila has been asked to lead an expedition of kayakers down the Bramaputra River in India. He has ran this river a few times and is one of the biggest rivers on the planet. The expedition will start from Tuting. They will then raft approximately 180 kms of this river to Pasighat, negotiating exciting rapids and passing through remote inaccessible gorges with impenetrable dense tropical rain forests. If you would like to be involved in this trip, send us an email for details.
Himalayan Whitewater Challenge 2011 - This years Rodeo will be held on the 2-4th Dec on the Bhote Kosi in Nepal. If you are in Nepal during this time please come along, compete, spectate and show your support for Nepali paddlers. For more info on this event please email us.
ROBSON PADDLES - From April 2011, Maila is now being sponsored by Robson Paddles. He got given his first set of Robson Fluids and had been using them on every trip since. We're looking forward to get out to some compeitions and using the paddles.
TOURISM YEAR 2011 OPENING CEREMONY - 2011 is the year of Tourism for Nepal. In January the GRG's team joined NARA (Nepal Association of Rafting Agents) to show their support for this event by walking through the streets of Kathmandu and participating in a big event.
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HIMLAYAN WHITEWATERCHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 - Every year in Nepal, hundres of kayakers flock to the Trishuli river to battle it out to become the Himalayan Whitewater Champion. Over the passed 5 years, our very own Maila Gurung has taken the crown 3 times and come second the other two. This year Pramoud Gurung also came in the top three and Sailendra Regmi came 3rd in the Freestyle, both representing GRG's.
See Kathmandu News article of this event.
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LAND OF THE LOST TIGERS - During the off seasons in Nepal, Kali often ventures overseas to Japan, Tibet and Bhutan to work. On one of these trips, he linked up with a TV crew from the BBC to help film 'Land of the Lost Tigers'. Helping lead the raft crews to remote areas as they embark upon a dramatic expedition searching for Tigers hidden in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan.
See photos of this trip.
FIRST DESCENT - DRAMACHU RIVER - BHUTAN - On one of Kali's trips to Bhutan he was involved in the firts raft descent of the Dramachu River. First descents are becoming harder to come by these days as people are exploring more and mroe, but if there's one giong in this area you can guarentee Maila or Kali will be involved! Trip photos coming soon.
'ON THE MOVE' - A TV crew from News24 recently joined us for a rafting and safari trip to film a short documentary about tourism in Nepal. We took them to the Trishuli river and Chitwan National Park and they even interviewed Maila for a piece in their documentary.
See photos of this trip.
LOWER INDUS FIRST RAFT DESCENT - LADAKH, INDIA - Maila helped lead the raft descent down the Lower Indus all the way to the Pakistan border in India. Trip photos coming soon
HIMLAYAN WHITEWATERCHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 - Read more about Maila taking the whitewater crown for the third time.
See photos of this trip
Read more about this event.
HIMLAYAN WHITEWATERCHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 - Maila did it again! Taking the Whitewater crown once more.
GRG's Adventure Kayaking are official sponsors and for this years
Himalayan River Fest. Click on the logo below to find out more information
about this annual event - Sign up to compete and win come great prizes or
just sit back on the beach and enjoy the live music. If you’re out in
Nepal make sure you stay out for this event as it's guarenteed to be one
big party!
