Adventure Sports in Nepal

Adventure Sports in Nepal

By Prabin DahalHochschule Offenburg, Germany


Introduction To Nepal

Land Locked country between two giants, India and China

Area of 147,181 square km ( 92nd out of 196 countries by area ).

Population: - 26,620,000 (2011). Official Language: Nepali

Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalhttp://www.gonewalkabout.com/tears/lt_map_nepal.htmhttp://flagpedia.net/nepal

Introduction to Nepal Famous For:

Himalayan Range and Mount Everest.

Hinduism and Buddhism.

Adventure Sports

Hospitality

Source(s): http://www.scai.org.au/images/photos/trivianight/BigNamasteFromTraditionalNepal.jpg

http://www.davestravelcorner.com/articles/nepal/19.htm

PEST Analysis

Political

Constitutional Monarchy

28 May 2008 Republic Declared

Now Republic with multi-party system

President: Ram Baran Yadav

PEST Analysis

Economical

GDP is over 6 Billion (2009/10)

40 % Agriculture, Services 44% Industry 22% of total GDP

Inflation Rate 2.9%

Tourism Contributes about 223 Million USD (2009/10)

Source(s): http://asiafoundation.org/resources/pdfs/nefport3.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal#Economy

PEST Analysis

Social

Population about 26.6 Million (2011)

Growth Rate 2.2 %, Literacy Rate 53.74 %

Nepali – The official Language and lingua franca .

Hinduism 80.6 % , Buddhism 10.7 %, Islam 4.2%, Christianity 0.5%

Kathmandu Capital City, Pokhara Famous for Tourism

PEST Analysis

Technology

Late Starter in Modern Science and Technology

Capabilities in Agriculture, Engineering and Medicine

Liberal Manner – Technology Acquisition

Technology dependent on social, economic and culture.

Source(s): http://sts.sagepub.com/content/6/1/159.abstract

Adventure Sports

What is Adventure Sport?

Perceived as having a high level of inherent danger.

Physical exertion, spectacular stunts

Classified according to air, land and water

Source(s): http://www.adventurecompany.co.uk/tours/everest-base-camp


Air Sports

Bungee Jumping, paragliding, ballooning,

Land

Indoor Climbing, speed biking, canyoning, Rock Climbing, mountaineering, trekking

Water

Rafting, kayaking, Source(s): http://www.nepal-kathmandu.com/thingstodo/honey-hunting-nepal.php


Bungee Jumping

Bhote Koshi River - Free fall 500 ft (160 mtr)

3 hrs drive from Kathmandu

The Bridge: Swiss designed, especially for bungee jumping, the bridge has a loading factor of 41,500kg or 4.5 tones

Cheap


Paragliding

lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure

Exotic view of Himalayan Range, Jungle and waterfalls

Source(s): http://para-gliding.com/http://sunrise-paragliding.com/flying-sites/


Ballooning

Flying 3000m above Kathmandu Valley

Sunrise, Himalayan Range,

City Tour, City of Temples, monasteries and paddy fields

No dusty Perspex, noise vibrating motor or airplane wing to spoil the most spectacular views.

Source(s): http://www.catmando.com/balloon/http://www.nepalsheratreks.com/index.php?action=news&id=134


Canyoning

Traveling down the cracks, creeks or streams by variety of means

Abseil canyoning (rappelling) becoming popular these days

Source(s): http://www.canyoninginnepal.com/canyoning.php?id=96&cat_id=24


Rock Climbing

Kathmandu valley perimeter offers hair-raising spots

Can be combined with bird watching.

Spots suitable for beginners as well as wall-rats

Also training ground for Nepal Army's special forces

Source(s): http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2231396http://www.rockclimbing.com/Articles/General/Rock_Climbing_in_Nepal_1105.html


Mountaineering

Highest Peak in the world in Nepal

More than 14 peaks to explore

Trekking Peaks

Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzing_Norgay


White Water Rafting

Image of crashing through horrendous rapids and monstrous waves,

Many Rivers to explore

October the best month for Rafting/kayaking

Source(s): http://mountainriverrafting.com/nepal-river-rafting.htmlhttp://www.raftingnepal.com/


Trekking

Journey undertaken on foot or walking along with adventures

The “great Himalayan trail” more than 1700 km of trails

Ranging from less than week to much longer

Example Treks – Khumbu, Annapurna Helambu, Manaslu etc

Source(s): http://papatoto.com/article/735691384485/Trekking_in_Nepal__-_information_and_guidelines


Summing Up

Great Destination for Adventure Sports Mountains, Lakes etc

World Heritage Places to Visit, Like the Basantapur Durbar Square, Sagarmatha National Park, Chitwan National Park.

Great Religious Culture Like Kathmandu Valley, Lumbini

Source(s): http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/np

Bungee Jumping Video

Thank You

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