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The Himalayas region that stretches from Myanmar to Afghanistan has
the potential to be one of the foremost adventure sports tourist
destinations in this part of the globe. The region offers the
perfect setting for adventure sports activities. It has everything
an adventure sports enthusiast could ask for in terms of landscape
and topography. Beautiful, pristine scenery, big volume raging
rivers, snow clad mountains, dense forests and mountainous areas
which can only accessed by foot are what represent the Himalayas and
these very features offer an ideal location for adventure sports
activities. Big volume river expeditions, short river runs, |
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mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing, para gliding, kayaking,
canyoning, high endurance races, biking – you name it. They can all
happen here. Adventure Sports Tourism Society (ASTS) is a
Society of adventure tourism entrepreneurs and sports enthusiasts
dedicated to promote and develop adventure sports tourism in the
Himalayan Region. The main objective of this association is to
monitor, promote and market adventure sports and tourism events of
the Himalayan region stretching from Myanmar to Afghanistan which
include Nepal, China, India, Bhutan, Pakistan, Myanmar and
Afghanistan. Since this region is endowed with rich bio-
diversity, flora and fauna and all 14 above
8,000m metre high mountain peaks in the world, |
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