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,    
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,

   
it can be developed as a finest adventure sports playground for all sports lovers. ASTS aims to hold the first ever