The first Himalayan Whitewater Challenge in 2002, sponsored by Peak UK, marked the evolution of the Nepal Rodeo into a multi-discipline event on the Bhote Koshi River — and a whole new kind of challenge for Nim…
After competing at the World Championships in France, Nim Bahadur Magar returned home to Nepal and won another Himalayan Rodeo. The freestyle competition brought together Nepali paddlers and international whitewater pioneers — and Nim’s prize, a Perception 3D kayak, would join his prized Kendo as part of the small fleet that eventually helped launch Paddle Nepal…
At his first World Championships in France, Nim Bahadur Magar paddled unfamiliar equipment and stood alone when Nepal’s national anthem was not played. A quiet but powerful chapter in Nepal’s early kayaking history…
Nim Bahadur Magar became the first Nepali athlete to represent Nepal internationally in kayaking. Alone in France, he arrived with one simple instruction: “Take the yellow train.”…
In 1999, Nim arrived two days late to Nepal’s first ICF national kayaking selection in Pokhara. After winning the flatwater race and proving himself again on the Upper Seti River, he earned the chance to represent Nepal internationally…
