The Rodeo Returns
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…
The Kayak That Changed Everything (1998)
In 1998, Nim entered his first kayaking competition at the Himalayan Rodeo on the Trisuli River—and won. The prize was a black Eskimo Kendo kayak, his first personal boat—an important moment that allowed him to spend more time on the water pursuing his passion…
