When Rivers Introduce People

When Rivers Introduce People

Sometime in the early 2000s, not long after his first experience on the international stage, Nim found himself back among the global paddling community — this time on more familiar ground, but still at the very beginning of what lay ahead. It was at the Nepal Rodeo in...
The Rodeo Returns

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)

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…