Long Days and Big Dreams
One photograph. One exhausted river guide asleep behind the desk. A small glimpse into the long days, growing responsibilities, and big dreams behind Paddle Nepal’s early years…
Building Paddle Nepal
A look back at the early years of Paddle Nepal — from shared offices in Kathmandu and Pokhara to importing professional safety equipment piece by piece from the UK, while helping shape Nepal’s growing whitewater community trip by trip. Little did anyone know just how far the journey would eventually go…
Back in Nepal — and an Unexpected Beginning
After returning from his first season in Japan, Nim found himself in Kathmandu — where a chance meeting in a Thamel café during Dashain would quietly shape everything that followed…
When the Rodeo Became the Challenge (2002)
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…
