From beginning adventure is in my blood. I love to take any kind of challenge in adventure sports that come my way and I just cannot stay away from it. My friends told me that there are facilities for many adventurous sports in Himachal Pradesh, after that there was no looking back as nothing could stop me to quench my lust for these adventurous sports. After a long break some excitement was ahead. I thoroughly started a research on the net to find out the various adventurous options in Himachal Pradesh. To my surprise the list of games that Himachal notarize was endless- the state enjoys the privilege of winter sports like trekking, skiing, river rafting, mountain cycling, mountaineering, paragliding. To get a more detailed information about the adventure sports, I took a brochure from the Himachal Pradesh tourist office. It was really beneficial as it contained all the answers to my queries.

The authorities also informed me that the trekking season in Himachal Pradesh runs from mid-May to mid-October. I opted for Backpacking Trekking that involves the carrying a light pack, dried food and tent along with some other personal items, in fact such a light pack makes the journey truly easy and less tiring. Our trekking route was from Shimla to Kulu via Bashleo Pass covering almost the distance of 56 kms. I had a lot of fun trekking in Himachal, a magnificent unification of flora and fauna with virgin snow mountains. The majestic altitude and spread of the snow-clad mountains, with the added advantage of powdered snow are bewitching enough to enchant your adventurous spirits.

As a winter sports lover I had tried many of the adventurous sports in US my native country and my favorite paragliding was among one of them. Every year government of Himachal Pradesh organizes an international event of Para Gliding in Kangra Valley. It is the most famous spot in the country. I was also among the lucky ones to participate in this most exciting sport. The Dhauladhar range, 20,000 ft above sea level and the Kangra valley below create an ideal location for high altitude and cross-country gliding. It was an out of the world experience when we took off from the top, the fall was about 1 km, lasting for an exciting 25to30 minutes. Truly speaking I didn't had any problem while trying paragliding in Himachal, the authorities were extremely courteous and co-operative.

My next choice was trying out some water sports, as I was on a leisure trip I wanted to take out best from my adventure holidays. Believe me, it was very difficult to try out these sports for the first time but I was fully determined to go for water sports too. I inquired from the tourist office and came to know that the Directorate of Mountaineering and Allied Sports with the collaboration of Maharana Pratap Sagar reservoir in Kangra with its 42 km length and 2 km breadth, offers a variety of activities, like swimming, water-skiing, surfing, kayaking, rowing, canoeing and sailing.
I tried river rafting on the Sutlej River near Shimla, the sport is also known as White Water Rafting. Initially I was very nervous but with the help of my coach slowly I got the grip over the game and could enjoy it upto a full extent. I could really say that it is a never-ending thrill in the untamed rivers of Indian Himalayas, with many staircase rapids that challenge the body and spirit of the river runner. The rivers in the upper Himalayas are among the best in the world for river sports.