mountains in Asia

Keith DeFiebre Cycling team member Dongkey Sanchez managed to bag two silver medals in the Asian Mountain Bike Series – East Ridge Sandugo International Mountain Bike Challenge in Binangonan, Rizal last weekend. Sanchez finished second in both the Men's Masters-A downhill and cross ...

MULTI-TITLED Cebuano rider Jun Duron is excited to compete against some of the riders he looks up to when he joins the Asian Mountain Bike Series – East Ridge Sandugo International Mountain Bike Challenge this coming March 9 to 11 in Binangonan, Rizal. Duron will strut his wares against the elite ...

There are hotel rooms with a view. Then there are glass hotel rooms that hang up to 3,000 feet off the side of a remote Asian mountain. Indonesia's new “hanging hotel” promises the latter, and it's definitely not for the faint of heart. Safety was, of course, a priority for the design team who adhered to ...

For decades, a large creature called a Yeti has been talked about in Western popular culture. It has appeared in films, cartoons, video games and more. The yeti is large and hairy and walks on two feet. Some people claim they have seen a yeti in the Himalayan Mountains in Asia. It has a fearsome ...

The Third World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Euro-Asian Mountain Resorts Conference highlighted synergies between mountain tourism and the alleviation of poverty and hunger, underscoring the protection of mountain products and services as a strategy to enhance livelihoods and develop mountain ...

Mar 31, 2017-The second edition of Asian Enduro Series Mountain Bike Race is to be held in Nagarkot, Bhaktapur from April 6-9. Eighty-one individuals from 17 countries including Nepal will take part in the thrilling race to be organised by Mountain Bike Company Pvt Ltd. Information about this was shared at a press meet ...

Tajikistan's Pamir Mountains, the Hill Forts of Rajasthan and the Namib Sand Sea are among the eight natural and man-made wonders included as of today in the United Nations educational and cultural agency's World Heritage List. Tajikistan's Pamir Mountains, the Hill Forts of Rajasthan and the Namib ...

The 23rd Asian Mountain Bike Championships and the 9th Asian Junior Mountain Bike Championships are concurrently underway in Xuancheng City, Anhui Province, China. The tournament will wrap up on May14. Iranian squad is comprised of 18 cyclists and they won the first team medal of Iran in cycling ...