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                               MOUNTAIN BIKING

THE DESIRE FOR BIGGER AND FASTER MACHINES WITH HIGHER CC STATS FROM SIMPLE AND MANUAL MACHINES.WE ALL KNOW IT AND HAVE BEEN A PART OF IT FOR MANY YEARS DURING CHILDHOOD AND STILL DO LOVE IT.THAT'S RIGHT WE CALL IT BICYCLE.DO YOU REMEMBER THOSE DAYS WHEN YOU WERE STRUGGLING TO GET IT RIGHT AND SMOOTH WITH YOUR BICYCLE OR FRIENDS LEFT WITH BRUISES AND SCRATCHES?THE FEAR OF FALLING WHILE LEARNING CYCLING AND FEW METER OF SUCCES MAKES YOU JUMP IN THE YEAR SHOUTING YES! TODAY EVEN THOUGH BIG MACHINES WITH HIGHER CYLINDER RULE THE STREETS AND RACING TRACKS,BICYCLE HAS NOT LOST THE LOVE AND FAITH UPON IT.LIKE THEY USED TO SAY TELEVISION KILLED RADIO BUT TODAY INCREASE IN FM STATION OVER RULES THE STATEMENTS.TODAY BICYCLE HAS CHANGE ITS AVATAR INTO VARIOUS FORMS.THE GROWTH IN USE OF MOUNTAIN BIKE CAN BE SEEN COMMON IN CITY STREETS.THE MODERN LUXURY HAS MADE US LAZY AND LOST THE GRIPS WITH HEALTH SO PEOPLE ARE GETTING INTO BIKING FOR GETTING FIT AND FINE.

WATCHING BMX AND MOUNTAIN BIKE AS EXTREME SPORT ON SPORTS CHANNELS IS AN EYE CANDY.THE SITUATION HAS CHANGED IN NEPAL;IT HAS BECOME CULT TO A  SECT OF YOUNGER GENERATION.DONT GET SURPRISED TO SEE COUPLE OF MOUNTAIN BIKERS JUMPING FROM THE RAMP AND TRYING TO FLIP HERE IN NEPAL. HONESTLY WHEN I SAW MY FRIENDS BROTHER AND AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHER SAMEER JUNG THAPA TRAVELLING IN HIS MOUNTAIN BIKE I WAS AMAZED AND TOOK IT AS AN EXTREME HOBBY OF SELECTED PEOPLE.LATER ON I GOT OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET MANY OTHER BEING FRIEND OF KATHMANDU BIKE STATION AT PANI POKHARI,OPPOSITE OF JAPNESE EMBASSY,ESTABLISHED BY PRAYASH TAMANG,NATIONAL COACH OF MOUNTAIN BIKING.THE MULTIPLE CHAT WITH MANY MOUNTAIN BIKERS SEE NEPAL AS BEST DESTINATION FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING FOR HER DIVERSE LANDSCAPE AND TERRAIN.

THE YOUNG ENTHUSIASTS ARE WILLING TO DEVELOP MOUNTAIN BIKING AND TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.HOWEVER THEY ARE SEEKING A ROPANI OF LAND FROM GOVERMENT WERE THEY WILL CONSTRUCT THE RAMP AND PARK THEMSELVES TO PERFORM AND PRACTISHED JUMPING AND THEY ANTICIPATE OTHER TO JOIN THIS SPORT.MR BUDDHA KUMAR LAMA ONE OF THE MOUNTAIN BIKERS SAYS"I HAVE LOST ATLEAST 20 KG JUST BY RIDING BICYCLE FOR 6 MONTHS".THERE IS NEITHER HIDDEN COST NOR THE PRICE TO PAY LIKE PLAYING TO A GYM.IT KEEP YOU HEALTHY AT THE SIMPLEST AND IT CAN BE THE GREATEST STRENGTH TO DEVELOP SPORTS TOURISM IN NEPAL.

SINGAPOR BORN AND RAISED NEPALI,KUMAR PUN AND HIS FRIEND GO TO CHOVAR NEAR THE RIVER BANK WHERE THE SOIL IS  DUMPED JUST FOR ONE CAUSE.TAKE A GUESS!TO PRACTICE THEIR JUMP!HE SAYS THAT,MANY FOREIGNER AND NEPALESE ARE COMING AND ASKING HIM INTO TEACH THEM THE TRICKS.HE BELIEVES THAT IF OUR GOVERNMENT  HELPS THEM IN THIS PROJECT,IT WON'T BE DIFFICULT TO SEE NEPALESE GETTING DIPPED IN EXTREME SPORTS.

NEPAL HAS SEEN A SUCCESS WITH HIMALAYAN MOUNTAIN BIKE COMPETITION BUT OUR TOURISM BOARD TURNS DEAF TOWARDS THIS GREAT TURNING.THE ONLY THING THEY NEED IS A PALCE WHERE IT IS VISIBLE AND OTHERS CAN COME AND PRACTICE.

WITH THE NEARING OF NEPAL TOURISM YEAR 2011,OUR TOURISM BOARD SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON ADVENTURE SPORTS TOO.THERE ARE FEW NAMES THAT BRING BIG REVENUE TO NATION AND BRING NEW BREED OF TOURISTS TO NEPAL BENEFITING THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.WE HAVE THE LIVE EXAMPLE LIKE BUNGEE JUMP IN NEPAL THAT HAS BECOME A IMPORTANT ITINERARY FOR FOREIGNERS AND PROMOTION OF BHOTE KOSHI REGION.TODAY,NOT ONLY FOREIGNERS BUT LOCALS ARE JUMPING OFF THE BRIDGE.OUR BIG LEADERS ARE TAKING JUMPS AND MAKING NEW BUT HARDLY ANY STEPS ARE TAKEN TO MAKE NEPAL ONCE AGAIN THE MUCH LOVED TOURISM DESTINATION.THERE ARE NUMEROUS REASON TO VISIT NEPAL.ADVENTURE SPORTS HAVE THE HUGE PROSPECTS AND ADVENTURE TOURISM IS UNRELIABLE THAT HAS THE MAGIC TO WELCOME TOURIST AND DEVELOP TOURISM IN A HIMALAYAN SHANGRI LA.HOWEVER THE RECENT LEAP NEPAL HAS TAKEN IS THE OPENING OF THE NEWER POSSIBILITIES FOR SKY DIVING.

NEPAL HAS ONE OF THE MOST NATURAL DESIRED TRACK AND ROOTS FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING.WE CAN MAKE BIKE JUMP HIGH IN THE AIR TO SHOW EVERYONE THAT NEPAL CAN BE THE NEWEST DESTINATION FOR SPORT TOURISM.