World Nomad Games 2016

World Nomad Games

September 3rd – 8th 2016 sees the annual World Nomad Games taking place on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul. If nomads were to have their own version of the Olympics, this would be it! There’s 2000 participants from 40 countries competing in 23 separate disciplines ranging from archery, horse racing, Central Asian style wrestling, hunting […]

Matt Traver joins Untamed Borders

Matt Traver

Matt Traver was born and raised in Hong Kong. His adult life has seen him develop a love affair for the steppe and mountains of Eurasia. For five years he focused on filmmaking and photography as a way to share faraway cultures with an international audience. His film and adventure projects have taken him through […]

Kayak Afghanistan

Kayaking in Afghanistan

“Extreme geography attracts extreme sports” – so says Callum Strong, one of four kayakers that we arranged guiding and logistics for on their groundbreaking kayaking trip to the Panjshir valley of Afghanistan. The story is told briefly by CBS and AP (See link)