Some memories of Sjoba Rally-2009

SJOBA is the alumni association of St. John’s High School, Chandigarh, voted as amongst the top 10 schools in the country by Outlook magazine. SJOBA was founded in 1980 and now has over 2,500 strong members and a global presence with a Chapter of the Americas also. Apart from the Rally, SJOBA organizes various events through the year like the SJOBA Winter Ball,  Blood Donation Camp and the Mini Marathon.

The idea of Motor Sport came into being, when SJOBA decided to do something for the region. Ideas were thrown about and SJOBA decided that motor sports would be its forte. So, the first SJOBA Motorcycle rally was held in 1981 and this graduated to the SJOBA Open Rally in 1982 where, for the first time, amateurs in the region were exposed to motor sports in a professional way.

Desert Strom 09- Kamaldeep Sidhu stood second

Kamaldeep Sidhu- Winning Desert Strom 2009

A Trail In Heaven ?

Have you seen anything like this ?

You can view more images of this trail at: http://www.himadventures.net/outdoor_forums/

Nande Devi:Four Climbers of Indian Army Missing

Four mountaineers of Indian army on a expedition to Mt. Nanda Devi are reported missing. Rescue had been stopped due to bad weather.
Uttarakhand is going through weather disturbance which caused heavy rains in this region since a week. A seven thousander peak which is still a challenge for climbers since early 1940. Indian govt. had closed Nande Devi sanctuary and also climbing this mountain after reports of spying and installation of monitoring instruments by CIA published in media. This stimulates many deaths on the mountain-resulting in it’s closer. Now- sanctuary is open for trekkers who obtain permit from govt. to enter in it.