Thirtyfiveyear-oldKanwarSinghslidesdowna200metrelongropeSundaywithsandbagstiedtohisfeettobalancehimintheremotesnow-coveredHimalayanvillageofRohru,some125kilometresfromShimla,capitalofthenorthernHimachalPradesh.Inararemedieval(中世紀/老式的)tradition,Singhcrossedayawning(裂開大口的)130-metredeepgorgeinahigh-speedslidealongaropeusingahorsesaddle(鞍). AFP
在印度北部喜馬偕爾邦首府西姆拉125公里外,被雪覆蓋的喜馬拉雅山區偏遠村莊羅赫魯,35歲的坎瓦爾.辛格周日滑下200米長的繩索,雙腳綁着沙包幫助平衡。辛格按照罕見的老式傳統,坐在馬鞍上,沿繩索高速滑下,越過深130米、豁然開闊的峽谷。 法新社