GAMCE 2018

Global Adventure & Mountaineering Conference and Expo 2018March 23-25

Flylukla.com Global Adventure and Mountaineering Conference and Expo (GAMCE) 2018, the three-day event which is being organized by House of Rajkarnicar is an international forum for exchange of products, services, information and for building consensus on international issues related to mountaineering and adventure.

Flylukla.com GAMCE 2018 is being hosted from the 23rd to 25th of March. It is inspired by the remarkable growth in world adventure sports and tourism in recent years. Highlighting World Trade Organization statistics that adventure tourism in the world increased by 195 percent to $263 billion from 2010 to 2013 compared to general global tourism growth of five per cent in the same period, GAMCE aims to promote Himalayas as one of the world’s renowned adventure destinations.

The event will be focusing on three parallel tracks: adventure as sports, adventure as tourism and adventure in the context of environment. Furthermore, the conference consists of adventure travel services, expedition travel services, adventure sports gear and accessories (canoes, rafts, kayaks, mountain-bikes, dirt bikes, parachutes, para-gliders, skis, skateboards, surfboards and fishing gear), mountaineering harnesses and outdoor products (tents, sleeping bags, rucksacks and camp products). Likewise, participants

in event are expected to include adventure sport enthusiasts, athletes, adventure travel operators, expedition organizers and travel media, among others.

Flylukla.com GAMCE 2018 will also be complemented by sideline events such as Himalayan rush, Himal race, Himalayan kayak race, Himalayan MBT challenge, Fewa para-gliding shows and Adventure Photo Expose.

The organizers believe that Flylukla.com GAMCE 2018 will be a platform to promote adventure tourism within Asia and beyond. It will provide an exclusive international forum for exchange of information, products and services on Mountaineering and Adventure, gathering all stakeholders in all forms under one umbrella!