Nepali ultra-marathon runner, Mira Rai, has been chosen the the Adventurer of the Year 2017 by the National Geographic Channel. Rai was one of the 10 adventure sports personalities nominated for the award.
Documentary of Mira Rai:
The nine other contestant Adventurers of the Year 2017
- Runner Mira Rai
- Paraglider Antoine Girard
- Ocean Advocate Shannon Switzer Swanson
- Park Protectors Pete McBride and Kevin Fedarko
- Rock Climber Ashima Shiraishi
- Cave Diver Krzysztof Starnawski
- Celestial Circumnavigators HÅkÅ«le‘a Team
- Kayaker Semit Lee
- Wilderness Defender Kristine McDivitt Tompkins
- Mountaineer Colin Haley