Chandan Biswas
Indian cyclist
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Chandan Biswas (born 5 November 1985) is a Bengali Adventure sports personnel and Travel Writer. He became the first to complete the Solo Trans-Himalaya Cycling Expedition.[1] He directed a documentary film Charaiveti based on his own adventurous journey.[2][3]
Expeditions
Biswas started adventure sports since 2010. He involves with mountaineering, rock climbing and mountain cycling also.[4]
Biswas was the first to successfully complete the Solo Trans-Himalaya Cycling Expedition. It took him 153 days extend over February 2017 to July 2017.[5] In this journey Biswas cycled 6,249 km spanning the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and India.[6][7]
He walked along Narmada River trail and valley in 2018 covering 1,047 km in 47 days spanning 4 states of India.[8][9][10][11] Also in 2016 he led a Intra-Country Cycling and Running team from Kolkata to Dhaka to pay tribute to the martyrs of the Language Movement ahead of the International Mother Language Day.[12][13][14]
Adventure timeline
- 2018 - Narmada River Trail on foot | 1,047 km | 47 Days | Solo
- 2017 - Trans-Himalaya & SAARC Countries Cycling Expedition | 6,249 km | 153 Days | Solo
- 2016 - Kolkata to Dhaka Inter-Country Cycling Program | Akshar Yatra
