Outdoor recreation

Love the outdoors and exploring on foot? Here are some of the best hiking trails in near Istanbul!

This is the biggest success in the career of 18-year-old Rakovec and confirms Slovenia has an incredible wealth of sports climbing talent that goes well beyond the reigning triple world champion Janja Garnbret who is not competing in Edinburgh.

Garnbret also won lead gold at the August World Championships in Hachioji while silver went to her compatriot Mia Krampl.

Elderly people in northwestern Turkey met on Oct. 1 to celebrate the International Day for Older Persons by river rafting.

Garnbret had already secured gold in the women's lead discipline on Thursday after defending the title of bouldering world champion a week ago. Her sixth world championship gold medal overall makes her the most successful athlete in the history of the sport.

Mountain Rescue Service teams have helped two injured paragliders, the Mountain Rescue Service told Focus News Agency. The two men were injured in paragliding accidents near Dupnitsa. The rescuers have conducted two operations. One of the men is a Japanese. Both were taken to hospital in good condition.

Kerpe Bay in the northwestern province of Kocaeli, is a divers' paradise with year-round diving conditions and remains of a Roman-era breakwater, canyons, caverns and caves. 

Decrease of two registered places for camping in Bulgaria, and in 2017 they were only nine, as opposed to 2016 when there were 11 registered places for tents, caravans, campers and more.

A video circulating on the internet shows the last moments of a Turkish paragliding pilot and a Pakistani paraglider as they plunged to their deaths in a tandem paraglide accident on April 15.

The Flabouri Refuge has organized a three-hour trek on Mount Parnitha that aims to acquaint the public with the national park, its history and its flora and fauna. The difficulty level is described as easy to moderate, as the trek is suitable for everyone over the age of 8.

Two Greek teams reached fourth place in the 2018 World Robot Olympiad, which took place in Thailand from November 16 to 18. The 'Rest in PC's' team (l) came fourth in the Open Senior category with its hydroponic cultivation unit, while the 'Autonomous Robotic Aquaponics' team also came fourth in the Open Junior category.