Ritvij Kumar

This is the central role for our company and there is no way to directly join us in this role from outside. We do not hire for this job from outside but the role is the next step for those hired as As

When I was boarding the Volvo on Friday night, 13th Feb, it was a normal feeling to start with but then I met people on the trek that were special individuals and the experience ended up close to a No

In the past few days, after an extremely saddening incident of deaths of our armed force personnel which was caused due to an avalanche, A lot was discussed in the media and somehow the whole accident

Any weekend trek starts with a thought of taking a break for people who have been to treks and experimenting with the world of trekking to the new comers. However, eventually what both type of trekker

There are fewer areas in this information age where one finds more unidentified concerns than trekking, especially when it comes to High Altitude trekking. Have seen friends looking at their fingers

The trekking community is getting mature by the day and thankfully not all of us need to learn the way our previous generations did...by making mistakes! Sharing with you the top five on my list (inci

How do you know whether you make the cut! First & foremost, we are not judges of your ability! The ratings are only prescriptive. Adequate or lack of preparation can change everything for actual

Yuksom, a town that was the first capital of Sikkim, is the base point of the much-coveted Goecha La trek. A largely non-commercial settlement located in the west of Sikkim, this town

The Magic of Har Ki Dun Valley   I have been on this trek twice, in 2011 & 13, and both times during the last week of Dec. This is a 4-day trek, starting from Taluka and ending at the Har K

I love definitions and hence will start with one, that of Adventure. 'ad-venture' literally means taking risks but when we talk of adventure travel, then it’s not about driving drunk on the highway w

Before the panic begins and trekking gets termed as “extremely dangerous”, let’s try to see what exactly happened at the Chandrakhani pass between 11th and 14th March 2016.A bunch of

Fresh air and thus Oxygen has become so scarce on plains that people have begun to get scared without even going into the mountains. High levels of PM 2.5 and PM 10 in the city air has deposited carbo

BikatSo the journey started. Every time I sit in the bus to the starting point of a trek or expedition, I feel as if a Start button has been pressed. The preparation typically begins many days in adva

Kindly note that my write up here is completely personal. As a Trip Leader, what I did or said during the trip (with group members) is not reflected here at all. The write up totally not about what ha

MOUNTAIN FEATURES THAT MUST BE A PART OF ANY TREKKER’S VOCAB!   While the terminology used in mountaineering is decently complex but the features that I am going to talk about are mostly

  How to reach Ladakh!   Leh is a place that has become extremely popular these days because of a simple fact that it is like a key to the lock named Ladakh. Ladakh is such a wonderful de

Valley of Flowers - A do it yourself Itinerary   Have you also been seeing those amazing pictures of the flowers and craving for the valley of flowers? Don’t worry! There are so many

Trekking is not a leisure activity and one should never think of it as so. Many times, trekkers who come for the trek offload their rucksack on the mules because they are afraid of carrying so much l

Catching AMS is easier done than said! Don’t you feel so? AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) approaches everyone and unfortunately worst affected are the most experienced ones. They feel that they

Red lights on - Helmet off, goggles on, helmet on Yellow Light on - All set. Final equipment check. Green Light on - Approach the open gate of the plain and take position. Check-In&n

The name of the valley literally translates to valley (doon) of the Gods or Shiva (Har). Is it then a surprise that everything about the Har ki Doon Valley is intertwined with mythical stories fr