Courses & Certifications

Apprentice Alpine Guide - American Mountain Guide Association
Basic Mountaineering Course - HMI Darjeeling
Advanced Mountaineering Course - HMI Darjeeling
Single Pitch Instructor Equivalent with International Mountain Leadership Institute (in Ladakh)
Climbathon 2013
Wilderness First Responder (Current)
Avalanche Level 1 + Companion Rescue
Currently pursuing IFMGA status with the American Mountain Guide Association
Member - American Alpine Club

Notable Climbs

Lead Guide - ‘1st Inclusive Climb to Kilimanajaro’ (1st Indian team to put 3 visually challenged climbers to the summit together)
Over 15 trips to Mt. Stok Kangri, Ladakh including a winter attempt and North Face Attempt and Solo summit
Solo Ascent of Gulep Kangri
Kang Yatse 1 - New Route
Khang Shilling, Bara Shigri Glacier, New route (2013)
Multiple FAs (ice) in Spiti Valley, Himachal
Opened new trad routes in Ladakh.
Bara Shigri Climate Change expedition
Meghalaya Caving Expedition
30+ Water Ice routes in the USA
Three Expeditions to the Zanskar Valley, including Pk. T60, Z-1 and Mt. Nun
Attempt on the North Face of Mt. Hanuman Tibba
Leader, Mt. Shivling Indo-US Expedition
Lead Climber, IMF expedition to Mt. Latu Dhura (unclimbed)
Rock climbed in Western Ghats, Hampi, Manali, Chatru, Ladakh, Nainital and Darjeeling

Writing

Shunyata (Alpinist 59)
Find me a Glacier (Hindu Business Line)
A call to Action : Why aren't Indians Alpinists (Himalayan Journal Vol 72)