TEAM AT MAPPING THE HIMALAYAS
KALY NEGI - FOUNDER EXPLORER & TREKKER
AN AVID ADVENTURER, A LOCAL BORN IN THE HIMALAYAS IN THE REGION OF CHAMOLI. HIS VILLAGE IN CHAMOLI IS SURROUNDED BY FAMOUS TREK ROUTES, SO HE HAS GROWN UP WATCHING VERY CLOSELY ALL ASPECTS OF NATURE.
HE STARTED AT A VERY EARLY AGE, LEAVING BEHIND THE FAMILY LEGACY OF JOINING THE INDIAN ARMY, HE CHOSE TO DO WHAT HIS HEART SOUGHT TO DO – BEING CLOSE TO NATURE.
BEING A NATURAL ATHELTE, HE CHOSE TO COMBINE NATURE AND FITNESS, VENTURING IN THE WORLD OF ADVENTURE. HE HAS DONE ON THE GROUND LEARNING FOR EVERY MINUTE THING INVOLDED IN TREKS, BIKING TRIPS, RIVER EXPEDITIONS WHETHER IT BE NEW ROUTES, SAFETY GEARS AND EVEN SOME TASTY COOKING.
HE IS YOUR ALL IN ONE PERSON. HE HAS BUILD HIS OUTFIT AND TRAINED HIS PEERS BASED ON THE SAME PRINCIPLES. HE HAS THE ABILITY TO MAKE YOU FEEL AT HOME AWAY FROM HOME.
HE HAS A HUMANE AND A PASSIONATE APPROACH WHERE HE PROVIDES YOU WITH EXPERIENCE, RICH INTERACTIONS WITH LOCALS, AND TAKING CARE OF THE SPECIES OF ALL LIVING BEINGS AS YOU MAKE YOUR JOURNEY.
HE HAS AN EYE FOR THE ‘FAR’ SO DO NOT MISS THE BIRDS HE SPOTS.
ANKUSH RAWAT - SENIOR TREKKER
HE IS BORN IN RUDRAPRAYAG, GARHWAL – BELONGING TO THE UTTARAKHAND REGION. HE STARTED AT A VERY EARLY AGE TO JOIN THE WORLD OF ADVENTURE. HE HAS RECEIVED HIS ON GROUND TRAINING FROM KALY (FOUNDER) HIMSELF. A VERY HARD WORKING BOY WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY DONE MANY COMPLEX TRIPS AND EXPEDITIONS.
HE STARTED LEADING TREKS AND GROUPS FROM A VERY EARLY AGE. HE HAS LED TO NUMEROUS SATISFYING TRIPS WHICH IS WELL COMPLIMENTED BY OUR GUESTS AND THEIR REVIEWS.
WITH ANKUSH YOU ARE IN SAFE HANDS. HIS GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR WILL KEEP YOU IN GOOD STEAD
DEVESH PAYAL - MARKETING STRATEGIST & TOUR CO-ORDINATOR
BORN IN RISHIKESH, UTTARAKHAND, HE HAS ALWAYS LOVED TRAVELLING AND EXPLORING NEW PLACES.
A VERSATILE PERSON WHO HAS MADE HIS JOURNEY BOTH TO THE INNER AND THE OUTER WORLD, HE HAS TAKEN TRAINING IN THE PRACTICE OF YOGA AS WELL.
HE IS WELL TRAVELLED IN THE HINTERLANDS OF GARHWAL AND HAS RICH EXPERIENCE IN INTERACTING WITH THE LOCALS AND UNDERSTANDING THEIR CULTURE.
AT MAPPING THE HIMALAYAS HE HELPS US IN ESTABLISHING VARIOUS FRAMEWORKS OF SAFETY, CHARTING OUT DIFFERENT ADVENTURE ROUTES AND EXPERIENCE. HE HAS A GREAT ABILTY OF COMBINING THE VERY ESSENCE OF THIS PLACE WHICH IS ‘SPIRITUALITY’ ALONG WITH EXPLORATION.
AFTER SPANNING VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL CARRERS, HE DECIDED TO BE WHERE HE CAN EXPLORE ALL HIS PERSONAL STRENGTHS BE IT EDUCATIONAL, SPIRITUAL, YOG, TOUCHING VARIOUS PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE COMBINED WITH LOVE FOR TRAVEL.
HE IS ALSO WELL VERSED WITH MYTHOLOGY SO DO NOT MISS OUT AN INTERESTING STORY FROM HIM OVER A CUP OF ‘CHAI’.
