I have been rock climbing from over 14 years but blogging since 2011. It started as a medium to share my stories and experiences from adventures. Quickly it scaled up and I started writing educational articles regarding rock climbing and mountaineering for various other portals.
Starting the Blog
Very less blogs were available till last few years about scaling mountains, how to prepare for it, training and fitness. So I found it important to share my knowledge with folks who want to get into outdoor and adventure. When I started out, I knew of very few professional climbers and didn’t have opportunity of mentorship or easy access to international skills. These are easily available today via YouTube and so countless websites.
So I started sharing my stories and experiences from mountains and I had a good community of followers. Thanks to support from my loyal audience that I also started getting brand deals.
Adventure as career and how blogging helped me fulfill my dreams
Taking up adventure sports as a full-time career is really very hard and its also expensive to pursue it. Lot of international certifications, courses, latest and upto date gear and safety equipment is required for rock climbing. Because of paid blogging opportunities for my own blog and other portals I started getting income which I put into climbing more peaks in Himalayas. Till date, I am able to pursue my dreams because of constant support of brands and companies who engage me for their blog, video and photo content as well as assignments as motivational speaker.
Why I love the mountains so much
Even one day in the great outdoors takes off all the stress and makes you calm. Imagine scaling thousands of feet at a time, on your own! The learnings are massive. Those who join me on my adventures affirm that they have become better leaders, they got to know their strengths and weaknesses better, manage risks, take their own decisions and stay calm in face of adversity.
One does become a better person by pursuing mountaineering and rock climbing and I want to bring more and more folks into this sports, spread my knowledge and keep climbing more peaks.
How you could support me:
You could become my blog subscriber, commenting on my Instagram posts would be really helpful. Let me know if you need any information and I would be more than happy to help you out. If you know any brands who want outdoorsy content and blogs or videos, please put me in touch so I could create a mutually beneficial collaboration and fuel my adventures too.
Next projects:
I intend to climb 6000m technical peaks in August without guides and without any support team. Bolt 3 rock climbing routes. My climbing partner for this endeavor is Everesteer Rahul Yelange who is into big wall climbing and has led more than a dozen expeditions in Himalayas. A lot of sponsorship is required. For this, we are organizing treks and one day hikes. Do get in touch if you or your group would be interested in being part of our journey and trekking with us to support these expeditions.
