Aswati Anand is a journalist in love with the Himalayas. She is interested in stories of resilience from difficult terrains and sustainable living. When not mooning over the mountains, she can be seen doodling in her sketchbook.

Aswati Anand

Two different set of trekkers to Auden's Col recount their thrilling trek in great detail. From crossing crevasses, and moraines, to walking on the Khatling glacier.

The Realities of Trekking to Auden&#039;s Col

In July 2018, a solo trekker spent his birthday cleaning up the trail leading upto the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara. Here's how he did it.

A Solo Trekker Who Spent His Birthday Picking Up Litter At Valley Of Flowers

How We Enhance Learnings For Children On Our Family Treks

The Valley of Flowers trek is one of the most popular treks in India. If you plan to visit this trail, read this article to know what to look forward to!

What To (And Not To) Expect From The Valley of Flowers Trek

What Happens To The Wet Wipes You Leave Behind

Have you been dreading going on a trek after a knee injury? Here are a few exercises that'll help you prepare for your next trek.

How to Recover from Your Knee Injury Before Your Trek

In 2016, our Green Trails head, Lakshmi, was in the midst of the curfew in Kashmir. She narrates what it's like to be in the heart of a strife-ridden state.

Stranded In Kashmir: A Quest For Serenity Amidst Unrest

The Kashmir season begins, as usual, with a lot of operational hurdles. Here is a peek into how our operations are run and updates from our running slopes.

Latest Updates: Kashmir Season Sees A Dramatic, Positive Start!

Our slopes are taking the brunt of heavy rain. Rain gear, backpack cover is a must this season. Read our updates from our slopes here.

Monsoon Treks Set To Begin Amidst Heavy Showers

It is raining on all our slopes! Weather has been unkind to our trekkers this week. Read more about it and other updates from slopes here.

Latest Updates: Bad weather takes hold on all our slopes

The first batch of trekkers to Hampta Pass were in for a pleasant surprise when they discovered that the road to Chandratal is open. Here are updates.

Latest Updates: Road To Chandratal Opens Early This Year

We have opened December batches to Kedarkantha, Har Ki Dun and Sandakphu treks. Read more details and other happenings on our slope here.

Latest Updates: We have opened batches for Winter Treks!

Before she became a Trek Leader, Anuja trekked extensively across the Himalayas. Her trek to Pin Parvati shaped the course of her life. Read her story here.

What I Learnt When I Trekked With Shepherds Across Pin Parvati Pass

Our big season to Roopkund and Rupin Pass starts today. It's some that always makes us jittery! Here's some behind the scenes updates.

Latest Updates: The Roopkund and Rupin Pass Treks Start Today!

A knee injury is always tricky to deal with. Aswati narrates her story of how she got injured on a trek and shares tips on the recovery process.

How to Deal With a Knee Injury on a Trek

We have fantastic news for our trekkers: Now, you can rent trekking gear for your treks! Have a look at details and updates from slopes here.

Latest Updates: Now, you can rent gear for your treks

Indiahikes and Uttarakhand Tourism Department have opened the Trek of the Year to Chainsheel. Find dates and details about the trek here!

Indiahikes and Uttarakhand Tourism Department open the Chainsheel Trek

March is a beautiful season for trekking. With its high snows and spring blooms, trekkers get best of both worlds! Have a look at the winners here.

Winners for March 2017 Photo Trekker Contest announced!

In this episode, senior Trek Leader Vishal and Swathi discuss the next level of Himalayan treks you can do after you complete your first one.

Which Himalayan trek should you choose as your second one?

We have opened our treks from monsoon all the way to autumn! This year, we are adding Pin Bhaba to our list of monsoon treks. Read our updates here.

Batches Opened for Monsoon and Autumn Treks: Pin Bhaba, Buran Ghati and more

In this video, our Ground Coordinator Prathima talks about Talle Valley in Arunachal Pradesh. She tells you why it is the best jungle trek you'll ever do.

Talle Valley, a Rare Jungle trek in Arunachal Pradesh

The weather has been moody this spring season: with irregular rain and sweltering heat. Here is an update on how all our treks have been running.

Fresh Trails Open Up As Snow Melts: Latest Updates from Himalayan Treks

There has been heavy snowfall in the Himalayas. While snow was welcome at Prashar Lake, it played spoilsport on our other treks. Read quick updates here!

Heavy Snowfall at Prashar, Brahmatal, Kedarkantha, Deoriatal, Nag Tibba and Sandakphu

We have changed the route of Kedarkantha this year. It is an untouched, freshly explored route. Read details about the route and more updates here.

Indiahikes opens up new Kedarkantha route

On all our Himalayan treks, trekkers can now avail a Trek Insurance that covers injuries, road accidents and more. Here are the latest updates.

Now avail a Trek Insurance while trekking with Indiahikes

We are looking for an accountant who can be part of our team. Someone who loves the mountains and to crunch numbers. Here are some quick updates.

Indiahikes is looking for an accountant

We are opening a two day trek in Kumaon: Thakoor Top. Our explorations have led to this gem of a forest trail! Here are latest updates from the Himalayas!

Indiahikes opens a new trek to Thakoor Top in Nainital

We have good and bad news for our trekkers this winter. We are getting to the Christmas week of our treks and there is not snow yet.

It is getting colder, no snow in sight!

Trekking in Nepal is a hassle-free affair when compared to trekking in India. Here, we speak to two experienced trekkers who have been in India and Nepal!

How trekking in Nepal is different from trekking in India

Our Kanamo trekkers fell speechless when they bumped into legendary mountaineer Bachendri Pal. Read more to know what happened!

When Indiahikes trekkers ran into legendary mountaineer Bachendri Pal at Kanamo

Spiti Valley is a moonland with plenty to offer! Here we list out our favorite places for you to experience after your trek.

11 Places To Visit In Spiti After Your Trek

Very few treks are built to perfection as Buran Ghati. In this video Arjun explains why the Buran Ghati trek should be on top of your bucket list.

Why Buran Ghati should be on top of your bucketlist

The upcoming batches to Kashmir Great Lakes & Tarsar Marsar will be running as scheduled. Here are a few thoughts by trekkers who were in Kashmir this July

Latest updates from Kashmir: Batches running as per schedule

Green Getters in action at Kashmir Great Lakes

Away from rush of Rohtang Pass, hidden in recess of high-altitude ridges is sapphire-like Bhrigu Lake. Follow our trekker on this getaway trek from Manali!

A photo story of the surreal Bhrigu Lake trek

It’s not everyday that you get a chance to be read by thousands of trekkers. The Indiahikes website gives you just that opportunity.

Contribute as a Guest Writer on the Indiahikes website

Bearing the brunt of global warming, Ladakh has been facing a water crisis. But a few engineers constructed Ice Stupas to solve the problem.

Ict Stupas - Architectural Marvels Solving Water Crises In Phyang, Ladakh

Ice Stupas - Architectural Marvels Solving Water Crises In Phyang, Ladakh

Deoriatal-Chandrashila: I climbed a mountain!

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Please note that this is a special trek designed for stargazing enthusiasts. The trek fee is slightly more than the regular fee. Know more about the trek here. 

This is a trek specially designed for trekkers above 58 years. The itinerary is specially designed to be different from a regular trek. The trek fee is also Rs 3000 more than the regular fee (Please note this is only for Himalayan treks) Know more about the trek here.  

Our Adventure Therapy Trek is led by a trained therapist, who will guide you through reflective and therapeutic exercises during the trek. To accommodate this expertise, the fee is ₹5,000 higher than our regular trek fee. Know more about the trek here. 

Please note that the family treks are meant for families with a child/children under 18 years of age. If you do not fit this criteria, you can register for any of our regular groups. Read more about family treks here.

Please note, this is an open Collaborative Leadership Programme with a focus on networking and building Collaborative Leadership skills for young professionals and university students. The trek fee is 5000 more than the regular fee. Learn more about the trek here: https://indiahikes.com/blog/open-collaborative-leadership-program

The Indiahikes Summer Camp aligns with the Adventurous Journey of the IAYP programme. Our treks provide a challenging outdoor experience where participants plan, train, and trek in an unfamiliar environment. They develop teamwork, leadership, and resilience while navigating trails, camping, and engaging with nature—fulfilling all the requirements of the IAYP Adventurous Journey.

You are joining our waitlist. Here are a few guidelines that you should keep in mind:

The chances of getting a confirmed slot totally depend on the cancellations we receive from confirmed trekkers. The cancellations cannot be predicted hence are uncertain.

We close the movement of the waitlist 7-15 days before the trek starts.

You don't have to pay right now. You will receive a notification upon confirmation of your slot. You will have 24 hours to pay and confirm your booking.

We are known for our pioneering safety practices in trekking. Microspikes, oximeters, and BP checks became standards thanks to us. In the mountains, emergencies don't care who you're with—everyone knows that when trouble hits, you look for the yellow tents of Indiahikes. When you join our treks, we first make our No-Compromise Safety Promise. It’s our unwavering commitment to keep you safe, no matter what.

Our No-Compromise Safety Promise

Our commitment to the environment is relentless. We don’t just encourage responsible trekking; we insist on it. That’s why our Green Trails principles are non-negotiable. They don’t involve just our trekkers or our staff members. Our entire trek processes and policies are designed to favour the environment, even if it is often counterintuitive to our business.

Our No-compromise Sustainability promise

More than 30,000 trekkers trek with us every year. In addition, our outdoor learning division (InSoul) has participants from the who’s of the education organisation in India, from the IIMs to BITS to top international schools. More than 5,000 participants from these institutions trek with us annually. We do not spend a single rupee on advertising to get these participants. Our reputation precedes us.

We are India’s largest trekking organisation

We are pioneers in trekking. Since 2007, we have documented and brought out most of India’s famous treks: Roopkund, Rupin Pass, Buran Ghati, Kedarkantha, Kashmir Great Lakes, Tarsar Marsar, Phulara Ridge—the list goes on. In 2023-24 alone, we brought out nine new treks in Indian trekking. We know treks better than anyone. This comes directly from the reason why Indiahikes was born: to bring out trek information and enable trekkers to trek on their own. We believe everyone must trek.

Being pioneers of trekking in India

We focus on designing transformative experiences. Our trek leaders conduct thought-provoking exercises that help you reflect and contemplate. This impact stays with you for a long time. Trekkers return feeling energised, more confident, or developing abilities to deal with difficulties. Many have changed careers, rethought their core values, become more humble, shown gratitude to others, or started a new fitness journey. 

Our treks are transformative

5 Reasons Why Indiahikes

Trekking comes with uncertainty. Weather, terrain, and setbacks are part of the journey. We embrace them with resilience and openness—each challenge makes us stronger and more appreciative of nature's beauty.

We blend into nature, not the other way around. We avoid shouting, loud music, and noisy games. In silence, we hear birdsong, streams, and the wind—inviting peace, reflection, and a deeper connection with nature.

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