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Venkat Ramanan
Venkat is a Senior Trek Leader and On-Slope Manager with Indiahikes. Prior to this he was working as a Product Manager at Decathlon. He's deeply motivated by the outdoors and cherishes the Green Trails initiative. When not working, he can be found volunteering in clean-up drives in mountain villages.
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5 Steps to Take Care of Your Trekking Shoes
By Venkat Ramanan
2020-03-13
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