Trek leaders lead the Indiahikes teams in the mountains. Trek leaders ensure that, more than just leading trekkers on a trek, trekkers take back a transformative change in their minds, bodies, and spirits.

Trek leadership is not about taking trekkers from point A to point B. It is about imparting the Indiahikes experience. The experience consists of three key components:

• At Indiahikes, on every trek, we focus on the transformation of the mind, body, and spirit. The trek leader facilitates this. 
• We also want our trekkers to be future examples of sustainable trekking. Our treks focus a lot on teaching sustainable skills. 
• We want to make our trekkers independent (so they don’t need Indiahikes). Our trek leaders teach them Do-It-Yourself trekking skills. 

The trek leader imparts all of these.

Trek leading is a skill that is learned. You devote up to 90 days to a training and mentorship programme. Training is imparted on leadership, safety, experience building, operations, and technical skills. At the end of the programme, you go on to become a trek leader at Indiahikes.

Applicants for Trek Leaders must fulfil the following criteria:

• Must be at least 24 years of age. Male/Female. We encourage women to be trek leaders.
• Must have a minimum of a Basic Mountaineering Course certificate from a reputed Institute.
• You must have done at least two high-altitude Himalayan treks above 14,000 feet.
• Must be willing to acquire a BLS certification (basic life support). A BLS certification can be obtained in any metro city at reputed hospitals.
• Must have excellent English and Hindi communication skills.
• Work experience in a leadership role in a different industry is preferred.
• Must follow an active fitness regimen. BMI (Body Mass Index) must be between 18.5 and 24.9.
• Smoking and drinking are strictly prohibited under our work conditions.

Trek leader's salary starts at Rs 5.0 lakh per annum. In the second year, the salary increases to Rs 6.0 lakh annually. From the third year on, TL salaries can range between Rs 7.0 lakh and Rs 7.5 lakh annually, depending on the responsibility taken or seniority attained. In addition, there are other work perks.

During the 90-day training period, you earn a stipend of Rs 20,000 per month.

Trek leaders save almost 80% of their income. Indiahikes provides for all your living expenses, including food while on duty.

Before you apply, watch these videos about the role of a Trek Leader:

• How we look at Trek Leading: An Interview with Indiahikes Founder
• How does a Trek Leader’s career grow at Indiahikes? 
• What are the challenges of being a Trek Leader?
• Trek Leaders share their experiences

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

Would you like to assist Indiahikes trek leaders? Perhaps be a future trek leader? If so, then the ATL programme is suitable for you.

The ATL role is for individuals who do not fully satisfy trek leader selection criteria (background, qualification, age, etc.) but are looking to be future trek leaders with Indiahikes

ATL applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Minimum of 22 years old.
• Open to both men and women. Women make excellent trek leaders!
• Trek Experience: Good trek experience, preferably Himalayan. Please mention the treks that you have done. If you have trekked with Indiahikes, we prefer that. (Treks like Triund and Kheerganga do not count as experience.)
• Work experience in other industries is given preference
• Must have excellent English and Hindi communication skills.
• Must follow an active fitness regimen. BMI (Body Mass Index) must be between 18.5 and 23.9.
• No smoking or drinking habits at all.

ATLs undergo extensive training before being considered as trek leaders with Indiahikes. The training is in two stages. The first stage is an induction period of 10–15 days at our Bengaluru office, followed by a 90-day period of intensive training in the mountains. If your assessment is successful at the end of 90 days, you become a Trek Leader with Indiahikes.

Trek leader's salary starts at Rs 5.0 lakh per annum. In the second year, the salary increases to Rs. 6.0 lakh annually. From the third year on, TL salaries can range between Rs 7.0 lakh and Rs 7.5 lakh annually, depending on the responsibility taken or seniority attained. In addition, there are other work perks.

ATLs earn a stipend of Rs 20,000 per month during the 90-day training period.

Trek leaders save almost 80% of their income. Indiahikes provides for all your living expenses, including food while on duty.

Before applying for the assistant trek leader post, please see these videos about what the job involves.

1. What it means to be a Trek Leader
2. Challenges of Trek Leading
3. Career Growth of a Trek Leader

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

It takes a lot to be a slope manager at Indiahikes. This is why we are looking for Assistant Slope Managers to assist our Slope Managers.

The role would involve more or less the gamut of work that the Slope Manager does, with the final responsibility resting on the Slope Manager. Assistant Slope Managers can look forward to being promoted to Slope Managers.

What we look for in an Assistant Slope Manager:

• Age: Between 26 and 37 years (Male or Female)
• Work experience: is essential in other industries, especially in a supervisory or management role.
• Trek Experience: Must have good trek experience
• Languages: Must be fluent in English and Hindi
• Behaviour and attitude: Humble, respectful, and courteous. Being frugal is what we admire. You prefer a bus over a taxi. We expect you to be an excellent executor of tasks with a high sense of accountability.
• Location of work: You must be willing to be stationed on our mountain slopes for long periods.
• Marital status: Unmarried
• Habits: Smoking and drinking are prohibited under our work conditions.
• Nature of work: Slope management is fieldwork. You are always on duty on all days of the week. Slope managers are given a total of 40 days of annual leave. This can be taken in parts.

Salary starts at Rs 6.0 lakh per annum for the first year. The salary is increased to Rs 7.0 lakh annually in the second year. If your work performance matches our expectations, your salary will increase further.

Assistant Slope Managers save almost 80% of their income. Indiahikes provides for all your living expenses, including food while on duty.

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

 Experience Coordinators build the unique Indiahikes trek experience before a trekker gets there. 

The role requires you to help prepare our trekkers for their trek. You support our trekkers by solving their problems, advising them, and coordinating their movements. You do this while considering our vision and values as an organisation. 

The Experience Coordinator’s role has communication at its crux. People who are well-travelled, socially friendly, and have good exposure to the outside world do well in this role.

Experience coordinators work out of our office in Bengaluru. It is a full-time role.

Applicants for the Experience Coordinator's position must fulfil the following criteria:

• Must be between 25 and 35 years old. Male or female.
• We prefer it if you have done trekking. If you have trekked with Indiahikes, that's even better!
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in other industries.
• Must be willing to work from Bengaluru 
• Must have excellent English and Hindi communication skills. 

The salary starts at Rs 6.0 lakh per annum.

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

Coordinating the treks of 20,000 trekkers is complex. Coordinating it with the vision, values, and culture that we have is what makes it interesting and challenging. 

Our operations span the Himalayas, mostly in remote locations where even mobile signal is difficult.

Assistant Experience Coordinators lend integral support to the Experience Coordination Team at Indiahikes. Assistant Experience Coordinators are called AECs at our office. 

But first, you must understand how we view our trekkers. Like us, they are trekkers. We communicate with them in the same way that one trekker communicates with another. They consult with us as senior trekkers, not as an organisation. As an AEC, your role is to assist the Experience Coordination team. Every AEC is given a specific role to play.

You can apply to be an AEC if you do not match the age or work experience criteria for an Experience Coordinator.

• Must be a minimum of 22 years old. Male or female.
• We prefer it if you have done trekking. If you have trekked with Indiahikes, that's even better!
• Work experience is preferred.
• Must be willing to work from Bengaluru 
• Must have excellent English and Hindi communication skills. 

This role is full-time and Bengaluru-based.

The salary starts at Rs. 5.0 lakh per annum.

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

We are looking for writers who can write about our world of treks. Writing about treks goes beyond writing superlative words about how beautiful the sunset was or how stunning the views from the summit were.

One of the most significant pillars of strength at Indiahikes is our vast database of trek information. Thousands of trekkers use this information every year to plan their treks. When we write about information, we get down to the nitty-gritty. These are not glamorous pieces of writing. These are facts that have to be researched, double-checked, and then published.

On the trek, we break down the trail into the smallest sections. We talk about the sections where we climb, get a water spot, and where the forest opens up. We talk about the switchbacks, the campsites, and the steep descents.

We also write articles on gear and equipment. We talk about new treks and explorations. We give trekking tips and advice.

Naturally, the first question that may come to mind is whether you need to be a trekker to be a content writer at Indiahikes. The answer is yes and no. Being a trekker helps, but being a good writer is more important. We can train you in trekking knowledge, but we cannot teach you to be a writer. You come with that skill. 

We are looking at you with

• At least 4-5 years of work experience in the content/writing world 
• Between the ages of 25 and 30 
• You are willing to work in Bengaluru.

Our salary range starts between ₹6-8 lakhs. This would depend on your experience.

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

At Indiahikes, our social media platforms play a crucial role in building awareness about trekking and spreading the values of Indiahikes to trekkers. Unlike most organisations, we do not depend on ads to promote our content. Growth is completely organic. 

To help us grow our social media presence, we are looking for a social media assistant. As a social media assistant, you are responsible for brainstorming campaigns, creating social media posts, handing DMs and analyzing analytics.

You will be assisting our social media team in helping achieving the larger objectives of the organisation. 

Requirements: 

- Excellent communication skills 

- A good idea of the social media world and current trends

- Minimum age of 22 

- Ability to think outside the box

- Good time management skills

Prior experience as a social media intern and prior trek experience will also be considered.

Salary starts at 4.2 L per annum. It could go higher based on prior experience.  

Do you want to be part of the content team but do not match our age, eligibility, or experience criteria? You can apply to be an assistant content team member.

This position is challenging, as assistant content team members are typically involved in various tasks. These may include crafting feature stories, publishing articles, managing cameras, archiving photographs, and responding to user comments. As you gain experience, you'll eventually become a full-fledged content team member.

It is important to possess good writing skills. While having a degree in English is not necessary, the ability to write fluently is a skill that is developed from a young age. Your application will reflect your writing abilities.

• You are willing to be Bengaluru-based. 
• Minimum of 21 years of age. Maximum age: 29 years. 
• This is a full-time role

Salary starts at ₹ 5.0 lakhs per annum.

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

Can you write English well? Have you been the author of articles that have been published?  

We need content editors at Indiahikes. The role requires you to review our online content for flow, readability, and ease of understanding. You will need to improve your writing style and the clarity of your thoughts. The content editing process requires rereading our document to look for significant issues, such as text organisation, flow, language, and factual correctness. This includes making sure the content reflects Indiahikes’ voice. 

In a nutshell, your role would be to lift our content to a publishable standard.

This is a full-time engagement. We would ideally like you to be Bengaluru-based or willing to relocate. If you are exceptional, we could look at a part-time work-from-home engagement.

Salary: This role is skill-based. Naturally, we are looking to see if your skills match our expectations. Your salary will be commensurate with your skills and experience.

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

Indiahikes is known for its in-depth trek documentation. We have been documenting detailed trek guides for treks from all over our country for the past 12 years.

As a Full-Time Documenter with Indiahikes, you play an active role in taking this legacy forward. You would be responsible for taking the extensive information on treks forward. 

Your work involves:

• Deepening the information about existing treks
• Coordinating with various Remote Trek Documenters and Contributors from all over India to get the first draft of documentation
• ​​Refining the structure of content, making it concise and proofreading it. The edited content must be publish-ready once you're done.

This is a full-time role that requires you to be based in Bengaluru. 

Salary starts at 5.0 lakhs per annum.

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

At Indiahikes, we conduct multiple treks in the Himalayas throughout the year. We are looking for a skilled Drone Videographer to capture these treks from a bird’s eye view.

For this role, you should ideally be someone with prior experience handling a drone in the mountains. You also need some basic trekking experience to anticipate the challenges of flying a drone on treks.

If you’ve handled a drone at high altitude, that's great! But even if you have experience handling a drone on a local trek in the Western Ghats or Sahyadris, we’d love to get to know you.

Please note that you’ll need your own drone to apply for this role.

Your Responsibilities:

• Shoot drone videos to show the landscape of a Himalayan trek
• Define a clear plan of action with a timeline for such shoots in collaboration with Indiahikes leaders
• Ensure the availability of all equipment required for the shoots
• If required, remotely guide other photographers and videographers to gather such footage on other treks

What you need to come with:

• Your own drone with a 4K resolution
• Proficiency in video editing software like Premiere Pro and After Effects
• Good interpersonal skills to collaborate with various team members
• Good fitness is needed to trek in the Himalayas to conduct such shoots

This is an assignment-based role.

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

Indiahikes is the largest trekking organisation in India. More than 10,000 people interact with our website every day. We are also the largest database of trekking information in India. Our website has been our biggest pillar, hosting all our content, database, and trekker interface for the past 13 years.

We have built our backend on Java and our website (the one you interact with) on React.js and Prismic.

We're seeking a Tech Expert to join us for our constantly growing IT needs.

As the Tech Expert for Indiahikes, you will understand and manage our web applications' build, release, and deployment. You'll work closely with our development teams to ensure the applications run efficiently. You will help develop new features and capabilities.

Your responsibilities:

• Work closely with the development team to understand and manage all the IT systems of Indiahikes.
• Work closely with the development team to ensure the smooth deployment of code changes and new features.
• Design and implement monitoring and logging systems to track application performance and identify issues.
• Troubleshoot production issues and collaborate with the development team to implement fixes.
• Collaborate with leaders to ensure the security and scalability of our applications.
• Keep up with emerging technologies and methodologies and recommend improvements to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Document technical designs, processes, and procedures related to the digital infrastructure.

Requirements

• We are looking at 2–3 years of experience in the IT sector. We want to groom someone young who can grow along with us. 
• You need a strong understanding of the architecture and technology behind various systems and applications.
• Experience with Java and React is mandatory. (Do not apply if you are from a hardware background.)
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

This is a full-time position in Bengaluru. You'll work from the Indiahikes office. The salary range starts between 6.0 and 8.0 lakhs per annum.

Please write a 150-word note on why you wish to work at Indiahikes as a Tech Expert. Explain what makes you suitable for the role.

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

We digitise our remote operations using mobile applications built on the Appsheet low-code platform. The app will power the everyday running of our treks for our teams. We use these apps for many applications, from collecting trekker health information to managing inventory to forecasting rations and supplies for more than 30,000 people on the slopes.

Skillset that you need to come with:

1. Proficiency in developing low-code apps
2. If you have developed it in Appsheet, it is even better

You will need to put in 15 hours of work per week.

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

Trekking is a minimalist sport, requiring the bare minimum of resources. The philosophy of renting helps with this minimalist mindset. 

This requirement is for the development of our Rental website. We have built our rental website on WordPress using WooCommerce. We are looking for PHP developers who can work on developing and customising rental features in WooCommerce. 

Here is what we would expect from you:

The Indiahikes rentals website you see is built on WordPress and WooCommerce.  It is customised to include rental features. Work involves developing new features, many of which are custom to us. A good knowledge of PHP development is required.

The system is built to handle all the rental bookings at Indiahikes. We need you to help us manage this system. 

For this, you must deploy and develop new features, maintain them, fix issues, and ensure minimal downtime for end users.

We expect you to work around 4-5 hours daily. 

You can work from home and in any city (within India). 

If you're based in Bangalore, that's a bonus. 

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

Schools, professional institutes, and companies from across the country associate with Indiahikes to conduct experiential learning programmes. It is a fast-growing division of Indiahikes, and we have grown faster than we can imagine. 

There are two specific programmes that we run:

1. For professional institutes and companies: Collaborative Leadership Programme
2. For schools: Outdoor Leadership Programme

Experiential Learning Coordinators help onboard schools/professional institutes, or companies with Indiahikes. You explain to them about the programmes. When they are willing to enrol in a programme, you help sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the institution and Indiahikes. 

Later, you help coordinate the programme with them. It will require you to coordinate with various departments at Indiahikes for the successful completion of the programme.

Once the programme is over, you help compile a report on the programme.

At the crux of this role are good communication skills. It also requires meticulous coordination skills. The ability to complete tasks on time is crucial to the position. 

Since the experiential learning department at Indiahikes is still in its infancy, your role as coordinator will also involve laying the groundwork for its future success. This position offers excellent potential for advancement. 

Who can be an Experiential Learning Coordinator: 

• Must be a minimum of 25 years old. Male or female.
• Prior experience in any other role for a minimum of two years 
• Must have done treks
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Must be Bengaluru-based or willing to relocate

This is a full-time role based out of our Bengaluru office. The salary starts at Rs 5 lakh per annum.

To apply: Write a 150-word note on why you wish to be part of the experiential learning division. Explain how you are suitable for the role.

To apply, follow the instructions given below in "How to Apply"

Are you a trekker with us as well as a practising advocate? We need legal advice and help occasionally. 

Our legal requirements are met on 3–4 occasions in the entire year. We need you to guide us through the legal process, talk to partnering advocates, or, if required, represent us yourself. 

As an advocate or legal consultant, we need your expertise to:

• Guiding Indiahikes on legal matters
• Drafting of agreements, legal notices, and replies to legal notices received

Our requirement: You are a senior advocate with at least 5–6 years of experience. You must have trekked with us. This would be a Pro Bono arrangement with you. As mentioned, our need for legal consulting occurs only on 3–4 occasions yearly. For your help and guidance, we will compensate you with our treks.

Please email Arjun Majumdar, Founder and CEO of Indiahikes, if you would like to be our legal consultant. Tell us why you would like to be a legal consultant for us. Email directly (arjun@indiahikes.com)