Women's Only Trek At Indiahikes

“In the past 13 years of Indiahikes, we have seen a dramatic change in the demography of our trekkers,” says Sandhya UC, co-founder and COO of Indiahikes. “During our first few years, there would hardly be one or two women in a group of 20 trekkers. In fact, back when I was leading treks, I would be the only woman in a group of male trekkers. Now I see at least 5-6 women in every group. Around 35% of our trekkers are women. It’s very encouraging to see the growing numbers,” she says. (Incidentally, Sandhya herself was recognised with a Women of Worth Award by Outlook Business in 2017.)

It's heartening to see that a large section of these women come as solo trekkers. In numbers, approximately 4000 women are trekking solo with us every year. They feel safe with our team members and our safety processes, which gives them the courage to come from faraway cities to trek in the Himalayas.

The cherry on top is that more and more women are taking up careers in the outdoors. “Out of our 40 Trek Leaders, 15 of them are women. Added to that, the number of women applicants we receive has quadrupled over the past 5 years. It’s wonderful to see women taking up such an extraordinary career, going beyond all norms of the society,” says Lakshmi Selvakumaran, who heads the Learning and Development Team at Indiahikes. 

This all-women’s team is going to be led by a woman Trek Leader, something that will encourage solo women to come along. 

The trek is to encourage women who still come in a smaller percentage to do treks on their own. Our hope is that women will feel comfortable coming and doing a trek knowing that they will be surrounded by like-minded women. The trek will be led by a women trek leader and they’ll get to experience the adventure and thrill of a Himalayan trek without worrying about their safety. 

You can do a trek during your periods. The only time you cannot is if you have extremely bad cramps that are totally unmanageable. But if you have regular periods and if you are comfortable during your daily life with periods then you can definitely do a trek as well.

Any woman between the age of 8 to 62 years can do this trek. 

The women on this trek will be joining us from various parts of  India or they can be from anywhere in the world. The trek is open for women all over the world.

Yes you can join the trek as a solo woman. 

Yes, you will be accompanied by a woman trek leader on this trek.