avilash

Avilash Bisht (Member Since 9 years 6 months )

Avilash grew up in a small town of Pauri which offers an incredible 180° view of snow capped muntains of Garhwal Himalaya. In his words "when i was young i would wonder what one would see if one got to top of those snow mountains. All we were told by the elders was that there is a country called China behind them" He went for his further studies to Delhi and by the time he finished his University he was missing the mountains so much that he started looking for a vocation which would take him back to the mountains. Being a mountain guide turned out to be a dream job for him. He has been guiding trips in the Himalaya since 1997 and is very passionate about his work. His straightforward, cool and calm temperament has always drawn people to him. He has guided several mountaineers successfully to the summits of Satopanth, Mt Kun, Kedar Dome, Sudarshan Parbat, Bandarpunch, CCKN, Kangyatse, Dzo Jongo, Stok Kangri, Mentok Kangri, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua and many more lesser mountains. Some of these mountains can be seen from Pauri. He is also a highly experienced climbing instructor and has designed and executed numerous outdoor training programs. Trained in Mountain Search & Rescue he has also led a couple of life saving rescue operations. He is deeply committed to the mountains, to exploration, photography, the culture & the people of the Himalaya, to wilderness medicine and mountain rescue.