Fireside chat with Karn Kowshik, alpinist, glacial expert and climate change explorer
Karn Kowshik has not only been keen to explore the actions of climate change on the Himalayan glaciers, he has also been instrumental in bringing about general awareness and policy change.
In his own words, he has an ‘intimate’ relationship with glaciers, exploring glaciers in Nepal, Ladakh, Zanskar, Kumaon, Himachal, Sikkim, etc. Karn Kowshik has also published in multiple journals and has been vocal about the struggles that are still faced by the glacial experts and alpinists in the Himalayas.
We caught up with Karn Kowshik, who defines himself as a climate change explorer, and had a detailed conversation on how he is trying to change the attitude of the global population towards snow-clad mountains and glaciers. Karn’s primary aim is to study glaciers and comprehend how they have changed during our lives.
We caught up with Mr. Ujjal Das shortly after his return from the EBC Trek and learnt from him, his experience in detail.
Mr. Ujjal Das has been climbing mountains and doing summit trails since time immemorial. He is a person who has defied age and physical limits to set his course to one of the world’s most famous treks - the Everest Base Camp Trek, also known as EBC to most people. Let’s hear his detailed experience of adventure from the senior trekker himself. Without further ado, let’s read every detail about his EBC trek.
Sanjana Sivaram, a young school student from Mumbai, and already an avid hiker, recently went on the Dayara Bugyal Trek with her schoolmates. It was a remarkably memorable trip for this group of young school students.
Her account will give you a small peek into the wilderness, the beauty of the Himalayas, and above all, how fun and exciting it can be to explore the outdoors from an incredibly young age!
Currently the executive board member of UIAA, Berne, Switzerland, and co-founder of Reccy, Amit Chowdhury has so many feathers on his cap! An ace mountaineer, skier, paragliding pilot, sky diver, a former serving Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force and founder of several start-up ventures, and to top it all, recipient of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award from the President of India. Amit humbly acknowledged our request for an interview regarding his adventures and life experiences, because, to tell the truth, he is a passionate adventurer and mountaineer from the core of his heart and has some fascinating stories to share.
I can assure you one thing, for all the budding mountaineers and adventure enthusiasts out there, this fireside chat will rekindle all those lurking spirits in your bodies that always aim to reach the farthest summits and the remotest parts on earth.