Shikhar Foundation

Shikhar foundation was started in the year 2008 by a group of 7 enthusiast mountaineers with an aim of bringing the joy of mountaineering to a wider audience. With a humble beginning of just a few treks in the initial year, the adventure group now has established itself as a professional adventure group with many firsts to its credit. The founding team has within them mountaineers who have been in

the adventure field for more than a decade. Before the inception of Shikhar foundation, this group had conducted numerous expeditions in the Shayadris and Himalayan regions. They have to their credit many achievements like rock climbing at Bhairavgad, Bhojgiri, and the Kokan kada at Harishchandragad. In addition to this the group has been active in other adventure sports like, river crossing, basic and advanced mountaineering courses. With the formation of Shikhar foundation the group has now added adventure sports like paragliding, motorcycle expeditions, etc to its fold and has been able to reach a wider audience. The events now have a dedicated team leader overlooking the entire event and the events are also held throughout the year. This ensures you don’t miss the monsoon mist and the winter fog too. The foundation is built on certain principles and values.

- Safety is one of the most important elements in all our programs, everything we plan, everything we do is after considering all the Safety implications and putting in place a mechanism to minimize the risks. We believe with this approach the anxieties are kept at bay and we are free to live the adventure experience to the maximum.
- Responsibility – We conduct ourselves responsibly for all our activities and aim to minimize the impact on the flora and fauna at all times. This we do by protecting, nurturing and caring for the wildlife and the ecosystem we come in touch with.
- Consciousness – We believe that trekking is not just walking the mountains. Its also about being conscious of the surroundings as you walk past, its about reliving the glorious past of the forts and places we visit, about knowing so that we can pass it to the next generations.
- Togetherness – We believe in togetherness in our events, which means not just physically being together, but also together in our minds aligned and in sync for a common cause. To sum up we aim to live by the famous quote “Leave nothing but footprints. Take nothing but photos. Kill nothing but time. Keep nothing but memories"