This is the book we wish existed when we started: a practical, no-fluff manual for planning and finishing hikes in Indian conditions — from your first day-hike to multi-day ridge traverses.
No glossy adventure photography filler. Just the decisions, systems and skills that keep you safe and self-sufficient.
What’s inside
- Why hike alone (and how to do it safely)
- Reading terrain and weather in the Indian hills
- Navigation without a guide — map, compass, GPS, phone
- Planning a route: water, escape routes, bail points
- Fitness, food and pacing for multi-day hikes
- Risk, fear and decision-making in the field
- Gear that matters (and the gear that doesn’t)
- Leave No Trace in Indian conditions