Harshad Rao

"Us + Sun + Salt = Seasoned just right 💑🧂
Still sprinkling spice into each other’s lives😅

And what a shot in frame by our-run on the mountain kid Kshrugal!

Caught on Camera😜

Some crampon nail paint🤣 job of filing it.Tuning your own gear(footwear accessory) to climb higher!

This day 20th May from year 2018
Summit of - World's third highest peak 8586m

Flanked by cumulative attempts of over 25plus mountaineers from Army and Civilian expeditions stretched out from 1988-2018 from Maharashtra I was blissed to see this day as a FIRST in and in history of the state - to be there!

Summit climb of over 26+ hours owing to my oxygen malfunction around 100meters near to summit and downed by hallucinations on way back,along with a strong headed moving and that I am also lucky to have survived the disoriented going.

Every moment to rejoice looking back anytime in and over through it🥳


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Throwback to 2018 on this day when we made our summit push to Mt.Kanchenjunga.

A descent photo basking in the sun and having a last laugh at all the efforts put in uptill then on the expedition for over 45+ days together until then.

A day earlier 16thMay we had called off the expedition as all the teams attempting had finished with thier supplies and exhausted struggling with with unpredictable weather and its forecasting.

Next Day
Around evening the weather forecast scroll says 2days of bad weather post 3pm followed by 20th&21st May a perfect day with no winds.And we decided to bet upon everything unless we have given our best!
On our last meeting around the same about the probability of attempting- lets go all in a last time before we finish with our supplies.

Climbing here has not been just about skill and motivation.It had much to do about team strategy of choosing how and when to stay or push forward.

It has been an ordeal of survival without internet for all the days and confined only to base camp.
Well what did we do all the time is like counting every hair follicle of eachother sitting and chatting while we were not climbing😅


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Nearly five years in, it feels like I’ve been on a circumnavigation — crossing terrains and countries, fuelled by freedom in a pair of barefoot mobility . As both co-founder and teammate, I’ve walked this path alongside every customer and adventurer who laced in.

Dil-se, I’ve connected across industries, people, and makers — building a prop designed to step over failures and carry us through successful endeavours. This journey has been as raw as it has been real.

Here’s to the next chapter with — leaping into new horizons, and walking beyond boundaries

Heart beats soar up and feels like music bass just thumping higher.Hand flicks sounded like strikes while steps like thumping blows.

Every step is more caustious as even one single miss and it will be all blurry ahead.Silence is golden and at times very much haunting.

Experienced solo going and it has enlightened the inner voice tuning and ways to keep going on seeping in thoughts,actions and physical going sync slowly and steadily.

Emotions at times cloud up and clear up along the way.

Adrenaline channel flows could be felt trickling precisely.

Well maybe many such experiences and feeling up there, now half of which would have diminished by now recollecting a month later.

With all that on one side the very drive of touching the curious new route and new mountain by a human for the first time since the Earth's existence was fascinating.

More attractive was the feeling of being elated to have climbed up my own elephant of thinking that yeah one day I will go on my own braking all the shackles just to put up the metaphor.

What more could be asked when everything till date could be done without a scratch all safe and sound!

Up there on Pt.6275m
Pologongka Range,Ladakh,Indian Himalayas
33°18'49.7"N 78°11'00.6"E
21st Sep24
Around 12.30 IST
Coronating the name of Peak - '𝙆𝙈𝙍 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙚'

When all of it is conquered how does it feel.
Ye kahan fass gaya mein.Ab utrega kaise😝

Interestingly there was no plan to climb as such.
However here with I was capturing(photographing) his climb on the opposite peak which he was climbing solo and also a new route braving some crevasses and vertical glacier slants.

Looking at his trail moving up I was thinking even I am solo here and already high up on the mountain and also the terrain and all odds here are more friendly then the one seen on his climb.Naturally comparing and the perspective of being - its better when you see how the grass is on the other side when it seems that all s**t in  here😅

Reflecting on our Incredible Journey of 6000m Peak Exploration in India 🏔️

Back in 2020, we set our sights on conquering 10x6000m magnificent peaks, and by the year's end, we proudly stood atop 3 of them.

Fast forward to 2021, and we achieved an incredible milestone by becoming the Fastest Indians to conquer 10*6000m peaks in just 16 days!

Year 2022 brought us a World Record when we summited 5x6000m peaks in an astonishing 23 hours and 55 minutes. But we weren't satisfied with just that. We pushed our limits further, breaking our own record by conquering 10x6000m peaks in a mere 12 days.

Now, in 2023, we gear up on a thrilling expedition to explore more climbed and unclimbed 6000m peaks in Ladakh, a solo exploration by

Our journey has never been about merely wandering in the mountains; it's a deliberate exploration of India's rich 6000m peak heritage.

Our mission has always been to showcase India's mountainous beauty to the world, boosting tourism and inspiring fellow adventurers. We've approached this adventure with the utmost responsibility, ensuring it's not just an adrenaline rush but also a safe and enjoyable experience.

It's heartening to see that our dream has become an aspiration for many mountaineers. In particular, the celebrated an impressive achievement in 2022 by successfully conquering 7 summits. Meanwhile, commercial organizations like Kahlur Adventures () have taken inspiration from our project and are currently in the process of verifying feasibility and planning commercial itineraries based on our project & explorations. We've made sure to share all our information, including GPX routes, with the community, yet we've witnessed fellow climbers facing their unique challenges.

We're eager to delve deeper into our journey through articles and insights, shedding light on our approach and the setbacks we faced, along with the strategies that helped us overcome them. Our hope is to inspire others to undertake this incredible adventure and make it uniquely theirs.

𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟱𝟳𝟱𝟬𝗸𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟱𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗺 with varying temperatures of 45degree scorching heat to -10degree chills was no windbreaker.
Slushes of mud,sand,snow was a spa for it probably and it muscled us through all road obstacles of the city,villages and off-roads.
Gradients and slopes could be tackled with some roar and plains as the ridermania would lap through the curves.

We were carrying stuff that any SUV dicky boot space would be far shy away to fit into and loads weighed almost 100kg+ put together.
Steering comfortably with 360degree views with this on the back.

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝟓 * 𝟔𝐤 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟

Thanks to all the accessories and fitments that go along with it.


Pics

That tiny space,elemental or momental existence we have on the planet.

It feels ecstatic to announce a World Record of climbing 5 * 6000m peaks in 23hrs 55mins.

We had been planning and executing it for 3 years with a motive of exploration and where we would bump into it was just realised on 28th Sep 2022 @13:00 IST.

Permutation and Combination of almost all factors put in place not anywhere near life threatning scenarios but not in slightest control either.

As they say speed thrills but it kills too.

Events and Moments are stacked intricately leading into this entire Timeline and a story leading to it coming in due posts ahead.
Ahoy! that its done and possible and we are back with all fingers and toes intact.

All it is made up of is every step that counts and matters.

PS
Gratitude to my father who has been my spirit and Mom my courage to nourish my roots to offshoot from where I could keep going.
My wife and son to be along.
Last but not the least my extended family and friends who have lost all faith in me though not belief in my undertakings yet.
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Navigation partener to all the way up there and back to safety

We topped up our extra fuel with

Tsokar to Tso Moriri peaks expedition

Exploring more 6k(6000m) peaks in alpine style

Here we go around for the third time to the same territory climbing towards a new set of unclimbed ones this time.

Riding & Climbing
Pune - Delhi 1525kms

Phase 1
Delhi-Thukje(Tso Kar),Laddakh,India Riding & Accimatisation

Phase 2
Exploring 6k peaks in the valley

Phase 3
Climbing more 6k unclimbed peaks

Phase 4
Riding Karzok-Leh-Delhi
and for me riding back to Pune

On this expedition though we navigate comprehensively with in the planning and ex*****on phase.
There is no timeline specifically set since exploration is something in alpine style that would vary and depend upon our speed and the way we would tackle problems and Jugaad's that we can!

Committed to climb as much as possible on this one and as fast as we can accelerate.

Everest Summit
21st May 2016
08:35am IST

8848m / 29,0029ft.

All Your Steps Count!

6years back.....

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