About Me

“Who am I?”

Some people are quick to frame an answer to this one; yet there are zillions who have traversed the globe endlessly to satiate this single fundamental question about themselves, for themselves. Of all that I’ve learnt, the one most certain fact is that I belong to the later breed.

Life is a journey in the pursuit of self-realization. It’s like taking a deep dive into the womb of an ocean of possibilities for the ‘I’ and each time discovering a unique pearl. The discovery goes on every single day as we assume different roles and experience life from various angles and capture it in our own unique frames. Yes…yes! What you are thinking is right … I am photographer and this particular analogy is only natural to me :)

And that’s exactly what I’ve done for a significant part of my life…I’ve always given in to my love for travels and people, have experienced their culture and embraced all of it in my heart and my camera. What I’ve seen, I’ve also expressed through several exhibitions in Mumbai.

Talking of travels, I am the one for adventure and experiencing nature at its toughest and purest. I graduated from the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute as a qualified expedition leader. So far I’ve led some very tough and technical Himalayan expeditions… four-day 1200m cliff climbs; rafting expeditions down some of the planet’s wildest water…the list just goes on…

But before you classify me as a nomad I must save myself from any sort of labeling by telling you that your Adventure Guide also holds a degree in electronic engineering and is a Corporate Facilitator too. I am the owner of an outdoor pursuits and corporate training company named Outdoors Learning, that has been responsible for addressing the training needs of over 250 corporates, Indian as well as global.

For past 15 years, the steady and reliable companions of my extensive travels across India and world have been my bikes… I own three motorbikes. In 2006 I completed an astonishing UK to India bike trip with my friend Damon. We traveled across France Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and India. I took my bike to a record altitude of 5713 meters. It was an exhilarating journey and it has further fueled my hunger for new challenges. The next challenge that I am now dedicated to is an attempt to set a new record for a motorbike ride from the southern tip if India to the north.

If I look through the rearview mirror at my life I see a fulfilling journey so far. The answer to “Who am I?” that is unraveling seems like a beloved masterwork in the making.

Pankaj Trivedi

Special Achievements

	2000-2009 – conducted flawless corporate training for more than 250 corporate companies
	2009 -- Handling safety and adventure on star TV show call Mahayatra for three months.
	2009 – riding through northeast India and making solo documentary film on northeast India.
	2009 – Cross Gujrat desert solo little rann of Kutch and Greater rann of Kutch,
	2008 – participated in worlds highest altitude rally in Himalaya, “Raid the Himalaya”
	2008 – Broke limca book of world record by Riding on motorbike from kanyakumari to leh in 5days 5hrs 45min.
	2007 – Broke world altitude motorbike record by taking bike to the highest place any body ever been on motorbike.
	2006 – Ridden from UK to India on Motorbike cross 11countries via France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India
	2006 -- Organized a photography exhibition on wildlife
	2005 – Solo motorbike Ride through trans Himalaya (Kashmir, ladakh, Lahul, Spiti, Garhwal, Kumaon, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh,
	2005 – Initiated a charity cause to promote outdoor culture with underprivileged children.
	2004 – Biking through western and central part of India
	2004 – Led and climbed a successful mountaineering expedition to mount black 22,000 feet above seas level in the western Himalayas.
	2004 – Organized a corporate workshop with leading corporate dignitaries speaking of co-relation of outdoor method of learning and the workplace.
	2004 – Organized a photography exhibition to raise funds for a climbing academy in Mumbai
	2003 – Climbed the difficult swargorihini west face 21,000 feet above seas level lying in the western Himalayas
	2003 – Team member of Alaknanda River rafting expedition in the Garhwal Himalaya, a successful descent from the source to the plains.
	2002 – Leader of an indo-British trans- Himalayan expedition that covered 45 days of traversing high altitude passes and rough terrain.
	2001- Lead a difficult multi-day rock climbing expedition on the highest rock face 1200 mts in the western sahyadri range
	2001 – Member of the biking expedition from the southern tip of India to the Northern region in 28 days
	2000- climbed the difficult east face of the Bhiravgad rock face in 4 days alpine style.

Media Experience

Closely associated with print and electronic media from last nine years. Specialize in adventure activities and safety guideline. Designing new activities according to clients need and come up with new innovative ideas.

	Star tv reality show “Mahayatra”
	AXN Adventure International real race for Discovery Channel
	V Channel multi city show V Channel Panga
	Star TV adventure reality show “Kuch Kar Dikhana Hai”
	Sony Channel famous show cricket star
	17 cities Adventure Race for Mount Everest Challenge for Coke
	India’s First Rock Climbing in association with Club Mahindra and Adidas.
	‘Dad & I’ Outdoor Camp with Times of India and Nestle
	Cross-country motor-biking with Royal Enfield Bikers
	Samsung Xtreme India Vs Pakistan Multi-City Adventure