Karnataka: All women trekking expedition

Mysore: Tiger Adventure Foundation of Mysore, which often organises trekking expeditions to the Himalayan mountains, organised a women trekking expedition to Baradasar Pass in Uttarakhand in 2018. “We took around 27 women on an all-women expedition called ‘Nari Shakti’ to the Himalayan mountains in Uttarakhand,” said D.S.D. Solanki of the foundation.

During the 10-day expedition, the participants trekked to the Baradasar Pass, located at an altitude of 15,100 feet in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district. The youngest participant was 15 years old, while the oldest was 66 years old. The participants were not only from Mysore, but also from nearby Madikeri, Hassan, Kanakapura and Bengaluru. The women on the expedition were accompanied by a five-member support staff from the foundation. “Whenever we organise trekking expeditions, the response from women is higher than that of men. In most of our expeditions, more than 60 per cent of the participants are women,” Solanki said.