by Shantanu | Sep 2, 2021 | Experiential Education, Outdoor Leadership
‘The exact contents of Batman’s utility belt are unknown, and he seems to change them frequently… In fact, his uncanny ability to have exactly what he needs is legendary’! – comicvine.gamespot.com “Shantanu, I really liked the fact that you brought in those few...
by Shantanu | Jan 6, 2021 | Consultancy Services, Outdoor Leadership, Outdoors & Insights
Risk Management is often just doing the right thing at the right time. “Why do people live in cages here?” This question was by an American, a fellow NOLS instructor, who was visiting me in Mumbai. Most if not all flats in Mumbai and its suburbs (and I guess in all...
by Shantanu | Jan 4, 2021 | Consultancy Services
Do that thing that we fear and the death of fear is certain – Ralph Waldo Emerson This post is about intense fear – that raw, mind numbing feeling that leads to total paralysis. The one time I have experienced it was also when I was fortunate to have been able to...
by Shantanu | Dec 4, 2020 | Hiking In The Himalayas, Wilderness first aid
* There is strength in stories * This one is from the archives. On every wilderness first aid course that I teach I remember this incident, and narrate it sometimes as a ‘case study’. This incident is also noteworthy because I am sure it has influenced me...
by Shantanu | Nov 27, 2020 | Pundit – Fun & Time-pass!
* The smallest feline is a masterpiece – Leonardo Da Vinci * “Have you ever wondered why words like cataclysm and catastrophe have ‘cat’ in them?” My wife’s weird argument for not getting a cat as a pet. It didn’t faze our son one bit. “Cats have nothing to do...
