by Shantanu | Nov 17, 2021 | Consultancy Services, Risk Management
These thoughts are a direct result of a course titled ‘Risk Management for Outdoor Programs’ conducted by “Viristar” which I attended in June 2021 and a subsequent discussion initiated by Jeff Baierlein, the creator of the course and our facilitator on the course. It...
by Shantanu | Oct 6, 2021 | Hiking In The Himalayas
In nature’s infinite book of secrecy, a little I can read. – William Shakespeare Four of us – my friend and I guided by two route guides – were climbing a very steep snow slope to gain the ridge between Mounts Gangotri-I and Rudugaira. We had decided to pitch...
by Shantanu | Sep 28, 2021 | Experiential Education
* The dream-child moving through a land * – Poem in preface to ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll The OutdoorPersons (OP) series brings you a post written by Shari Khanolkar. I have known Shari since she was a little girl, since she came in as the youngest...
by Shantanu | Sep 15, 2021 | Experiential Education
* Beauty is simply reality seen with the eyes of love – Rabindranath Tagore * “It takes an effort to not take such views for granted!” That remark was made quietly, in a voice suitably laced with almost religious awe, by Dr. Dominic Blunt as we stood in silence on one...
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...