CURRENT MISSION

Carpe Diem

ABOUT ME

I am a simple, fun and adventure loving person, always ready to hang out and make new friends with if time permits. Mostly, i would like to escape out whenever an opportunity presents.

Instagram handle : darshangattani16

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking to meet new people and learn something from them about different cultures.

Interests

I love adventure trips which provide adrenaline rushes like treks to high altitude places and meeting new people from different cultures.
I have done numerous treks in Indian Himalayas (States of Himachal , Uttarakhand, and Sikkim).
I am a trained mountaineer and did my BMC (Basic Mountaineering Course )from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.
I am passionate about travel and whenever i get a chance i try to escape outdoors . This was i have extensively covered the breadth and depth of India .
I love horseriding which although i learnt for a brief period of 3 months but was never enuf to satiate my childhood dream.

• dogs
• photography
• hiking
• mountaineering
• swimming
• mountain biking
• trekking
• bicycling
• horseriding
• yoga,

Music, Movies, and Books

LOTR... loads and loads of movies.
Books: Fooled by randomness, Bed of procrustes, etc.books which illuminate rational and biased human behaviour.
Music: Mostly Instrumental by Enigma,Yanni, english pop music..etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

undertook mountain biking expedition (bicycling ) from Manali (HP ) to Khardung La (highest motorable pass in the world ) approx 600km in 14 days.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Vast experience of India's travel and trips in Himalayas & Western Ghats.
My experiences as an IFS officer serving and visiting these unique ecosystems.

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

India