Back in UK for a year to work, make new friends, climb, think and share happiness :)

ABOUT ME

Passionate about mountains and loves to spend time climbing/hiking.
likes to lend ear and learn myriad perspectives. Till date, CS experience has been very rewarding and wishes to explore more and help exchange ideas.

loves to debate about politics, nature and philosophy [arm-chair activist!]

PHILOSOPHY

To get inspired by the people around and be the inspiration to the rest! Life is short and ephemeral; thus make the most of it and add value to others life.

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I would love to take/join along CSers on hikes in Himalayas. Currently, in Mumbai and frequenter to Garhwal Himalayas every few months. Helps me recalibrate my bearings and get fresher perspective about life.

https://twitter.com/Shutter_Smitten

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To make new friends and learn about new cultures and perspectives. and yes cooking recipes :)

Interests

Photography, crags, cooking, gear, video editing, photo editing, Mountains, climbing, mountaineering, snow, Himalayas

• photography
• trekking
• climbing
• hillwalking

Music, Movies, and Books

Metallica, GnR, Iron maiden,
Ozzy Osbourne (his old songs and not the new ones!)
Rammstein: Engel.

I like a bit into EDM/Trance but need to be with friends and while driving (dunno why! Last time we did this was on Mumbai roads around midnite),

Earlier it was fiction, novels but now it is more philosophy, political science esp. historical border disputes, autobiographies and travelogues.

I am desperately waiting to get my hands on Eric Shipton/ tillman/F Smythe books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Started rock climbing this year as part of annual new things to pick up.
climbed upto 4500m in Himalayas (hopefully gradually more in coming years)
saw Highlands change with seasons; literally every month :-)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences in India, travelling in Himalayas and Scotland, newbie climbing experiences,
experiences with multi-culturism, plurism
experiences apart from world chats on politics, cooking recipes, photography etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

England, India, Scotland, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, India, Scotland