EXPERIENCE LIFE, ABOVE14000ft

Not all those who wander are lost - J.R.R. Tolkien

With over 25 years of backcountry trekking, mountaineering, ski touring, cycling, paragliding, wildlife and birding experiences in India - outdoors and adventure to us is a way of life and the Himalayas are our backyard. We specialise in organising a whole range of small group adventure journeys for the traveller in you.

Welcome to our backyard; let your adventure begin!

For eons, explorers, adventurers, spiritual seekers and ordinary people have been drawn to the the most revered mountain range in the world – The Himalayas! They come here to discover new frontiers, new challenges or a new version of themselves. The Himalayas, after all, challenge your notions of limitations, endurance, survival and above all, yourself.

We have something to offer everyone, whether you are looking for your first outdoor experience or you are a seasoned alpinist, aiming to put up a new route on one of the many unclimbed peaks of the Indian Himalayas. All the adventures we offer are small group, high quality, exclusive experiences custom designed to suit your needs and requirements.

Our trekking holidays in India explore remote glaciers, cold high altitude deserts of Ladakh, Zanskar and Spiti or High Alpine meadows of Kullu, Kishtwar, Gharwal and Kumaon. We offer a range of trekking in India holidays of varying difficulty levels across the Western Himalayas.

Trekking Holidays in India

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Our Mountaineering in India offers opportunity to climb with us all over the Indian Himalayas we organise guided climbs to peaks ranging from 5000m to 7000m in Kullu, Spiti, Lahaul, Ladakh, Zanskar, Kishtwar, East Karakoram, Gharwal and Kumaon.

Mountaineering in India

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We offer Mountaineering courses in India. We also do Rock and Ice climbing programs for beginners and mentorship programs under seasoned Alpinists. We offer a wide variety of Technical mountaineering courses that are self contained.

Mountaineering Courses

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Our cycling in India tours offer you a chance to travel the Himalayas on a cycle. As some people have discovered, is both amazing and challenging. It’s a growing tribe and for them, we offer cycling in India tours that takes you over high passes and remote lakes across the Western Himalayas.

Cycle Tours in India

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The Indian Himalayas transform in winter and exploring the backcountry is so much fun!! We offer multi day Intermediate to advanced backcountry Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering expeditions.

Ski Touring in India

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Mountain paragliding

Our Paragliding Tandems and Hike & Fly Tours offers you a chance to experience free flight in the Himalayas!!! Soar with the Eagle's and Lammergeier's. We think the sensation of severing your ties with earth as the paraglider takes off is better experienced than explained.

Paragliding and Hike & Fly Tours

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Look for the Grey Ghost of the Himalayas. We offer Snow Leopard tours in India across Hemis National Park, Great Himalayan National Park, Pin valley National park and a range of other destinations across the Indian Himalayas.

Snow Leopard Tours India

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Above14000ft - Kyrgystan Tour

We have curated a collection of a few expeditions across the world that we have always wanted to do. These are adventures that are a little more than just travel they are journeys that will allows us to connect more deeply with the land, its people and its culture.

International Adventures

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Organising mountaineering expedition logistics and in country support with guides, cooks, porters, transport, government and IMF clearances for climbers is one of our strongest skills. We have worked with many Alpinists from all over the world since 1998.

Expedition Logistics

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Student Expeditions

Our experiential programs for schools are built with Global Goals as a focus. Our program design allows young adults to connect with nature, outdoors and provides a platform to interact with cultures and people of India.

Experiential Programs for Schools

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Birding in India - Golden Eagle

Our Birding tours in India offer you a chance explore a wide variety of birdlife. We offer Birding tours across Ladakh, Great Himalayan National Park, Kangra valley, Kullu Valley, Corbett National Park, Rann of Kutch, Satpura Biosphere Reserve and a range of other destinations across India and Indian Himalayas.

Birding Tours in India

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The winter landscape of the Himalayas is an amazing experience we offer single day to multi day treks in the winter landscape of our backyard and our Snow Shoeing tours are highly recommended.

Snow Shoeing in India

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Some of the best Alpinists in the world trust us with their expeditions!

Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders with Devraj at Base Camp - Sersank (6050m)

Himalayan veterans Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders teamed up again after 29 years to climb the unclimbed North Buttress (ED 1100m) of Sersank (6050m) in the Pangi valley of Himachal Pradesh. Above14000ft is proud to have organised the whole logistics for this expedition. They set off on the climb on from BC on 28th Sep 2016 and returned back to BC 8 days later via a new route.

Paul Ramsden enjoying his high bivy on Kishtwar Kailash - 6451m

In 2013 Himalayan Legends Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden teamed up again to make the first ascent of Kishtwar Kailash's South west face. The peak is located in the Darlang valley on the Himachal - J&K border. They won their 2nd Piolets d'Or for this climb.

Above 14000ft was their chosen agency to handle all their logistics upto base camp and we have always been super proud to have been associated with you guys.

Brotherhood of the rope - Urban Novark, Manu Pelliser and Hayden Kennedy on Cerro Kistwar - 6173m

In 2015 Manu Pellissier, Hayden Kennedy, Marko Prezelj and Urban Novak attempted the first ascent of the East face on Cerro Kistwar (6173m). They named the Route they climbed "Light Before Wisdom (5.11 WI 6 M6 A2 1,600 meters)". in 2016 they won the Piolets d’Or. This is Marko's 4th Piolet d'Or and Hayden's second.

Above14000ft is proud to have been the logistics operator for this expedition.

Kitty Calhoun and Renny Jackson traversing the Stegosaurus, Chilling II, Zanskar, India

In 2015 American legends Kitty Calhoun, Jay Smith, Renny Jackson and Jack Tackle attempted the first known ascent of Chilling II a peak in the remote interiors of Zanskar and almost on the border of Kishtwar. This is a picture of Kitty in the lead opening the route while Renny is in the background belaying her.

Above14000ft is proud to have been the logistics operator for this expedition.

Enjoying a quiet breakfast at Base Camp of Chilling II - 2015

In 2015 American legends Kitty Calhoun, Jay Smith, Renny Jackson and Jack Tackle attempted the first known ascent of Chilling II a peak in the remote interiors of Zanskar and almost on the border of Kishtwar. This is photo is a reminder from one of the days when it was quite and they were all enjoying a nice leisurely breakfast and having fun at Base Camp.

Above14000ft is proud to have been the logistics operator for this expedition and to have hosted them.

American Alpinist Jeff Shapiro and Christopher Gibisch on the summit of Brahmma

Enjoying a summit moment together. In 2016 American Alpinists Jeff Shapiro and Christopher Gibisch made the first ascent of a peak called Brahmma in the remote Kishtwar area of Jammu and Kashmir. No other alpinists had been in the area for more than 20 years.

They chose Above 14000ft as their agency to handle all their logistics upto base camp in this remote area and we have been super proud to have been associated with you guys.

Slovenian Alpinist Marko Prezelj takes a break for a photo moment on his climb - Cerro Kistwar 2015

In 2015 Himalayan legend Marko Prezelj along with friends Manu Pellissier, Hayden Kennedy and Urban Novak attempted the first ascent of the East face on Cerro Kistwar (6173m). They named the Route they climbed "Light Before Wisdom (5.11 WI 6 M6 A2 1,600 meters)". in 2016 they won the Piolets d’Or. This is Marko's 4th Piolet d'Or and Hayden's second.Above14000ft is proud to have been the logistics operator for this expedition.

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Leave No Trace and Us

LEAVE NO TRACE

We have a strong environmental focus on all our adventures. Ever since we started in 1998 we have practised and taught the Leave No Trace Ethics to all our guests.

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kaushal desai

Alpinism, minimalism, an adventurous spirit, simplicity, a spiritual connection with the mountains and conservation of our environment are at the very core of all our adventures and all the things that define us.

My name is Kaushal Desai. I am the founder of Above14000ft. I have spent the last 25 years climbing, skiing, paragliding, trekking and cycling across Himachal, Ladakh, Zanskar, Garhwal, Kumaon, Kashmir and Sikkim and have extensive first hand knowledge of these areas.

I enjoy sharing my knowledge and experience with people who have a passion for alternative lifestyles, permaculture, the outdoors and adventure. Feel free to drop me a line with your adventure plans and maybe I could help you with some ideas.

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Most importantly, we love what we do!