How extreme is your life? The adrenaline junkies are trying to find out exactly that. With endurance and adventure becoming their true calling, they are climbing remote mountains. And if not that, they jumping from the skies or rafting down a
waterfall.
"I do have a rebel nature and I always enjoy doing something dangerous," says Eashita Maheshwary, an adventure enthusiast and client associate and minion at 'Never Grow Up'. "While I basically love travelling, I did paragliding in Gangtok recently and it was a great experience."
Looking back, she says, "I went for the 12 to 15 minutes flight. You are taken in a jeep to the cliff and it's from there that you paraglide. So while I enjoyed the gliding, my travel pilot took care of everything else including the recording of my flight. From the sky, you could see a bit of Gangtok — people on the terrace and Army men playing cricket. It's like you are in an open airplane."
Eashita clearly knows no fear, "Once I had fallen while jetskiing in Goa. But I got back and did it again. Honestly, getting hurt is something I do not fear," she says.
Mala Chandrashekar of 'Mystic Wild', prescribes adventure activities "for all ages, especially kids". It removes all kinds of barriers within ourselves and brings out a personality change. We see a lot of youngsters who are scared to do it, but once they are on the ground, they are motivated," she says.
"Adventure activities bring people closer. You have real conversations instead of just sending text messages. There is a myth that adventure activities are about stamina. It is not that. It depends on the personality and about reciprocating the challenges."
Kunal Singh, a business developer, has also had his fair share of adventure. "I have done paragliding, zorbing, river rafting and rappelling in Kulu and Manali." But are the safety standards in India a cause of concern? "You should do it in the right places There are these places where the safety standards are maintained," he says. "I hope to do open water diving and skydiving next," he adds.
It is adventure of a different kind that gastrointestinal and laparoscopic surgeon Dr Aashish Shah has been pursuing. He has been trekking the Himalayas for the last 10 years.
"I have always loved the outdoors,'' he says. "But what perhaps pushed the desire in me to take up trekking was a health condition. I was on bed rest for a while and that brought in me a fresh perspective on life. It was like a kick from behind." He has been trekking ever since.
Fitness, anyway, is a way of life for him. "Apart from the regular jogs, walks and swims, three months prior to the trek. you are made to walk with weights on your back and things like that."
"I have done bungee jumping as well. It was an impulsive thing. I remember that I was all strapped and about to jump when one of the organisers came running and asked me to sign the disclaimer. So I told them, 'I will make you sign the disclaimer when you are on the operation table'," adds Aashish.
"That apart, it's a wonderful experience to trek to the mountains. You are totally disconnected from the rest of the world, without any amenities of the modern world. It is a grounding experience. Being a surgeon, there is a certain myth one develops even if doesn't want to — about one's immortality. But when you are up there, there is no ego, you realise you are merely a speck created by the god or whatever you call it!"![]( "Eashita Maheshwary paragliding in Gangtok.")
How extreme is your life? The adrenaline junkies are trying to find out exactly that. With endurance and adventure becoming their true calling, they are climbing remote mountains. And if not that, they jumping from the skies or rafting down a
waterfall.
"I do have a rebel nature and I always enjoy doing something dangerous,” says Eashita Maheshwary, an adventure enthusiast and client associate and minion at 'Never Grow Up’. "While I basically love travelling, I did paragliding in Gangtok recently and it was a great experience.”
Looking back, she says, "I went for the 12 to 15 minutes flight. You are taken in a jeep to the cliff and it’s from there that you paraglide. So while I enjoyed the gliding, my travel pilot took care of everything else including the recording of my flight. From the sky, you could see a bit of Gangtok — people on the terrace and Army men playing cricket. It’s like you are in an open airplane.”
Eashita clearly knows no fear, "Once I had fallen while jetskiing in Goa. But I got back and did it again. Honestly, getting hurt is something I do not fear,” she says.
Mala Chandrashekar of 'Mystic Wild’, prescribes adventure activities "for all ages, especially kids”. It removes all kinds of barriers within ourselves and brings out a personality change. We see a lot of youngsters who are scared to do it, but once they are on the ground, they are motivated,” she says.
"Adventure activities bring people closer. You have real conversations instead of just sending text messages. There is a myth that adventure activities are about stamina. It is not that. It depends on the personality and about reciprocating the challenges.”
Kunal Singh, a business developer, has also had his fair share of adventure. "I have done paragliding, zorbing, river rafting and rappelling in Kulu and Manali.” But are the safety standards in India a cause of concern? "You should do it in the right places There are these places where the safety standards are maintained,” he says. "I hope to do open water diving and skydiving next,” he adds.
It is adventure of a different kind that gastrointestinal and laparoscopic surgeon Dr Aashish Shah has been pursuing. He has been trekking the Himalayas for the last 10 years.
"I have always loved the outdoors,’’ he says. "But what perhaps pushed the desire in me to take up trekking was a health condition. I was on bed rest for a while and that brought in me a fresh perspective on life. It was like a kick from behind.” He has been trekking ever since.
Fitness, anyway, is a way of life for him. "Apart from the regular jogs, walks and swims, three months prior to the trek. you are made to walk with weights on your back and things like that.”
"I have done bungee jumping as well. It was an impulsive thing. I remember that I was all strapped and about to jump when one of the organisers came running and asked me to sign the disclaimer. So I told them, 'I will make you sign the disclaimer when you are on the operation table’,” adds Aashish.
"That apart, it’s a wonderful experience to trek to the mountains. You are totally disconnected from the rest of the world, without any amenities of the modern world. It is a grounding experience. Being a surgeon, there is a certain myth one develops even if doesn’t want to — about one’s immortality. But when you are up there, there is no ego, you realise you are merely a speck created by the god or whatever you call it!”
waterfall.
"I do have a rebel nature and I always enjoy doing something dangerous," says Eashita Maheshwary, an adventure enthusiast and client associate and minion at 'Never Grow Up'. "While I basically love travelling, I did paragliding in Gangtok recently and it was a great experience."
Looking back, she says, "I went for the 12 to 15 minutes flight. You are taken in a jeep to the cliff and it's from there that you paraglide. So while I enjoyed the gliding, my travel pilot took care of everything else including the recording of my flight. From the sky, you could see a bit of Gangtok — people on the terrace and Army men playing cricket. It's like you are in an open airplane."
Eashita clearly knows no fear, "Once I had fallen while jetskiing in Goa. But I got back and did it again. Honestly, getting hurt is something I do not fear," she says.
Mala Chandrashekar of 'Mystic Wild', prescribes adventure activities "for all ages, especially kids". It removes all kinds of barriers within ourselves and brings out a personality change. We see a lot of youngsters who are scared to do it, but once they are on the ground, they are motivated," she says.
"Adventure activities bring people closer. You have real conversations instead of just sending text messages. There is a myth that adventure activities are about stamina. It is not that. It depends on the personality and about reciprocating the challenges."
Kunal Singh, a business developer, has also had his fair share of adventure. "I have done paragliding, zorbing, river rafting and rappelling in Kulu and Manali." But are the safety standards in India a cause of concern? "You should do it in the right places There are these places where the safety standards are maintained," he says. "I hope to do open water diving and skydiving next," he adds.
It is adventure of a different kind that gastrointestinal and laparoscopic surgeon Dr Aashish Shah has been pursuing. He has been trekking the Himalayas for the last 10 years.
"I have always loved the outdoors,'' he says. "But what perhaps pushed the desire in me to take up trekking was a health condition. I was on bed rest for a while and that brought in me a fresh perspective on life. It was like a kick from behind." He has been trekking ever since.
Fitness, anyway, is a way of life for him. "Apart from the regular jogs, walks and swims, three months prior to the trek. you are made to walk with weights on your back and things like that."
"I have done bungee jumping as well. It was an impulsive thing. I remember that I was all strapped and about to jump when one of the organisers came running and asked me to sign the disclaimer. So I told them, 'I will make you sign the disclaimer when you are on the operation table'," adds Aashish.
"That apart, it's a wonderful experience to trek to the mountains. You are totally disconnected from the rest of the world, without any amenities of the modern world. It is a grounding experience. Being a surgeon, there is a certain myth one develops even if doesn't want to — about one's immortality. But when you are up there, there is no ego, you realise you are merely a speck created by the god or whatever you call it!"
How extreme is your life? The adrenaline junkies are trying to find out exactly that. With endurance and adventure becoming their true calling, they are climbing remote mountains. And if not that, they jumping from the skies or rafting down a waterfall.
"I do have a rebel nature and I always enjoy doing something dangerous,” says Eashita Maheshwary, an adventure enthusiast and client associate and minion at 'Never Grow Up’. "While I basically love travelling, I did paragliding in Gangtok recently and it was a great experience.”
Looking back, she says, "I went for the 12 to 15 minutes flight. You are taken in a jeep to the cliff and it’s from there that you paraglide. So while I enjoyed the gliding, my travel pilot took care of everything else including the recording of my flight. From the sky, you could see a bit of Gangtok — people on the terrace and Army men playing cricket. It’s like you are in an open airplane.”
Eashita clearly knows no fear, "Once I had fallen while jetskiing in Goa. But I got back and did it again. Honestly, getting hurt is something I do not fear,” she says.
Mala Chandrashekar of 'Mystic Wild’, prescribes adventure activities "for all ages, especially kids”. It removes all kinds of barriers within ourselves and brings out a personality change. We see a lot of youngsters who are scared to do it, but once they are on the ground, they are motivated,” she says.
"Adventure activities bring people closer. You have real conversations instead of just sending text messages. There is a myth that adventure activities are about stamina. It is not that. It depends on the personality and about reciprocating the challenges.”
Kunal Singh, a business developer, has also had his fair share of adventure. "I have done paragliding, zorbing, river rafting and rappelling in Kulu and Manali.” But are the safety standards in India a cause of concern? "You should do it in the right places There are these places where the safety standards are maintained,” he says. "I hope to do open water diving and skydiving next,” he adds.
It is adventure of a different kind that gastrointestinal and laparoscopic surgeon Dr Aashish Shah has been pursuing. He has been trekking the Himalayas for the last 10 years.
"I have always loved the outdoors,’’ he says. "But what perhaps pushed the desire in me to take up trekking was a health condition. I was on bed rest for a while and that brought in me a fresh perspective on life. It was like a kick from behind.” He has been trekking ever since.
Fitness, anyway, is a way of life for him. "Apart from the regular jogs, walks and swims, three months prior to the trek. you are made to walk with weights on your back and things like that.”
"I have done bungee jumping as well. It was an impulsive thing. I remember that I was all strapped and about to jump when one of the organisers came running and asked me to sign the disclaimer. So I told them, 'I will make you sign the disclaimer when you are on the operation table’,” adds Aashish.
"That apart, it’s a wonderful experience to trek to the mountains. You are totally disconnected from the rest of the world, without any amenities of the modern world. It is a grounding experience. Being a surgeon, there is a certain myth one develops even if doesn’t want to — about one’s immortality. But when you are up there, there is no ego, you realise you are merely a speck created by the god or whatever you call it!”