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Transcend Academy of Rock ClimbingFind Your Peak
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N 17.4° · E 78.3°Est. 2012
India's premier adventure education provider · since 2012

Find Your Peak

Experiential adventure education that builds character, courage and capability, beyond the classroom.

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Who we are

Elevating student potential through adventure.

India's premier adventure education provider, transforming education through experiential learning that builds character, courage and capability, beyond the traditional classroom. Founded in 2012 and led by Shekhar Babu, Tensing Norgay National Adventure Award recipient, Everest summiter and Chairman, ATOAI–South.

Our signature framework

Creativity · Activity · Service

Every program we run is tagged C / A / S, mapping onto the frameworks schools already report against, notably the IB Diploma's CAS requirement.

Creativity

Problem-solving under real conditions, adapting to unfamiliar terrain, and collaborative decision-making.

Cultivates

Growth mindset · Leadership

Activity

Sustained physical exertion (climbing, trekking, kayaking, rappelling) building emotional regulation through calculated challenge.

Builds

Resilience

Service

Community-facing work: Leh solar installs and school engagement, #LeaveNoTrace stewardship, and Gandikota heritage custodianship.

Instills

Environmental stewardship

Why it works

Four research-backed outcomes: every activity mapped to a learning objective.

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Growth mindset

Persistence overcoming initial failure in challenges.

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Resilience

Calculated physical risk building emotional regulation and confidence.

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Leadership skills

Group challenges requiring communication, delegation and decision-making.

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Environmental stewardship

#LeaveNoTrace principles instilling ecological responsibility.

Safety comes first

Six pillars hold up every program we run.

before every climb

Before a single student leaves campus, the safety system is already running. It rests on six pillars.

First Aid + CPR

Instructors hold advanced first-aid & CPR certifications from the Ministry of Defence and ATOAI.

State-of-the-art equipment

Technical and non-technical gear, updated to the latest standards, with regular maintenance and inspection.

Instructor certification

Every instructor meets or exceeds nationally recognised standards for climbing, paddling and outdoor skills.

Safety & rescue training

Activities run in controlled environments, with belay systems, controlled-descent devices and crash mats.

Environmental stewardship

We train every instructor to minimise our footprint and preserve natural conditions. #LeaveNoTrace

Procedures + protocols

Years in the mountains have shaped stringent SOPs and protocols crucial to every participant's safety.

Track record

A safety record we lead with as proof.

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Our campuses

Premium, purpose-built infrastructure: owned, not leased.

Bhuvanagiri (South India’s tallest monolithic rock) and Gandikota ("the Grand Canyon of India").

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Where we go

A trek portfolio grouped by risk tier.

So it suits schools, families and individual adventurers alike.
Explore the trek portfolio
Tier 1

Domestic Himalayan

Tier 2

International summit

There's something in it for everybody.

Kids & Schools

Kids & Schools

Confidence, teamwork and resilience through age-appropriate adventure.

Parents & Families

Parents & Families

Shared experiences and lifelong memories in the outdoors.

Students

Students

Skill courses and certifications from beginner to advanced.

Trusted by 50+ institutions.

Organisations we've worked with.

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Sherwood Public School · Oakridge International · TISB · Aga Khan Academies · Sri Aurobindo International. Plus government & tribal-welfare bodies across Telangana & AP.

From the journal

Notes from the field.

Next step

Let's build your school's safety-first adventure calendar.

Beyond the classroom

If you ask people about their life, what they remember most are experiences.

that’s what we build