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What makes a great climber?

Shekhar Babu

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May 29.05.2025

What makes a great climber?

What makes a great climber? I don’t want to straight talk about stamina or strength. That’s a primary.
But how you pack your bag is as important as anything else.

It’s an unsaid rule – you can’t have a backup plan on a mountain. I’d prefer an over-prepared climber vs a climber who is maybe an inch short of the prep and thinks he’ll leave the rest to luck.

So long-story-short – a careless packer is a careless thinker.

Someone who double-checks, distributes weight smartly, and keeps essentials accessible — that’s someone who will make good decisions on the mountain.

In adventure, the small things reveal the big things.

It’s the same with students.
Before the trek, we teach them how to fold a sleeping bag, adjust their backpack, or layer for the cold.
It might look basic – but that’s where it stacks up. Nothing is basic on a mountain.

They learn attention.
They learn responsibility.
And they learn that no one is going to carry their load for them — not in the mountains, not in life.

That’s why our programs start from the ground up. Not with lectures, but with intent-setting.

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