Alpinist Experience
Your destination for unclimbed peaks and routes.
We offer guided mountaineering expeditions to various destinations around the world. We cater to individuals and groups who are interested in experiencing the thrill of high altitude mountaineering and exploring remote and challenging terrain.
Many happy customers
Sought after planning and training
Unforgettable experiences
Not just a group of people
Leading the best alpinist team.
Hi, I’m Karn. I am a HimAlpine climber and Mountain Guide. I live in the foothills of the Kumaon Himalaya, and climb and guide all over the Indian Himalaya.
I started working in the outdoors 20 years ago, volunteering as a guide for the World Wide Fund for Nature, India. I was amongst the first Indians to take up Mountain Biking. After getting a degree in communication and a stint as a journalist covering crime, I traveled through India, and eventually found myself guiding Mt. Stok Kangri in Ladakh. Since then, I have climbed and guided all over the Indian Himalaya.
I have a strong belief in a pure, low-impact style of exploration and climbing. Personally, my interest lies in exploring the impact of climate change on our glaciers. As a climber, I am interested in opening new routes and unclimbed peaks in my country, and I have first ascents on rock, ice and alpine.
All my trips reflect my values and belief of inclusivity and sensitivity.
- Apprentice Alpine Guide – American Mountain Guide Association
- Basic Mountaineering Course – HMI Darjeeling
- Advanced Mountaineering Course – HMI Darjeeling
- Single Pitch Instructor Equivalent with International Mountain Leadership Institute (in Ladakh)
- Climbathon 2013
- Wilderness First Responder (Current)
- Avalanche Level 1 + Companion Rescue
- Currently pursuing IFMGA status with the American Mountain Guide Association
- Member – American Alpine Club
- Lead Guide – ‘1st Inclusive Climb to Kilimanajaro’ (1st Indian team to put 3 visually challenged climbers to the summit together)
- Over 15 trips to Mt. Stok Kangri, Ladakh including a winter attempt and North Face Attempt and Solo summit
- Solo Ascent of Gulep Kangri
- Kang Yatse 1 – New Route
- Khang Shilling, Bara Shigri Glacier, New route (2013)
- Multiple FAs (ice) in Spiti Valley, Himachal
- Opened new trad routes in Ladakh.
- Bara Shigri Climate Change expedition
- Meghalaya Caving Expedition
- 30+ Water Ice routes in the USA
- Three Expeditions to the Zanskar Valley, including Pk. T60, Z-1 and Mt. Nun
- Attempt on the North Face of Mt. Hanuman Tibba
- Leader, Mt. Shivling Indo-US Expedition
- Lead Climber, IMF expedition to Mt. Latu Dhura (unclimbed)
- Rock climbed in Western Ghats, Hampi,
- Manali, Chatru, Ladakh, Nainital and Darjeeling
