Contact
I am one email
away.
No form. No ticket number. No autoresponder pretending to be a person. You write, I read it, I write back.
storieswithvenky@gmail.comReplies within 24 hours · Tuesday to Sunday
Every trek on this site began as an email
from a stranger.
The inbox
What people usually write about
Tell me which one you are in the first line. It saves us both a round trip.
Treks and expeditions
Manaslu Circuit, Everest Base Camp with Three Passes and Gokyo Lakes, Annapurna Circuit, and the smaller Himalayan routes.
Include which trek, which month, how many of you, your current running or walking fitness, and any high altitude you have already been to.
Podcast
Guest suggestions, your own story, or a collaboration on an episode.
Include who the guest is, what they have actually done, and one link where I can hear or read them.
Volunteering and conservation
The clean water work at Bright English Medium School in Loliondo, Tanzania, and related field projects.
Include what you can do, how long you can give, and whether you are looking to fund, build, or travel.
Shop, press, and the rest
Orders, gear questions, brand enquiries, interviews, speaking, or a question that fits nowhere above.
Include your order number if it is about the shop, and a deadline if you have one.
Reply window
Within 24 hours
If it has been longer, the email did not reach me. Send it again.
Working days
Tuesday to Sunday
10am to 7pm, GMT+5:30. Monday is off.
On an expedition
Slower, honestly
There is no signal above base camp. Everything gets answered on the way down.
Elsewhere
Good for watching
Email is still the only place I answer properly.
The newsletter
Journeys, reflections,
and field stories.
One honest email when there is something worth sending. The road, the mountains, and what I am learning out there.
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्
anudvegakaraṁ vākyaṁ satyaṁ priyahitaṁ ca yat
Words that trouble no one, that are true, kind and useful.
Bhagavad Gita 17.15The Gita calls this the discipline of speech. It is also a decent brief for an email.
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