Leading the mountaineering challenge - Everest Base camp

Growing up, I was fascinated by mountains. So, given that, during my childhood, I suffered from paralysis of the legs for a year, this fascination proved particularly daunting. However, going through this, and then a miracle experience

of recovery, served as an integral learning journey for me, about resilience in life. Courage and

willpower go a long way in defining our lives and how we want to build upon them.

My educational experience at Stanford GBS inspired me daily. Beyond enhancing my skills, courses such as Building Power to Lead and Creating a Life of Consequence have been outstanding in providing clarity on how to move forward. They offered me the opportunity to reflect on what defines a meaningful and fulfilling life, set personal and professional transformation goals, and reinforced the importance of continually developing qualities like courage to achieve these goals.

My Yoga journey was catalyst in enabling me for this quantum leap, and helping me sharpen resilience.

My trip to Everest Base Camp in May 2022 was inspired by these key learning journeys, but also became one in itself. Every day of the trip was a new record for me in terms of reaching (literal) new heights, with increasing altitudes of up to 5468 meters above sea level. The mountains challenge you, sometimes break you down, but always give you the energy back to climb again. In the realm of leadership, the trek highlighted self-awareness and perspective taking, as each step of the climb makes you discover your limits, better understand your strengths, increase your threshold for risk-taking, and learn how to overcome your fears and apprehensions. It is an experience where you don’t compete with anyone but yourself, yet you collaborate as a team with diverse people, supporting each other to reach your goal. Mountaineering calls for activating the Stanford GSB Leadership Model’s core values of humility, curiosity, compassion & courage. This learning journey has been a self discovery moment for me, with a realization to follow my heart, express all emotions in life, that’s what makes us human. It’s a beginning for greater ones to come, and I would highly recommend to consider the Himalayas and this climb.

Coming soon - Mountains of Love Everest Base camp Leadership resilience program

🏔 Everest Base Camp – Key Altitude Milestones

• Kathmandu — 1,350 m (4,429 ft)

• Lukla — 2,860 m (9,383 ft)

• Phakding — 2,650 m (8,694 ft)

• Namche Bazaar — 3,440 m (11,286 ft)

• Everest Viewpoint / Khumjung (Acclimatization) — ~3,880 m (12,729 ft)

• Tengboche — 3,875 m (12,713 ft)

• Dingboche — 4,410 m (14,469 ft)

• Nangkartsang Peak (Acclimatization) — ~5,083 m (16,677 ft)

• Thukla Pass Memorials — 4,830 m (15,846 ft)

• Lobuche — 4,940 m (16,207 ft)

• Gorak Shep — 5,164 m (16,942 ft)

• Everest Base Camp — 5,364 m (17,598 ft) ✅

• Kala Patthar (Optional Sunrise Summit) — 5,545 m (18,192 ft) 🌅

• Pheriche — 4,371 m (14,340 ft)

• Namche Bazaar — 3,440 m (11,286 ft)

• Lukla (End) — 2,860 m (9,383 ft)