Trek Safety Guide

Safety First

Everything you need to trek prepared

Most trekking trouble in the Western Ghats and the Himalayas is avoidable — it usually comes down to a wrong route choice, a weather call that went unchecked, or a wildlife encounter nobody was ready for. We have pulled together our full library of safety guides in one place, grouped so you can read what matters for your trek before you leave home.

Use this as your pre-trek checklist: skim the wildlife section if your trail runs through a sanctuary, read the first-aid guides before a long or remote route, and always run the weather and route checks the night before.

Know what shares the trail. Calm, correct behaviour prevents nearly every serious wildlife incident on Indian treks.

From altitude to heat to the small injuries that end a trek — what to carry, and what to do in the first few minutes.

Rock, water and sky decide most trek-day calls. Read the ground and the forecast before they read you.

The safest decisions are made before and during the trek, not after something goes wrong.