Shanti Treks

Shanti Treks Hiking and Trekking in the Alps, Europe and worldwide.
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HELP FOR NEPAL 🇳🇵 ** GOFUNDME LINK IN BIO**Thank you so much to everyone for donating, sharing and re-posting! Whilst I ...
06/09/2026

HELP FOR NEPAL 🇳🇵

** GOFUNDME LINK IN BIO**

Thank you so much to everyone for donating, sharing and re-posting! Whilst I grieve for the people of Nepal, I am so grateful for and touched by all your support. Keep donating, keep sharing, keep re-posting.

I am supporting Girls Empowered by Travel, a local non-profit organisation co-founded by my friend and local partner Sajana_explores whose team is on the ground right now, organising and distributing essential supplies to communities hit hardest by the floods.

I have set up a GoFundMe campaign to make it as easy as possible to help. I will personally cover the GoFundMe transaction fees and the costs of transferring the funds to Nepal for all donations up to 10000 € (~ 500 €).

**UPDATE FROM GET NEPAL**
We are supporting communities affected by the disaster, with a particular focus on Rasuwa and Nuwakot, where the impacts have been severe.

Our response is designed in three phases.

Phase I — Immediate Relief in Rasuwa
Our team is heading towards Rasuwa to deliver immediate relief to affected families.

Phase II — Need-Based Support

Our second phase will focus on the real and evolving needs of affected communities.

Those needs may include kitchen utensils, household essentials, warm clothing and safe spaces as winter approaches, and psychosocial support, counselling and mental health services for people dealing with loss and trauma.

Rather than sending whatever is easiest to collect, we want to listen first and respond accordingly.

Phase III — Rebuilding Lives and Livelihoods

When the immediate crisis is over, families still need to rebuild their lives.
Our third phase will therefore focus on education, livelihoods and skills development.

Girls Empowered by Travel Nepal will work directly with communities on the ground, while Explore Hub Nepal will help mobilise resources, raise funds and build networks of support.

Our goal is not simply to help people survive the disaster. It is to help communities rebuild with dignity, resilience and opportunity.

06/09/2026

A traverse over the Dachstein in the soft autumn sun 🍂⛰️

Almost no one on the trails, just endless views, crisp mountain air, and that golden warmth that makes you want to keep walking forever. And at the end of the day, the kindest people welcoming us into their huts with warmth, food, and stories.

Quiet trails, warm sun, full hearts. The mountains at their very best. 🤍

HELP FOR NEPAL 🇳🇵** GOFUNDME LINK IN BIO** I am supporting Girls Empowered by Travel, a local non-profit organisation co...
01/09/2026

HELP FOR NEPAL 🇳🇵

** GOFUNDME LINK IN BIO**

I am supporting Girls Empowered by Travel, a local non-profit organisation co-founded by my friend and local partner Sajana_explores whose team is on the ground right now, organising and distributing essential supplies to communities hit hardest by the floods.

I have set up a GoFundMe campaign to make it as easy as possible to help. 100% of your donation will go to Girls Empowered by Travel and their flood-relief efforts. I will personally cover the GoFundMe transaction fees and the costs of transferring the funds to Nepal.

**UPDATE FROM Girls Empowered by Travel**
This week, our team is planning to travel to Betrawati, Uttargaya Ward No. 3, Rasuwa, one of the areas severely affected by the recent disaster.

Through local coordination, we aim to provide emergency relief packages to 100 affected families, focusing on essential items that can provide immediate support, safety, and dignity during this difficult time.

Each family's relief package will include:
💊 Basic medicines & ORS
🌾 Sattu (500 g-1 kg)
🧆 Chiura & dalmot (500 g-1 kg)
🪥 2 toothbrushes & 1 toothpaste
🧼 1 bar of soap
⛺ 1 tarpaulin (9 × 12 ft)
🩷 1 packet of sanitary pads
🍽️ Basic reusable utensils
🔦 Solar torch
🔋 Solar power bank
🌧️ Lightweight raincoat
🩲 Underwear
📍 Location: Betrawati, Uttargaya-3, Rasuwa
👥 Target: 100 affected families
📅 Departure: This Thursday (tbc)

On our way to Betrawati, we will also distribute Sattu to volunteers and security personnel, including those working at Army offices, who are actively supporting relief and emergency efforts in the affected areas.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who has supported this relief initiative so far. Your contribution, encouragement, and trust are helping us reach communities when they need it most.

This is only Phase I of our relief effort. Our goal is not only to respond to the immediate emergency but also to continue supporting affected families as they begin rebuilding their lives.

We invite more organizations and individual hands to reach and support more family members.

29/08/2026

🇳🇵 THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING NEPAL ❤️

It’s incredibly sad to see what has happened in Nepal, and I can’t even imagine the full impact this is having on the people and communities affected.

At the same time, I’m so touched by all of your support — donating, reposting, sharing the GoFundMe campaign and helping spread the word. Thank you. 🙏 Please keep doing so!

What happens next?

GoFundMe is currently processing the payment. As soon as the funds reach me, I’ll transfer everything directly to GET Nepal in Kathmandu. I will personally cover all transaction costs so that 100% of your donations arrive in Nepal.

GET Nepal is currently monitoring the situation on the ground, organising essential supplies for survivors and assessing how best to reach people in the affected areas — including those who are currently cut off and difficult to access.

I’m now on my way to another Shanti Trek in the Alps, so I may be offline for much of the next few days. I’ll still try to keep you updated as much as possible.

For the most up-to-date information directly from Nepal, please follow Sajana_explores and . 🇳🇵

And please keep donating, sharing and spreading the word. Every bit of support matters. ❤️🙏

HELP ME SUPPORT NEPAL** GOFUNDME LINK IN BIO** The devastating floods in Nepal have destroyed homes, infrastructure and ...
28/08/2026

HELP ME SUPPORT NEPAL

** GOFUNDME LINK IN BIO**

The devastating floods in Nepal have destroyed homes, infrastructure and livelihoods, leaving many communities in urgent need of help. Nepal has been part of my life and my work for many years.

The people I work with there are not just partners – they are friends and an important part of our Shanti Treks community. I am in close contact with my Nepali team and am incredibly relieved that everyone is safe.

I am supporting Girls Empowered by Travel, a local non-profit organisation co-founded by my friend and local partner Sajana_explores whose team is on the ground right now, organising and distributing essential supplies to communities hit hardest by the floods.

I have set up a GoFundMe campaign to make it as easy as possible to help. 100% of your donation will go to GET Nepal and their flood-relief efforts. I will personally cover the GoFundMe transaction fees and the costs of transferring the funds to Nepal.

👉 DONATE via the link in bio / Story

❤️ 100% of your donation will go to GET Nepal’s flood-relief efforts.

If you cannot donate, sharing the campaign is just as valuable. The more people we reach, the more support we can provide.

Thank you. 🙏

20/08/2026

What’s your favourite therapy? 🏔️🌿

Mine looks a little something like this… 💦

Mountains don’t solve your problems.
They don’t make the things waiting for you back home disappear.

But somehow, up here, they make them feel a little smaller.

Maybe it’s the fresh air, the sound of the river, the cold mountain lakes… or simply being reminded just how big and beautiful the world is. ✨

Sometimes a little distance is all we need to breathe deeper, slow down and see things from a different perspective.

And that’s exactly the feeling I want to share on my upcoming mountain tours. 🥾🏔️ Good views, beautiful places, fresh air and a little escape from everyday life.

Couldn’t you use a little **mountain therapy** too? 🙌

Comment 🙌 if you could — or if you’d like more info about my upcoming trips.

And tell me: **what’s your favourite kind of therapy?** 💚

18/08/2026

Glaciers disappering 😔

The past weeks in the Austrian Alps have made climate change feel frighteningly real.

High Alpine summers are warming up to twice as fast as the global average. And it is expected that Austria could be largely glacier-free within just 40–45 years.

Standing there, looking at the glacier — and then seeing the enormous amount of meltwater rushing down the mountain — makes those numbers feel so very real.

It’s beautiful to look at but absolutely devastating at the same time. And honestly, it leaves me feeling helpless.

Any hands-on advice what you do to make a difference? Leave me a comment 👇

Videos from 13.08.2026.

16/08/2026

Finding Wonder

Last week, I spent a week in the Austrian Alps with my best friend, trekking a route similar to what I normally guide — just a little harder, a little wilder, and a little further outside my comfort zone.

Parts of this route will become a new hut-to-hut trek I’ll offer next year (minus some of the more adventurous bits 😉). But this time, I wasn’t guiding. I was simply out there again.

Seeing mountains, peaks and ridges for the first time. Exploring new trails. Feeling fear and learning to understand it anew. Testing myself, my body and my abilities — and realizing how far I’ve come.

Going further. Higher. Longer.

Being completely, physically exhausted and falling into bed at the end of the day with nothing left.

And somewhere between all those kilometres and metres of elevation came the conversations. The kind that start with catching up and somehow turn into questions about life, choices, dreams and what really matters. Seeing the world through someone else’s eyes.

And then, just as naturally, falling into silence.

Walking together, each following our own string of thoughts, completely comfortable in the other’s company.

There was no real schedule. We rose with the sun and stopped with its last rays. We noticed the little things: tiny alpine flowers, the movement of water, the warmth of the grass when we lay down in the sun.

We seized the moments instead of rushing through them.

And somewhere along the way, I started seeing the mountains differently again.

Maybe a little more like my guests see them on their first trek — with fresh eyes, wonder, uncertainty and excitement. Appreciating things I’ve started to take for granted simply because the mountains have become such a big part of my everyday life.

I came home tired, happy and a little more humble.

And deeply grateful for the privilege of building Shanti Treks around something that still has so much to teach me. 🏔️

15/08/2026

Shanti means "peace" in Hindi.

Hindi is a language I started learning in my 30s and one that opens doors for me every time I travel in India. It was also in India that the idea of changing careers first began to take shape, and where the first seeds of Shanti Treks were sown.

So when it came to choosing a name and a slogan, "Find peace in the mountains" felt natural.

Because that is what the mountains have always been about for me.

I never really care where I am or which mountain I'm on. Chasing famous peaks, big names or ticking summits off a list has never been my thing.

It's the little moments.

Water rushing over rocks.
Wind moving flowers.
Standing still for a moment and noticing that my mind has become still, too.

That is my kind of peace.

And that is what I want to pass on with Shanti Treks: time in the mountains to slow down, notice the little things and perhaps find your own kind of peace along the way.

Curious?

Why not come on a Shanti Trek? 🏔️

Shanti Treks — Find peace in the mountains.

09/08/2026

6 days in the Tauern National Park 🏔️

Big landscapes, long days on the trail, plenty of laughs, and a brilliant group of women moving through it all together.

It was such a pleasure to guide once again — a collaboration with an old friend, .keeg, from my London days that’s now been going strong for three years.

One of the real joys this time was seeing so many familiar faces returning for their second adventure. Watching confidence grow, skills develop, and everyone really level up in the mountains was something special.

And perhaps the best part? Seeing that growing thirst for more. More mountains and more adventure.

So proud of this group and everything they brought to these six days. Here’s to continuing to grow, explore, and see just how far we can go. ⛰️🥾✨

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