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Who Am I ?

Naresh Raju

Age	28 Years
Height	5.10"
Weight	76kgs
Built	Athletic
Smoking	Never
Drinking	Never
Profession	Marketing & Sales
Passion	Adventure

Beliefs:

In the pursuit of our dreams Planning, Execution and Attitude are the most important ingredients that decide the outcome. If Planning and Execution are the mind and the body then the Attitude is like the soul that gives life to any implementation. Without it the whole idea just snaps out to dust.

A ’’can do it’’ attitude pushes one to the limits of endurance and when all other aspects give up on you, the one thing that still has a chance of making it happen is your belief.

Introduction -

Born in a Telugu Speaking family, I relished candies more than chilies. My Angel like mother's love for kindness has made the word "Thank you" a full stop for every conversation that I am a part of. My Father's honesty shines in my eyes. And finally my little sister’s smile completes mine. What I am today is a result of these qualities that i inherited.

The Story Begins –

My Life has constantly been subjected to changes, teaching me to be adaptive to different circumstances. Starting with my 5 years of corporate career to my pursuit of adventurous expeditions I have cherished every bit of the “Good” or “Bad” memories that I have been involved in.

With all the dream driven moments of my life I take you to all the milestones that made me realize where my next venture awaited me. So hold on to your seat belts while I narrate the story of my life, titled “Life is a Roller coaster, you just got to ride it”

Corporate Life:-

Fresh out of the college without any plans or ambitions I landed myself into a job that made my mobile beep with promotional messages from Investment Bank, advertising their mutual funds and savings plans, honestly leading a pension dependant life was never a part of my index page.5 years of my life with 8 + hours of dedicated work, wearing ironed clothes and polished shoes was never something I wanted to continue for the rest of my life. One fine day I decided to hang up as I felt it’s not where I wanted to be.

”Unknown” Journey:-

Like everyone else, I was preached to live a life where

I know what I know; I know what I don’t know

But my hunger for adventure tracked this different version

I don’t know what I know; I don’t know what I don’t know

All of this started when I decided to put myself to a Test  of surviving for 5 days without any Plan, Purpose and Money.

I started off the journey from my home bidding good bye to my mother, walking off on the roads without any destination planned, Just following all the turns that came along, this was something that I had never done before, and importantly when there is no money in ones pocket it makes the situation all the more intriguing.

Taking free rides from stranger driven Vehicles was little less scary as my introduction “as a mad man with no money” was no profitable business to anyone.

I was lucky with one such ride when a generous Canter Driver offered to drop me to the Sultanate of Tipu Sultan - Srirangapatnam , I thanked the driver and the cleaner for sharing sufficient space during the drive . While at Srirangapatnam I went on to introduce myself to some localities around, not surprisingly my introduction and attire brought more on lookers wanting to know about my motiveless journey, I realized that my motiveless journey had shuddered many a bones around who felt that they too at some part of life had wanted to do experiment a life without money. People around me started to acknowledge my courage to follow my instincts. I stayed and ate at homes of people that I befriended.  I was pleased with the hospitality that I was offered by all these people, it was always difficult when I had to bid         them goodbye every next mornings. I must summarize that my journey was filled with learning, sharing and loving people I had never met or seen before. Although challenging I still feel nostalgic when I think how I was able to manage it for 5 days. During these eventful days I travelled wherever destiny led me, sometimes coming back to the same places I earlier visited.

Bangalore > Srirangapatna>Mysore>Kushal Nagar>Ranganathittu>Srirangapatnam>Bangalore

All in all I was proud that I experienced my momentary quest for adventure.

Everest Base Camp &KalaPathar :-

While I was still hooked on to the corporate life looking for a break to quench my thirst for Adventure I came across an expedition to Everest Base & Kalapathar, without any further delay I immediately enrolled for this expedition. My first Himalayan expedition ever. There were nearly 25 of us, who for the first time in their lives were headed to feel the snow on these huge natural barriers, guided by a team of trained professionals.

The Day we reached GorakShep we were exited to get the nearest glimpse of the Majestic     Mt Everest. Whilst half way during this Trek one of our colleagues suffered from high altitude sickness and was forced to return back to civilization. But nothing dithered the excitement that we began with and as per the plan on the first day we camped at the base of Mt Everest and the next morning the team was to summit Kalapathar. But due to the extreme weather conditions in the previous night majority of the Team members retired from the Kalapathar summit plan. However 5 out of the actual count of 25 decided to go up the Mount KalaPathar and call it Summit. I still remember holding my bottle that had ice instead of water in it, expectedly due to the extreme cold on the mountains. Finally all 5 of us were successful in summiting the mighty “Black Rock”, (Kalapathar).

The peak of Klapathar(18,192 ft) provides the most accessible point to view the peak of the Mount Everest. Standing on the peak the first and the only thing that struck my attention was the peak of Mount Everest. So haunting yet so beautiful was this scene, nothing seemed to be more important than staring at this peak, as though I was clicking images of the whole scene  through my eyes.  And this was it, With the Peak of Mt Everest set still in my eyes, I cannot forget the enormity of the whole moment that made me feel that I now knew what my next plan were.

And this climb to Kalapathar was the spark that ignited my passion for climbing mountains. There were no more Stop signals, no more confusions , no more calculations all I knew was I am going to pursue my passion even further,  Ready to limits that has scared the most daring of humans in the history of mankind.

Destiny :-

With this ignited fire for mountaineering, I have been actively preparing myself for the destiny that I choose to pursue. They say ”when you know what you want you should also know how to get it”. With that belief I started to research further and train myself to become a professional Mountaineer as this is one sport where one requires immense experience to face the most dreadful situation on such inhuman terrains, where giving up becomes even more difficult than the pursuit.

Guidance :-

As the strangest Secret of eventuality dictates ”to get something you must desperately want it” I had my first share when the right booster to my passion came in the form of                   Colonel Neeraj Rana Founder of "Ocean to Sky" a leading Indian expedition company, involved in a number of mountain climbing expeditions

With a Profile worth a portrait, Col. NeerajRana (Principal Of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling ) has

http://www.himalayanmountaineeringinstitute.com/Principal_OF_HMI.htm

One of the most noteworthy expeditions of Col.NeerajRana has been the "Mission Everest" organized by the National Geographic Channel in the year 2002 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the first Everest Summit (conquered by Sir Edmund HillaryandTenzing Norgay  in the year 1953) . The whole expedition had been aired on the National Geographic with the intention of lightning the spirit of exploration and adventure into the lives of common people. And true to its intentions this Mission had been successful when all the feet reached the peak of Mount Everest.

Backed with such an experienced team whose guts and glory is difficult if not impossible to match.  We will be climbing the Everest via the south col from Nepal following the footsteps  of Sir Edmund Hilary andTenzing Norgay  inspiring us all along to the peak.

Trainings :-

Personally I have been preparing intensively to climb the Everest, for which I will need to be at the height of my physical endurance so as to ensure that my body is prepared for the crucifying Conditions at different altitudes. My”pit stop” for these trainings are being handled by some of the leading sports specialists in Bangalore

Following are my training Regime –

Activity	Status
High intensity cardiovascular sessions based on current sports physiology literature.	ü  Done
Resistance sessions specific to Mount Everest and frequent progress tests with the strength and conditioning coach.	ü  Done
High level of physical fitness programs to build my stamina for hooking on to the sliding terrain.	ü  Done
Theoretical sessions involving learning on what to expect on Everest and what my body will require coping at such extreme altitudes.	ü  Done
Psychological training programs to tackle the mental barriers that build up owing to the extreme conditions.	ü  Done
Warm Up Climbs.	In Progress

Route to Climb

En Route to the Mount Everest

1: Trekking from Lukla to Mt Everest Base Camp.

2:Acclimatization (Getting accustomed to the climate) happens at the Base Camp for a couple of Weeks.

3: Trainings,Ice Craft, Ladder Crossing, Instructions on proper usage of Oxygen Regulators,       a Revision of Do’s & Don’ts during the climb.

5: Climb to Camp 1 and return back to the Base camp (Getting our body used to the thin Oxygen levels, this exercise is repeated a few times).

6: Climb to Camp 2 and return back to the Base camp (This exercise is repeated a couple of times).

7: Climb to Camp 3 and return back to lower camps (camp1 or camp2) and then Base camp.

8: After proper & sufficient acclimatization climbers will begin to stay at the higher camps (Camp 1, Camp 2 & Camp 3).

By now The “Summit Window” would’ve been announced and climbers are allowed to start climbing towards the summit.

9: Climbers reach Camp 4, the stretch from Camp 4 to the tip of Mount Everest is famously known as the Death Zone. Climbers typically only have a maximum of two or three days that they can endure at this altitude for making the summit bids.

10: From Camp 4 climbers begin their summit push around midnight with hopes of reaching the summit within 10 – 12 hours. Climbers first reach “ The Balcony “, at 27,600ft, a small platform where they can rest and gaze a few peaks in the early light of dawn. Later they reach a small table sized dome of Ice and snow marks “The South Summit”. As a task of final challenge climbers will have to climb a 40 foot rock wall famously known as            “The Hillery step”, at 28,740 feet. Once above the Hillery Step, it is comparatively an easy climb to the Top with moderately angled snow slopes.

11: Climbers usually spend less than half an hour on the summit to allow time to descend to Camp 4 before darkness sets in, to avoid the serious drastic whether changes that can take place at this altitude and also taking into consideration the limitations of an Oxygen tank.

Preparatory Equipments Required

Equipment Details	Quality	Quantity	Price(INR)
Climbing Boots	Millet One sport Everest	1 Pair	45368.4
Crampons	PetzlSarken	1 Pair	21994.5
Climbing Harness	Black Diamond	1	3022.25
Carabiners (Locking & Regular)	Black Diamond	10	12072.5
Climbing Helmet	Black Diamond	1	5497.25
Ascenders	Black Diamond	2	10008.9
Figure of 8	Omega Pacific	1	966.9
Trekking Pole	Leki	1Pair	9897.25
Hiking Boots	Quechua	1Pair	8965
Pile,Liner Socks		8 Pairs	6600
Ice Axe	Black Diamond	2	13198.9
Light Weight Long Underwear ( Top & Bottom )	Polarmax	6	8250
Heavy Weight Long Underwear	Polarmax	2	3300
Hard shell Jacket With Hood	Mountain Hard Wear	1	9020
Hard shell Pants	Mountain Hard Wear	1	9075
Down Pants	Feather Friends	1	16445
Down Parka	Mountain Hard Wear	1	34375
Down Suit	Mountain Hard Wear	1	65725
Head lamp	Petzl	1	5274.5
Balaclava	Chaos	2	3300
Sleeping Bag	North Face	1	38445
Sleeping Pads	Alps Mountaineering	2	13200
Mitts	North Face	2	21890
Glacier Glasses	Julbo	2	13200
Skiing Glasses / Sun Glasses	Scott	1	2343.55
Backpack	North Face	1	21945
Duffle Bag	Alps Mountaineering	1	2357.3
Equipment Total Cost		4,05,737.00 INR

Cont…

Permissions and Other Charges-

Miscellaneous	Price(INR)
Permit Charges	540000
Service Charges	11,80,000
Equipment Charges	4,05,737
Sherpa service & Sherpa Climbing Bonus	1,00,000
Personal Expenses	2,00,000
Miscellaneous	50000
Additional Oxygen Cylinder	25000
Insurance	30000
Other Charges- Total Cost	25,23,360.16 INR

Grand total

25,30,737.00 INR

Gold level

Sponsorship Level	What the Sponsor gets	Sponsorship Amount(INR)
Gold level	✔ Named event - e.g. ‘company name’ Everest expedition 2013.	12,00,000.00
	✔ Logo on all the clothing, rucksacks and tent.
	✔ A picture will be taken on the summit of Everest with your company logo/name.
	✔ Prime position on website, adverts and through all press statements.
	✔ Your company name will be mentioned in all the press releases regarding our Everest Climb 2013.
	✔ On my return, I can visit your organization and give a presentation to you, your team and customers about my experiences on Everest.

For any questions related to the sponsor, please feel free to contact me at

Naresh Raju .C

Mobile: + 91 9886558689

Residence: 080 - 26850638

Email Address: nareshcraju@gmail.com

Silver level

Sponsorship Level	What the Sponsor gets	Sponsorship Amount(INR)
Silver level		8,00,000.00
	✔ Logo on all clothing, rucksacks and tent.
	✔ A picture will be taken on the summit of Everest with your company logo/name.
	✔ Prime position on website, adverts and through all press statements.
	✔ Your company will be mentioned in all press releases regarding our Everest climb 2013.
	✔ On my return, I can visit your organization and give a presentation to you, your team and customers about my experiences on Everest.

For any questions related to the sponsor, please feel free to contact me at

Naresh Raju .C

Mobile: + 91 9886558689

Residence: 080 - 26850638

Email Address: nareshcraju@gmail.com

Bronze Level

Sponsorship Level	What the Sponsor gets	Sponsorship Amount(INR)
Bronze level	✔Company logo will appear on our personal website.	5,00,000.00
	✔ A picture on Everest with your company logo/name will be taken
	✔On my return, I can visit your organization and give a presentation to you, your team and customers about my experiences on Everest.

For any questions related to the sponsor, please feel free to contact me at

Naresh Raju .C

Mobile: + 91 9886558689

Residence: 080 - 26850638

Email Address: nareshcraju@gmail.com