Our footprint
Sustainability & impact
The Himalaya is not a set. Every batch we run makes an imprint — on trails, water, and the villages we start from. Here is what we do about it, and the numbers behind it.
2025 impact report
Numbers are audited annually by an independent Dehradun-based CA firm. Full CSV available on request at impact@parvatpath.com.
How we operate
Batches capped at 15 trekkers. Smaller footprint on fragile alpine meadows.
Every wrapper, battery and sanitary product returns with us. Kitchen greywater is filtered before disposal.
Guides, cooks and porters are recruited from trailhead villages — never subcontracted to city agencies.
Porters are paid above the Uttarakhand Forest Department minimum, insured, and issued proper cold-weather gear.
Reusable steel plates, cloth ration bags, and refillable bottles at every camp.
Pre- and post-trek nights are routed through village homestays, not chain hotels.
What we are still working on
- Solar kitchens at Dhaula, Kheerganga and Osla base camps by winter 2026.
- A verified carbon estimate per trek (currently a rough range, not a claim).
- Porter medical insurance upgraded to include altitude evacuation.
- Partnership with SDRF and Van Panchayats for shared trail-maintenance funding.
Spotted something we're getting wrong? Write to impact@parvatpath.com. We publish corrections openly on this page.