DIY Trekking Community

The private community of independent hikers

Explore the outdoors independently, safely & confidently, together.

Join 100+ verified independent hikers

Do you love the freedom to hike independently?

Do you want to navigate through the wilderness yourself & explore offbeat trails?

Does adventure means doing everything on our own — from pitching the tent to cooking food & everything in between?

If you said yes to any of these, then this is for you 👋

But hiking independently has its own challenges

• Lack of confidence in navigating the wild & staying safe
• Lack of skills to attempt longer expeditions or solo treks
• Lack of like-minded outdoor friends to go hiking with
• Lack of information about offbeat hikes & unexplored trails
• Lack of opportunities to hike more often

If you share the same challenges and want a community that helps you, enables you, protects you, teaches you, learns from you, hikes with you — then you belong here 🙌

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DIY Trekking Handbook

Access the super actionable guide to DIY trekking.

All the theory you need before you head out.

• Outdoor Navigation
• Reading Weather
• Hiking Techniques
• Backpacking Gear
• Trip Planning
• Wilderness Safety
• Nutrition & Hydration
• Hygiene & much more

Plus, lots of field assignments & further reading material to nerd out on.

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India Trail Database

India's trail documentation game is weak, compared to US & Europe.

Get access to a private and reliable trail DB so that anyone can do those treks DIY-style.

Access info that is otherwise hard to get. GPX files, accommodation & food options, POIs, wildlife, permits, regulations, emergency local contacts, incident logs and 20 other things

Disclaimer

Before you get all too excited — please note that some of these benefits are active while some others are in the works & will be rolled out soon!

Veena

Confidence and skills to plan and do my hikes and treks on my own. I'm a solo traveller so expecting to join a friendly community which is not like the commercialized group treks by other organizations.

Shivam

I wish to develop/improve my trekking skills and in future navigate the places independently without being part of any commercial trekking groups.

Abhishek

Meeting like-minded people who are passionate about outdoors and DIY alpine-style hiking. I would love to do hikes together, exchange knowledge and share experiences. Sharing gear also sounds very helpful as UL gear is soooo expensive and is a big barrier for many. I signed up because I want to be a part of this community which is aiming to expand the culture of DIY hiking in India. I've been following Manav for 2-3 years and I love his work.

Pragna

To be able to hike more and also independently. I hope to be able to do community hikes and may be a mark a trail some day :)

Amanpreet

I want to do more treks in a DIY style. I like camping as well and would love to connect with people who are into trekking and camping. I would also like to revisit and refresh the knowledge in map reading and navigation as some of the skills gained during the course seem to have faded due to no activity. I would like to learn how I can find hiking trails and good camping spots in nearby areas through map apps.

Rohit

I am beginner in trekking, so I am here to learn how to become an independent trekker and find people with whom I can enjoy this journey.

Mohit

This community can help me in building my independent hiking skills and at the same time connecting with other independent hikers

Pinank

Explore DIY hikes and be a part of a wider community of like minded people

Divgian

To witness the growth of independent hiking and be a part of it. Find some companions for hikes when I have the time and see if i can contribute with things like trekGPT etc.

Anand

I’d like to hike with the Creedaz team and other members of the community. Learn survival and navigational techniques.

Hima

Being a beginner I have a lot of fears about trekking, safety, whether I will be able to trek etc would love to learn more from experienced trekkers on how to overcome these

Meera

Also I want to learn about women's safety considerations during hikes to ensure comfort and confidence in outdoor activities. Mostly I am confident when I hike solo, but participating in community hikes leaves me feeling less assured, so I want to gain that confidence as well… with a lot of fun of course.

Sukoon

To be an efficient trekker and understand maps and directions im very bad at directions

Anubhav

I want to gain like minded co-trekkers for a hike, gain experience in planning and plotting new hikes on OSM and Waymarked trails, improve my fitness and explore hiking as a potential career option.

Manu

To get the motivation to start Hiking & trekking which I ha e always planned but couldn't do.

Arpit

I want to start doing easy-to-moderate Himalayan treks with the Creedaz community to save money, make new friends, and possibly rent or borrow trekking gear (incase if I need). I prefer offbeat treks with fewer people, as I dislike crowded ones. I do fewer group treks for this reason.

Parth

Keep myself motivated to stay outdoorsy and fit

Mrittika

To get the outdoor skills to plan, prepare and execute treks DIY style with the help and support of community members and access to carefully curated guidebooks and other resources.

Trupti

More hiking and exploring mountains with good navigation techniques.

Arun

I see this an investment to learn and experiment from this community about hikes, nature, endurance and people who live and breadth this lifestyle everyday!

Pratik

I believe community is very important in life in anything. To have a few like minded individuals with whom you can share time, knowledge , gain lot of experiences and learnings. May be even spread this culture of DIY hiking to as many people as possible across India because it is a beautiful thing which some people hesitate to get into due to fear of unknown sometimes.

Ankit

Just joined out of curiosity.

Vinay

I'm here to network with individuals who hike more often

Kanika

I would love to be more confident when it comes to exploring the outdoors and managing myself in the wild, and treacherous terrain (which I struggle with). I dream of going on hikes and camping myself and would like to acquire skills, guidance and a dependable community to count on in times of doubt and uncertainty.

Harshal

I am looking to learn more about life skills required to experience the outdoors freely. Build ability to plan and execute treks or similar activities on my own and for my family. Meeting people with sensibility & respect towards nature & outdoor activities. Exchanging information & experiences with other folks. Opportunity to give back to build a community of like minded individuals.

Vishvender

Explore uncharted trails with like-minded folks

Ramya

I have started trekking only recently. I want to be able to go on long solo treks. Going with trek companies is not flexible with my schedule and they mostly do only popular treks. If I learn the basic skills I'll be able to gain experience and confidence to do diy treks. And to find trekking buddies.

Sahil

To become an independent trekker and enjoy the outdoors.