OUR STORY

"I realised that despite the presence of mountains in Rourkela, no one was interested in mountaineering. Since schools were closed and children of my village had nothing to do in their free time, I decided to provide mountaineering training to them for free of cost.

I actually started this as an experiment but more and more children and youth evinced interest in learning mountaineering and adventure activities. So, I decided to make the training an everyday affair”, Ashok Vardhan Mishra - First Professional Mountaineer of the District who has already spent 4-5 lacs for the initiative.

Helping him in the initiative is his acquaintance and farmers of RS Colony Village who convinced the parents of the children for free mountaineering training. 

It was a matter of time when the hill where the training and camping takes place became popular as Mt Clovehitch which is now a buzz word of the city especially among the youth looking for weekend adventure in Rourkela.

We are thankful to all our Hon. Members, Mentors, Annual General Council members for their unconditional support and guidance to the vision, 'Rourkela- A paradise for adventure enthusiasts of Odisha.'