Ms. Namita Nayyar
You climbed at a grade of 5.12c (Yosemite Decimal System, US) or 7B+ (a French rock climbing rating). Please elaborate on this? The first thing that struck you when you reached the final anchor.
Ms. Gowri Varanashi
This the grading system followed in climbing to know what difficulty level we are climbing at and even though climbing is not only about climbing hard, it helps to compare and measure my personal progress. This was the first hard route I attempted and the joy I felt was immeasurable when I clipped the final anchors on the climb. When I had first started figuring out the moves on this climb, I felt it was going to very hard for me to climb it and clip the final anchor but after practicing the sequences and moves, I experienced a transformation in my confidence and knew I could do it.
Ms. Namita Nayyar
You are also an avid wildlife conservationist and works along with local communities in the Amazon Rainforest to help provide sustainable employment and habitat protection. Please elaborate on the same
Ms. Gowri Varanashi
I used to guide people on eco-tours into the Amazon rainforest in Peru from 2010-2017 with Tamandua Expeditions. The primary goal was to give people a much closer hands-on experience of the jungle and the animals that live in it but to also educate people about the rainforest, the wildlife, threats that the forest faces from illegal logging, clear cutting, burning and gold mining.
