fitness approval pending... should i book flight tickets?

[Maulik Parikh]

hi. i am regd for the June 7th Buran Ghati trek... my trek details show that the fitness approval is in "pending approval" status. Should i book my flight tickets and do my hotel booking or should i wait? 

[Soudipan Maity]

Hi Maulik. I think you should contact your Experience Coordinator for the trek and check whether your current fitness stats meet the approval criteria. If not, they might ask you to re-work on some of the fitness routines required for the trek. June 7 is still a long way to go, and you still have time to get it done and book your tickets.

[Soudipan Maity]

Hi Maulik. It is completely up to you on what course of action you wish to resort to. I simply gave you my suggestion based on my experience of doing the Rupin Pass trek with IH last year. The WhatsApp group comprising the trekkers was created exactly 1 month before our trek, and the fitness approval was done around 2 weeks before the trek commenced.

The IH website has been facing some technical issues since I am also unable to log in to my profile. In my experience, emailing them has always worked since they get back very soon and they also have an emergency contact email for any urgent requirements (emergency@indiahikes.com).

Good luck with the trek.

[Caroline Mathews]

Hi Maulik, 

 

The fitness requirements for the Rupin Pass trek are: https://indiahikes.com/rupin-pass#getting-fit

 

If you think you can meet the fitness requirements, you can send the screenshots to your Experience Coordinator now itself and then they can approve your fitness.