Honorable Members of GGIM Advisory Board
- President, Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF), New Delhi
- Principal, Himalayan Institute of Mountaineering (HMI), Darjeeling
- Director, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, (ABVIMAS), Manali
- Brig. Ashok Abbey, High Altitude Warfare School, Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir
- Shri. Anand Palande, President Giripremi, Pune
- Smt. Ushaprabha Page, Founder President Giripremi, Pune
- Shri. Khemraj Thakur, Manali
Board of Directors
Operational Team
Bhushan Harshe
Head OperationsBhushan is Giripremi's summitter of Mt. Everest in 2013, Mt. Kangchenjunga in 2019 and Mt. Annapurna I in 2021. He has completed his Masters in Instrumentation but having a passion for mountaineering, he has opted for this profession and derives experience of over 20 years.
Vivek Shivade
Head - Content and Syllabus DevelopmentVivek is a graduate in Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science from IIT Bombay. But having a passion for mountaineering, he has stepped into this field. He has completed courses from NOLS, UIAA Ice Climbing in France. He has summitted Mt. Kangchenjunga, Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Menda I and Mt. Meru South, Mt. Elbrus, and Mt. Kilimanjaro
Varun Bhagwat
Field Instructor and Trek LeaderVarun, a microbiologist by education, is an excellent rock climber and a mountaineer by heart. He has played a crucial role in Giripremi's virgin rock climbing - Arunoday. He has climbed Mt. Cathedral, Mt. Kangyatse II, and Mt. Bhrigu. He was a part of CB 13. Manda I He is one of the summitters of Mt. Meru South (6660 m).
Prasad Chavan
Field Instructor and Outdoor EducatorPrasad is a passionate photographer, portrait sketcher and rock climber. He has completed Basic Mountaineering Course and has led Deotibba Base Camp Trek.
Pankti Vichare
Field Instructor & Trek LeaderPankti is an excellent field instructor and a trek leader. Having a background fof army schooling, she is known for her outstanding fitness and outdoor skills.
Mihir Jadhav
Trek Leader and Field InstructorMihir is an epitom of fitness and a die heart climber. He is a national level medalist in cycling. A recepient of Best Trainee in Diploma in Mountaineering, he has a keen interest in teaching mountaineering. He is the summitter of Mt. Thelu and virgin rock ascent of Shipnur in Sahyadri
Sahil Saundatte
Trek Leader & Field InstructorSahil is an avid trek leader with plathora of knowledge of Sahyadri and Himalayas. He holds keen interest in Star Gazing and is a go-to-dada for every adventure coursemate in children adventures
Sunita Chavan
Accounts ExecutiveSunita handles all accounts related matters of GGIM.
Kavita Komrekar
Marketing ExecutiveKavita looks after GGIM's marketing, communication and coordination at the back office.
8000er Summitters
- Jitendra Gaware – Shivcchatrapati Awardee, summitter of seven 8000ers – Everest, Lhotse, Annapurna I, Kangchenjunga, Manaslu, Dhaulagiri and Mt. Makalu
- Ashish Mane – Shivcchatrapati Awardee, summitter of five 8000ers – Everest, Lhotse, Kangchenjunga, Manaslu and Makalu
- Ganesh More – Summitter of Everest, and Cho Oyu
- Prasad Joshi – Summitter of Everest, Kangchenjunga, and Dhaulagiri
- Dr. Sumit Mandale – Summitter of Cho Oyu, Kangchenjunga, and Annapurna I
- Krishna Dhokle – Summitter of Everest and Kangcehnjunga
- Anand Mali – Summitter of Everest an d Kangchenjunga
- Rupesh Khopade – Summitter of Everest and Kahngchenjunga
- Kiran Salastekar – Summitter of Kanghenjunga
Our Instructors
- Girish Choudhari
- Samiran Kolhe
- Pawan Hadole
- Akhil Katkar
- Akhil Katkar
- Shashikant Soman
- Aditya Shah
- Jayant Wakode
- Abhijit Deshmukh
- Amit Talwalkar
- Amol Warange
- Amogh Pandit
- Abhay Khedkar
- Vishal Banne
- Vishal Kaduskar
- Lokesh Shinde
- Bhushan Shet
- Anjali Katre
- Atul Murmure
- Anjali Kelkar
- Ajinkya Ugaonkar
- Kishor Chaudhari
- Vikas Bhondve
- Padmaja Dhanavi
- Santosh Korade
- Onkar Ekbote
- Omkar Hinge
- Akshay Patil
- Ashutosh Urankar
- Sahil Phadnis
- Rahul Sonke
- Akshay Bhogade
- Mangesh Bhosale
- Krutarth Shavgaonkar
- Dattatray Chaudhari
- Anupam Babar