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Having completed the Manali-Leh expedition successfully, the office cubicle seemed to hold no comparison to the mountains, and obviously so. Aching to go back, we invited the same bunch of motley meanderers to go back again. They connected us to a few more of their friends who wanted to cycle the distance and plans for a second consecutive tour to the mountains were laid.

Two consecutive rides to the mountains and we were raring to go again. This time the options were endless. So much to explore, more on the bicycle, by foot, underwater and the office cubicle looked smaller by the passing day. Having run out of friends who will join us on such expeditions, we beckoned the world to join us on our travels. Unventured was captioned over dinner with friends, the website registered by the end of the meal and the logo finalized in the next 2 days. Another expedition to the mountains was planned and promptly filled, except this time it was with a bunch of strangers who all believed in taking the Unventured route.

The only way forward for Unventured now was to register as a Pvt Ltd Company. We needed directors, advisors, a finance hero –in short, a team! Friends who believed in the Unventured experience came together with new ideas, newer trails. The world really was our oyster. Trails that catered to one and all were set up, we wanted to travel and how… From single day city trails exploring the city we live in, its history, culture, and cuisine to weekend trails traversing through dense pine covered pathways. Short haul tours to Kerala and Goa. Long haul expeditions that ventured further into the mountains of Sikkim, Bhutan, Tawang, and diving in the Andamans. We garnered more than 150 travellers with us who believed in the Unventured experience and our next step ahead was to make this experience more comfortable and reliable. A fleet of 12 high-end mountain bikes were acquired by the end of the year, with 2015 paving the way for more trails and travels our very own fleet made complete sense.

A year of many firsts, we went diving, we pedalled along the Eastern Himalayan region and all the way down by the Western Ghats and further in towards the beautiful coastline of Gods own country, Kerala. We went out and travelled through spaces testing waters, but this year we were ready with a plan, i.e.: Scheduled/Calendared Tours! Our struggle was promoting these tours and building a marketplace where there are takers for adventure and experiential travel. Being a bootstrapped startup, we were stuck in a catch 22 situation. Who got us through this rough patch you may ask? It was our network of travellers who had travelled with us before. That number of 150 became 300 through word of mouth, referrals and our travellers who came back for another experience with us. As we gained some pace, we knew we were here for the long haul. Wait, we are not done just yet… We educated ourselves in wilderness first response from NOLS. An Unventured experience also means a safe experience, we are now equipped to tackle emergency situations that may arise in adventure travel.

A start of an exciting year for Unventured. As we were filling up our long-haul tours, our city trails took a turn for the better. We were rated #1 for outdoor experiences in Bangalore by TripAdvisor. This recognition was huge for us. The number of travellers taking the Unventured way of travel doubled, mostly through word of mouth and references, we had to step up if we had to sustain. That we did! We added our very first international trail–Chasing the Northern Lights. Twelve trusted travellers and their friends trailed with us to recce and see the glory of the Northern Lights. We cycled in Oslo and chased the lights closer to the Arctic circle in Tromso. That’s not all, Rajasthan was added as a destination to our kitty of trails through India. The beauty that our country had to offer through its hospitality, colour, and glorious past had us spellbound. We believe this is just the start of our adventures and we have many more miles to pedal. We can’t wait to show you the world, the Unventured way…

This year is special because of the success of our long-haul tours or the city trails picking up and running full sprint ahead. Being a bootstrapped startup, this year we were at our highest payroll so far, 6 full-time paid employees, a home/office set up, hiring freelancers to lead our city tours and adding newer international destinations, a recce of another city to add to our day tours. When travellers ask us, where were you last? We have quite a story to tell them. Looking back at 2017, it feels like a whirlwind. The last few months of 2017 had us adding Srilanka to our list of long-haul international cycling destinations. This year we have South East Asia on our map. Speaking of maps, did we forget to mention that we had travellers come from 28 out of 195 countries in the world! We can’t wait to say, “Hello World!”