Learning through adventure
Experiential leadership programmes for students, parents, educators, teams and individuals. Real challenges show people who they are. Guided reflection turns that into self-belief and a clear way forward.
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The journey
Every programme is a journey inward. The outdoors creates moments that matter, and our facilitators help you make sense of them.
You may feel stuck today. At every junction, you will figure it out.
Upcoming
Dates: 17 to 25 October 2026 · 9 days
Ride from the Deccan plateau to the Konkan coast as a team, with daily reflection on the go.
Register interestNew expeditions are being planned. Follow us on Instagram (opens in a new tab) to hear first.
In their words
The students are quick learners and the outdoor programmes by Find Your Way enrich their learning experience. They come back much more confident in their actions.
The Find Your Way team created an engaging and well-facilitated experience for our team. Their approach encouraged active participation, collaboration and enthusiasm throughout the programme.
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Our vision
To make experiential education accessible to every student, educator, parent and team, not a privilege for a few.
We have lived this life. What it gave us is ours to pass on, so that everyone can awaken, believe, and find their way.
Our philosophy
"Children become what they consistently experience, not what they are repeatedly told."The belief behind every Find Your Way programme
How learning happens
Based on Kolb's model: every programme moves through four simple steps.
Take on a real challenge.
Look back at what happened and why.
Turn it into a lesson about yourself.
Try it out at school, work or home.
Our origin · Team Shershah
Find Your Way was born on the adventure racing circuit. As Team Shershah, we have raced for India through the jungles, rivers and mountains of the Philippines and Malaysia: days without sleep, with only a map, a compass and each other.
Out there, we met our true selves. Not at the finish line, but in the moments we wanted to quit and didn't. When a teammate was falling and we carried them. When we were lost, and had to trust our own decision.
Those moments taught us more about character, courage and leadership than any classroom ever had. And we realised how few people ever get to live them.
Also: multiple national championship podiums, including 1st in the 130 km category, and an India Book of Records entry for climbing 9 hills across Karnataka in under 24 hours.
The question that started it all: "What does your heart say?"
Your facilitators
Leadership coach · Former Indian Army officer
"Soldier. Scholar. Coach. A second-generation military professional shaping how leaders think, decide, and become."
27+ years across military leadership, corporate learning and experiential education. A mentor to founders and teams, he develops self-aware, resilient, purpose-driven leaders.
Leadership trainer · International adventure racer
"Psychologist. Educator. Adventure racer. Bringing behavioural science to the outdoors so people discover what they are capable of."
Designs experiential leadership programmes for students, educators, parents and professionals. With a background in psychology and education, she has raced 350 km for India in the Philippines and Malaysia.
Leadership trainer · Instructional designer
"Trainer. Designer. Climber. Turning outdoor challenges into lessons that students carry for life."
Has facilitated 150+ leadership programmes and led five adventure and cultural expeditions at the Indus School of Leadership, designing experiences that build confidence and teamwork.
Supported by a wider network of certified mountaineers, army veterans, coaches and learning specialists. Want to join us?
For schools
Leadership isn't taught through lectures. It's built through experiences, followed by guided reflection that turns them into insight and action.
Joyful, hands-on play in nature, with simple challenges and age-appropriate reflection after every activity.
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Fun team challenges where children learn to communicate, solve problems and help each other, with reflection after every activity.
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Team challenges where students solve problems, make decisions and learn that success means winning together.
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Expeditions and Peak Experiences help students trust their own judgement and lead others.
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Enquire for your schoolEvery programme is customised to the needs of the participants and the goals of your school.
Your school grounds become a classroom for character. Students face real challenges, discover how they think and lead, and carry the lesson back into the same corridors the next day.
Away from screens and routines, nature becomes the teacher. Under open skies, with certified facilitators, students learn to rely on themselves, trust each other and rise to the unfamiliar.
Once-in-a-lifetime journeys that stay with students for life: a summit reached, a certification earned, a new culture understood. Each one ends with reflection, so the experience becomes growth. See all
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Safety and questions
Nursery to Grade 12, in four programmes: Spark (Nursery–Grade 1), Kindle (Grades 2–5), Blaze (Grades 6–8) and Beacon (Grades 9–12).
From a half day on campus to 3 days and 2 nights outdoors. We shape the length around your calendar.
Usually 30 to 150 participants per programme.
Yes. Many programmes run on school grounds; others take students to outdoor venues.
Always. Every programme is designed around the needs of the participants and the goals of your school.
Send us an enquiry with your grades and dates. We'll reply within two working days with a suggested plan. Enquire now.
For companies
We understand your team first, then design experiences that help people see how they work together.
For educators
Every teacher is a leader. Educators experience leadership first-hand, reflect on their practice, and turn insights into how they teach and lead.
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For parents
Parents experience trust, collaboration and shared responsibility first-hand, then carry those insights into family life and a stronger partnership with the school.
For individuals
A trusted space to slow down, understand what is holding you back and find clarity on your next step. One-on-one sessions with an ICF-certified coach help you turn self-awareness into confident action.
Great teams are more than talented individuals. We coach the team as a whole system, uncovering how it communicates, decides and handles conflict, so it can perform with trust and shared purpose. See how it works with companies.
Step away from the noise. In the mountains, forests and by the water, guided reflection and shared challenge help you reconnect with yourself, rest your mind and return with a clearer sense of direction.
Navigate, cycle, trek and paddle as a team against the clock. Our races are built by international adventure racers, so first-timers and seasoned athletes alike discover how far they can go together.
Upcoming
Dates: 17 to 25 October 2026 · 9 days
Ride from the Deccan plateau to the Konkan coast as a team, with daily reflection on the go.
Register interestNew expeditions are being planned. Follow us on Instagram (opens in a new tab) to hear first.
Peak Experiences
Assessment-based journeys where students earn real certifications, stand on real summits and learn from new places and cultures, guided and debriefed by our facilitators.
Choose your experience
Glide through quiet backwaters and learn to read moving water. Every stroke builds balance, patience and the confidence to steer your own course, alone or in step with a partner.
From your first wobbly turn to gliding down open slopes, skiing teaches you to fall, get up and try again. Students earn skiing certification and a new kind of courage on some of the world's finest snow.
Thin air, steep climbs and early starts. Reaching a summit or base camp asks for discipline, teamwork and grit, and rewards it with a view, and a belief in yourself, that lasts a lifetime.
Breathe underwater and discover a silent world of coral and colour. Earning a PADI certification builds calm under pressure, careful planning and deep respect for the ocean.
Every rapid is a lesson in teamwork. Paddling in rhythm, listening to the guide and trusting the people beside you turns a rush of white water into a shared triumph.
Hundreds of kilometres, changing landscapes and a team that keeps each other going. Long rides teach pacing, resilience and the joy of arriving somewhere under your own power.
Walk through forests, over ridges and into the Himalaya. Trekking slows life down, and step by step builds endurance, self-reliance and a quiet sense of achievement.
Forts, monasteries, crafts and conversations. These learning journeys bring history and culture to life, building curiosity, empathy and a deeper understanding of where we come from.
Track tigers in the forests of Tadoba with expert naturalists. A safari sharpens observation and patience, and leaves students with a lasting respect for the wild.
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Expeditions, schools, teams and educators. Select a photo to view it larger.
Journal
Articles, blogs and our newsletter on experiential learning, leadership and life outdoors.
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Upcoming programmes, expeditions and stories from our community.
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Our dream is bigger than one team. If you share it, there's a place for you on the journey.
You lead, coach or guide, and you believe people learn best by doing. Facilitate Find Your Way programmes with schools, teams and communities.
Apply to facilitateYou run a campsite, resort, school or organisation and already have groups. We design and facilitate the learning programme for them.
Partner with usYou have deep expertise in mountaineering, yoga, wilderness, arts or something else. Run a retreat or expedition with us, and we add the reflection that makes it transformative.
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