A-lone traveler

Ever thought of a traveler exploring the world and sharing the experiences with you , maybe you have read alchemist where the protagonist a shepherd shares the tale of his adventure and his quest for something big.

This is somewhat the story of Sushant Singh  i.e. Major Sushant Singh to be very precise. You might haven’t heard about him and his mission but the story that I’m going to share today will impact your life positively.

 Major Sushant Singh is an India army mountaineer, ex-para sf commando who left Indian army to start his second innings following his passion as an adventurer to travel around the world. But the most interesting part of the story is not travelling across the continents but how he is executing it.

The famous quote in alchemist “when you want something all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it” beautifully portrays the journey of major Sushant.

He in man interviews have told how he is the only person in the world who is in the expedition to travel across all the 7 continents along with climbing the highest peak of all the continents individually. Very brave to hear but hard to execute it in the ground , he started his journey with almost no penny in hand and savings to fund his travel which cut his budget with the bare minimum and only essential things he can take along with him. The most shocking part of  his story was that he started his expedition not  in a car, bus or bike , not even did he hitchhiked but finished travelling across Australia , new Zealand and Africa(currently) only in his cycle .

 

     Major Sushant Singh in New Zealand

 

As of now he mentioned “I am also cycling to the southernmost tips of these landmasses, namely Invercargill in New Zealand, Cape Agulhas in South Africa, and Ushuaia in Argentina. By the time I finish, I would have cycled more than 70,000 kilometres, climbed the highest mountain in every continent, including Mt Everest and would have cycled to the ends of the earth. Till now I have cycled to the South Island of New Zealand, across Australia from Sydney to Perth, covered Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and pedalled from Chennai to Mumbai in India. I have also climbed the highest peak in Australia, Mt Kosciusko.” In an interview with outlookindia.

Along with this he also said “My cycle is my home on wheels. I carry everything important to me, though it may sound frivolous. Books are essential, and Kindle has made things easier. My laptop, camera and power-banks are a must. One also needs to carry quite a few spares for repairs. I always carry a radio, a relic of my army days. It always brightens up my evening when camping.”

    camping in the wild

 

It is very clear that he is more than just an adventurer who risking it all to follow his heart in such an amazing but at the same time life threatening expedition.

What motivated me to write this blog was not just to share his achievement or his journey but how clear he was with his decision to leave his home and caring wife to cycle around many of the isolated parts of the world.

    A tough day to pass .

The pictures shown above perfectly depicts that the routes were not cake walk and along with such a tough journey came the danger of being so close to the wildlife. Not only ferocious animals but the rumours from the netizens about the ongoing journey to the next country with warnings like “don’t go there, they will kill you” , “they are maleficent and hostile , wont accept strangers in their place”.

     Sharing his experience and making new friends .

      Cycling through Egypt .

 

     Major Sushant Singh in Indian Army .

 

But major Sushant never looked back instead kept on going further on , meeting new people and their community , staying in complete strangers shelter without any hesitation . Most of these communities were warm and welcoming against the believes of their counterparts and neighbouring countries.

“It was always the elderly who were more attracted towards my journey. They very often would stop over for a chat. Maybe seeing me rekindled memories of their youth, of foolishness, rashness, and spontaneity? In New Zealand, a car once overtook me and screeched to a halt by the roadside. An old man came out and had a hearty laugh of disbelief when I told him what I was doing. He said that he was quite an idiot when he was young, but thank God, not to the degree that I was. He then sent me off with a box of chocolates! “

These we few of the glimpse from the life and philosophy which major Sushant Singh is living and inspiring others to get out their comfort zones to follow their heart and do something beyond a successful career or a monotonous lifestyle that we are living in cities and towns , to go out and explore the world ; meeting new communities having  totally different lifestyles and believes about life .

     conquring the world .