Hello folks,
One in the orange jacket started because we believe there is so more to group trips than ticking places off the list. We work closely with local communities and thus make sure most of the money spend by our trippers reaches a village household rather than agents sitting in cities.
We have fun too while doing all this :)
All of our trips/treks are themed around that single fact: to learn more about the local lifestyle and natural landscapes : Mountains, rivers and valleys.
Our trips are for you ,
If you prefer places without network over places with 4g network during your trip
If you prefer sitting beachfront to see sunset , even if it means we might get our dinner 30 minutes late
If you don't mind going out for a walk at midnight to see the stars in freezing temperatures
If you are genuinely happy about motivating that one trekker at the back of the group who feels exhausted
If you are concerned to see plastic waste in the mountains, or anywhere else other than dust bin.
If you are excited about teaching 1st-7th graders in the small village schools
If you are ok with trying local cuisines over standard western food
If you are excited to meet new people and believe there is a chance that life long bonds can come out of such trips.
My entrepreneurial journey
2015 : Wrote this on the last page of a todo list book : Built 2 companies : One in adventure travel & One in technology before 32.
2016 : Joined Indiahikes as a trek leader
Nov 2016 : Quit Indiahikes after 25 trek batches and leading over 450+ trekkers
Jan 2017-March 2017 : Lead trips/trips for another travel company
April 2017 : Started Deloz with 100K USD seed fund.
July 2017 : Raised 1 million USD
Dec 2017 : Team size reached 23 May 2018 : Company collapses
May 2018 : Birth of One in the orange jacket
May 2019 : International trips starts with Kazakhstan and Russia
Dec 2019 : First hire: Judson joins to manage the backend
Dec 2020 : 18 trips and 270 trippers have travelled/ trekked with the brand
March 2020: Covid-19 hits. Travel stops.
May 2020 : Growfoo starts
Oct 2020 : Travel restarts
SEE YOU SOON IN THE MOUNTAINS
Village Srilanka,
Old Manali, Manali,
Himachal Pradesh, India
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