The 2026 information session was on Thu, 15th Jan 2026 at 6:30pm. The Application deadline was extended until 5pm, Mon 19th Jan 2026 and is now closed. Thank you for your interest.

If you were not able to attend the Information session or Submit an application this year, we look forward to your participation in 2027. We recommend that you create a calendar reminder for yourself for the first week of Jan 2027 to look for next year’s Information session.

We also recommend continuing to hike locally and ensure that you have regular fitness practices in place. This way, you will have a clear idea of what you would like to get out of this program, which mountains you may be interested in climbing, and have the cardio-vascular infrastructure in place to make the most out of the program.

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Note: Dates and Deadlines will be similar for following years.

  • Thu, 15th Jan 2026: Info session    The slide deck and details were sent to those who fill(ed) out the Interest Form. Thanks to those who attended the session or reviewed the Slide deck.
  • +3d = 5pm Mon, 19th Jan 2026: Application deadline (Please review the Info session deck BEFORE filling the application)
  • +3d = Wed, 21st Jan 2026: Notification for Eval Hike (Rainier applicants)
  • Sat, 31st Jan 2026: Eval Hike 6am Mount Si New Trail
  • +6d = Fri, 6th Feb 2026: Notification regarding acceptance to the program, for Rainier & non-Rainier climbers
  • +3d = Mon, 9th Feb 2026: Payment / Paperwork deadline
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  • Sat, 21st Feb 2026 = Training Hikes begin
  • Sat, Sun 28th 29th Mar & 4th, 5th Apr 2026 = Snow Skills
  • Feb / Mar 2026 = I-90 Hikes
  • Apr / May 2026 = Mailbox, Teneriffe, Teneriffe & Si, Camp Muir, Mount Helens
  • Jun / Jul 2026 = Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Glacier Peak & Mount Adams

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  • FAQ Page (FAQs are for the program in general and not specific to year. Information will be added based on queries received)

 

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To understand the role and responsibilities, see Who is in charge of this program & How is it run ? In the General Section of the FAQ Page.

Team Asha is powered by many who are not listed below. We need volunteer effort to identify a good way to list all the wonderful people who “are” Team Asha. A truncated list of this year’s volunteers are below:

  • Program Coordinator: Jignesh Gandhi
  • Advisors: Sunil Shah, Shehzad Khoja, Kavita Kamani, Ashish Rawat
  • Team Asha Leads:
    • Primary Leads: Vineeta, Saraj, Sanjiv, Muralee, Mauli, Amandeep & several more
    • Assistant Leads: Amit, Shruthi, Pooja, Siddharth, Sumeet & many more. There are 80+ Leads from previous year programs to support Climbers this year.
  •  Team Asha Volunteers: Yogesh Goel, Vineeta Mishra, Anjana Mohan, Pankaj Savdekar, Srivatsan Kidambi, Dimple Khurana & others

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In 2025, Climber Aman compiled short videos of every Training Hike for his fundraising page. Feel free to check it out!

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