Safety-led decisions
Rahul has participated in high-altitude rescue operations and brings that judgment into route planning, acclimatization, summit timing, and turnaround calls.
About White Expedition
Mountain experience. The people behind it.
Led by Rahul Thakur, known as Ricky Mountaineer: a Shimla-born guide with more than a decade of climbing, guiding, rescue, and exploration in the Indian Himalayas.
The person behind the expeditions
Meet Rahul Thakur.
Ricky, in the mountains.
Born in Shimla, Rahul has spent more than a decade climbing, guiding, and exploring the Indian Himalayas.
He founded White Expedition to share those mountains with climbers from India and around the world—from established summits to lesser-known regions and new routes.
Founder record
Experience in the field.
- 10+
- Years in the Himalayas
- 50+
- Himalayan treks completed
- 35
- Summits above 6000m
- 200+
- Expeditions led
- 300+
- Climbers guided
- 4
- High-altitude rescues
How we guide
Thoughtful decisions.
Small teams.
Exploratory mindset
White Expedition exists to take Indian Himalayan objectives to a wider climbing audience, including lesser-known regions, new routes, and first ascents.
Professional guiding
The company is built around small teams, practical logistics, clear communication, and professional support for climbers from India and around the world.
Records & achievements
A life of climbing
and exploration.
Solo climbs, alpine-style expeditions, snowboard descents, and exploratory objectives across the Indian Himalayas.
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- Yunam Peak (6111m) - fastest known ascent, completing the climb in 6 hours from Base Camp to Base Camp.
- Yunam Peak - completed a Manali to Manali summit expedition in one day.
- Yunam Peak - first winter single-day ascent on 7 December.
- Deo Tibba (6001m) - solo and fastest direct Base Camp to Summit and back ascent.
- Reo Purgyil (6816m) - solo and fastest direct Base Camp to Summit and back ascent.
- Reo Purgyil - completed the full Nako to Nako expedition in 3 days.
- Mt. Manirang (6593m) - solo and fastest ascent, Kaza to Kaza in 3 days.
- Mentok Kangri - solo expedition from Leh to Leh in 2 days.
- Kang Yatse I (6400m) and Kang Yatse II (6250m) - fastest Base Camp to Base Camp ascent of both peaks in 16 hours.
- Kang Yatse I and II - alpine-style expedition from Leh to Leh in 4 days.
- Mt. Nun (7135m) - alpine-style expedition in 4 days.
- UT Kangri (6070m) - solo single-day ascent.
- Kiager Ri (6100m) - North Face climb in 4 hours.
- First snowboard descent from Yunam Peak (6111m).
- First snowboard descent from the North Face of Kiager Ri (6100m).
- 10 first ascents of previously unclimbed and unnamed 6000m peaks in Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh.
Major Himalayan ascents
From familiar peaks
to new ground.
Peaks climbed & explored
- Friendship Peak (5289m)
- Yunam Peak (6111m)
- Deo Tibba (6001m)
- Mt. Manirang (6593m)
- Shinkun West
- Reo Purgyil (6816m)
- Leo Purgyil
- Shingori Peak
- Kang Yatse I (6400m)
- Kang Yatse II (6250m)
- UT Kangri (6070m)
- Mentok Kangri I
- Mentok Kangri II
- Mentok Kangri III
- Kiager Ri (6100m)
- Spangnak Ri
- Nomads Peak
- Mt. Chalung
- Peak 6250m
- Peak 6270m
- Mt. Nun (7135m)
- Mt. Kun (7077m)
- Korzok Kangri
- CB-13
- Hanuman Tibba (5982m)
From the mountains
Days in the field.
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"The mountains are not just my profession - they are my home, my passion, and my way of life."Rahul Thakur · Ricky Mountaineer
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Leadership by the numbers
A compressed field record from years of guiding, rescuing, climbing, and building new Himalayan objectives.
10+
50+
35
200+
300+
4
About the founder
A life built in the mountains of India
Rahul Thakur, popularly known as Ricky Mountaineer, is one of India's leading high-altitude mountaineers, expedition leaders, and explorers. With more than 10 years of experience in the Himalayas, he has dedicated his life to climbing, exploring, and promoting the incredible mountains of India.
Over the last seven years, he has guided and supported more than 300 climbers and adventure enthusiasts from around the world, helping them move toward their mountaineering goals through safe and professionally organized expeditions.
As the founder of White Expedition, Rahul's vision goes beyond guiding. He is committed to putting the Indian Himalayas on the global mountaineering map, exploring lesser-known regions, discovering new routes, and inspiring more people to experience India's mountains with respect.
Explore White Expedition's guided Himalayan expeditions and Himalayan peak objectives to compare routes, altitude bands, and expedition styles.
Records and achievements
Speed, endurance, alpine style, and first ascents
Rahul is recognized for fast ascents, solo climbs, alpine-style expeditions, snowboard descents, and exploratory objectives across Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Sikkim, and the wider Indian Himalayas.
Yunam Peak (6111m) - fastest known ascent, completing the climb in 6 hours from Base Camp to Base Camp.
Yunam Peak - completed a Manali to Manali summit expedition in one day.
Yunam Peak - first winter single-day ascent on 7 December.
Deo Tibba (6001m) - solo and fastest direct Base Camp to Summit and back ascent.
Reo Purgyil (6816m) - solo and fastest direct Base Camp to Summit and back ascent.
Reo Purgyil - completed the full Nako to Nako expedition in 3 days.
Mt. Manirang (6593m) - solo and fastest ascent, Kaza to Kaza in 3 days.
Mentok Kangri - solo expedition from Leh to Leh in 2 days.
Kang Yatse I (6400m) and Kang Yatse II (6250m) - fastest Base Camp to Base Camp ascent of both peaks in 16 hours.
Kang Yatse I and II - alpine-style expedition from Leh to Leh in 4 days.
Mt. Nun (7135m) - alpine-style expedition in 4 days.
UT Kangri (6070m) - solo single-day ascent.
Kiager Ri (6100m) - North Face climb in 4 hours.
First snowboard descent from Yunam Peak (6111m).
First snowboard descent from the North Face of Kiager Ri (6100m).
10 first ascents of previously unclimbed and unnamed 6000m peaks in Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh.
Major Himalayan ascents
Peaks climbed and explored
Over the last decade Rahul has climbed and explored iconic, technical, alpine-style, and remote Himalayan objectives.
Friendship Peak (5289m)
Yunam Peak (6111m)
Deo Tibba (6001m)
Mt. Manirang (6593m)
Shinkun West
Reo Purgyil (6816m)
Leo Purgyil
Shingori Peak
Kang Yatse I (6400m)
Kang Yatse II (6250m)
UT Kangri (6070m)
Mentok Kangri I
Mentok Kangri II
Mentok Kangri III
Kiager Ri (6100m)
Spangnak Ri
Nomads Peak
Mt. Chalung
Peak 6250m
Peak 6270m
Mt. Nun (7135m)
Mt. Kun (7077m)
Korzok Kangri
CB-13
Hanuman Tibba (5982m)
Safety-led decisions
Rahul has participated in high-altitude rescue operations and brings that judgment into route planning, acclimatization, summit timing, and turnaround calls.
Exploratory mindset
White Expedition exists to take Indian Himalayan objectives to a wider climbing audience, including lesser-known regions, new routes, and first ascents.
Professional guiding
The company is built around small teams, practical logistics, clear communication, and professional support for climbers from India and around the world.
Field gallery
Built from real expedition days
White Expedition continues to push the boundaries of Indian mountaineering while promoting safe, sustainable, and responsible Himalayan exploration.
Professional highlights
The White Expedition standard
"The mountains are not just my profession - they are my home, my passion, and my way of life."Rahul Thakur
SafetySpeedExploration
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Founder and Lead Guide, White Expedition
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10+ years of Himalayan mountaineering experience
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50+ Himalayan treks completed
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35 summits above 6000 meters
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200+ mountaineering expeditions led
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Guided 300+ climbers in the last seven years
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4 high-altitude rescue operations
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Multiple speed, solo, and alpine-style records
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Explorer of unclimbed and unnamed Himalayan peaks
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Dedicated to promoting the Indian Himalayas worldwide
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