Have you ever chased fear?
Imagine eating the last chocolates given by a friend—now gone—as you sit beside their lifeless body in the death zone.
Would victory still matter if it cost you a finger? Or would triumph taste hollow?
These are the moments that define Everest.
Once a mountain seen only in movies and books, Everest was never meant to be a dream—until Ashish stood at its base, ready to confront the challenge of a lifetime. From a small village in Madhya Pradesh, he sets out with a team of mountaineers to conquer the world’s highest peak. As the climb unfolds, memories of a life shaped by broken trust and relentless self-doubt rise with every step toward the summit.
But the mountain is ruthless. He loses his voice, endures crushing pain, writes a death note, and watches fellow climbers disappear into the ice. As his body breaks down, his mind confronts love, betrayal, failure, and the terrifying possibility of becoming just another unclaimed body on the mountain.
Indian flag on the summit—or silence beneath the snow. There was no turning back.
This gripping first-hand account is not just about climbing Everest, but about enduring setbacks, confronting fear, and discovering what it truly means to keep going.
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Ashish Singh
Ashish Singh is an engineer, mountaineer, entrepreneur, and clean-energy advocate based in India. He summited Mount Everest on 23 May 2023 after climbing extensively across the Himalayas.
Beyond mountaineering, he has spent over a decade working in renewable energy, electric mobility, and grassroots innovation, leading large-scale solar and electric-vehicle initiatives across India.
Life With Uncertainties: A Journey from a Small Village to the World’s Highest Point is his first book, offering a first-hand account of ambition, failure, love, loss, and perseverance shaped by his journey to the summit.
