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Join us in Namibia July 2026! Read about what we love about group trips & our experience hosting them here.
Public Lands Rule: Let your voice be heard and submit a comment to your lawmakers! Here’s more information about the Public Lands Rule.
What happens when you decide to step away from other people’s expectations of you? Well, you learn that you actually need to get around your own expectations for yourself. Today, we talk to Shruthi who’s a fulltime traveler, hiker and runner… but she didn’t used to be any of those things. Growing up in a South Indian family in the US meant that all the things that she’s come to love later in her life, such as the great outdoors, went against her families ideas of gender norms. Her time on the road helped her realize a deep love for hiking which taught her just how strong she is, that she can trust herself and what can be learned from having regular conversations with discomfort. Join us on a deep dive into how much our own expectations of what we are and aren’t capable of are holding us back.
Connect with Shruthi on the internet via Instagram and her website.
Watch the episode of our series where we get stuck on the summit with Shruthi.
Say hello on the Camp Nowhere website, or connect with us on Instagram! Listen to Camp Nowhere on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you listen to podcast!
To enjoy Bound For Nowhere’s work you can head to their website, follow them on Instagram or watch their films on YouTube!
Join us on Patreon or check out our gear guides, affiliate links & discount codes!
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Join us in Namibia July 2026! Read about what we love about group trips & our experience hosting them here.
Public Lands Rule: Let your voice be heard and submit a comment to your lawmakers! Here’s more information about the Public Lands Rule.
What happens when you decide to step away from other people’s expectations of you? Well, you learn that you actually need to get around your own expectations for yourself. Today, we talk to Shruthi who’s a fulltime traveler, hiker and runner… but she didn’t used to be any of those things. Growing up in a South Indian family in the US meant that all the things that she’s come to love later in her life, such as the great outdoors, went against her families ideas of gender norms. Her time on the road helped her realize a deep love for hiking which taught her just how strong she is, that she can trust herself and what can be learned from having regular conversations with discomfort. Join us on a deep dive into how much our own expectations of what we are and aren’t capable of are holding us back.
Connect with Shruthi on the internet via Instagram and her website.
Watch the episode of our series where we get stuck on the summit with Shruthi.
Say hello on the Camp Nowhere website, or connect with us on Instagram! Listen to Camp Nowhere on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you listen to podcast!
To enjoy Bound For Nowhere’s work you can head to their website, follow them on Instagram or watch their films on YouTube!
Join us on Patreon or check out our gear guides, affiliate links & discount codes!
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review! Know someone who would enjoy this episode? Share it with them! We appreciate your support!

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