This episode is a tribute to the life and achievements of Malli Mastan Babu, an Indian mountaineer who tragically died in 2015 at the age of forty. Malli's remarkable feat as the fastest South Asian to summit the seven highest peaks on seven continents, achieving this Guinness Record in only 172 days in 2006. Babu's educational background, including degrees from prestigious Indian institutions, and his choice to pursue mountaineering over a corporate career, driven by a desire for self-discovery and embracing the "road less traveled." Babu is the "Thoreau of the 21st century" for his profound connection to nature and is quoted sharing humbling insights about humanity's smallness when confronting the grandeur of the natural world. Babu's inspirational life story, which exemplified courage, perseverance, and honesty to self, should be celebrated.