Mandip Singh Soin is a mountaineer, explorer, environmentalist and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Spending four decades in the pursuit of adventure in six continents earned him the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award presented by the President of India, amongst many others. He is the Founder & Managing Director of award winning adventure travel company Ibex Expeditions and the Founder-President of the Ecotourism Society of India. Mandip also represents India in the Mountain Protection Commission of the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA).