About me

I am Vedangi Kulkarni, a 25 year old endurance athlete, adventurer, writer, public speaker, and an entrepreneur. I grew up in a town just outside Pune city in India. I was raised to look beyond barriers and always believe that I can achieve anything that I work hard towards. Although I have never been a “natural” at anything, I’m always willing to say yes, put in the efforts and show up when it matters. I am obsessed with all thing Arctic, Ladakh (in the Indian Himalayas) and snow! Aside from enjoying multiple disciplines of cycling, I am a keen hiker, mountaineer, cross country skier, climber, wild swimmer and I also practice yoga and meditation.

I recently got verified by Guinness World Record to be the fastest woman to cycle Manali-Leh (from foothills to the heart of the Indian Himalayas). My most prominent adventures include cycling around the world, mostly solo and unsupported, at the age of 19/20 and becoming the youngest woman to do it, cycling across the Indian Himalayas when I was 17, skiing across Svalbard, racing Megavalanche in the French Alps and several long hikes in some big mountains. That being said, my proudest moment was finishing Peak Divide- an ultra (fun) run from Manchester to Sheffield of about 77km- earlier this year. I showed up at the start line with the sole intention of learning to like running and I can safely say that it worked!

Basically, I love to throw myself into the deep end, be ridiculously curious about everything, and be outdoors and on the move.