If you are passionate about the outdoors, the 2019 Mountain Festival is for you. The theme of this year's festival revolves around Health and Risk Management for Outdoor Programmes in the Himalaya. The festival begins on the 7th of March, with screenings of films from the Indian Mountaineering Foundation's 2019 Mountain Film Festival, followed by live music by 'Traffic Jam', a Rock Band from Manipur. Sessions on the 8th will be held at Parker Hall of Woodstock School, covering topics ranging from health, fitness and veganism to managing risk in the outdoors. On the 9th, sessions will be at Hanifl Centre, where speakers will address case studies in wilderness medicine, safety recommendations from experts in the rafting and adventure travel industry, and the Indian Mountaineering Foundation.
4:00 pm	- Tea – Quad dining room. End of Day 2.
Ady is a singer songwriter based in Landour, Mussoorie, India. Living in the foothills of the Himalayas, he draws his inspiration from the mountains and the simplicity of life in the hills. A Hindi folk fusion and English songwriter, Ady's music and song construction is mostly acoustic based. Cultivating a genre-blending mix of acoustic folk and pop, his music usually explores themes of compassion, hope and motivation.
Whether it is an unplugged setting for a intimate audience or an acoustic loop pedal dynamic sound for a festival audience, Ady is able to enthrall the audience with his simple yet catchy tunes. He has not only performed all across the major music venues in India but has played at popular music venues in US, London, Malaysia and Nepal. His recent performance at Ziro festival of music 2018 was highly lauded by the audience.