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Aug 22, 20193 min read
Freedom Camp 2019
Three times a year, Freedom Firm organizes wilderness camps in different locations across India for minor girls currently living in...
May 31, 20163 min read
Freedom Camp 2016
“Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.” Mark Twain After 9 years of wilderness camps in the mountains near Ooty,...
Sep 7, 20152 min read
We Need Faith
We came back to the office and learned that Manju had run away. She was seen jumping on a bike heading into Ooty town.
Jun 28, 20155 min read
A Lesson In Generosity
Eye witness account by Carissa Robertson, a first-time camp counselor from WoodsEdge Church, at Avalanche Camp May 2015 The first day in...
May 28, 20154 min read
Pushed to the Limit
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner I just returned from hosting two...
Jan 27, 20143 min read
A Vision Called Avalanche
Greg and I had just moved to Ooty after 5 years of what I call my “wilderness” years, in the heart of the teeming metropolis of Mumbai....
Dec 9, 20132 min read
Hiking into the Wilderness: an Avalanche Adventure
We take three buses from the tourist town of Ooty and drive 2 hours away toward the 8 reservoir lakes. The lake we are headed to is...
Dec 5, 20132 min read
Storytelling at Avalanche
Every year at Avalanche Wilderness camp in South India, I learn something new. Watching the U.S teams over the years, I get to witness...
Dec 5, 20132 min read
Overcoming fear at Avalanche Camp
Rappelling is without a doubt the greatest challenge at Avalanche. We save this for the last two days of the camp when the foundations...
Dec 5, 20132 min read
Fun and Games at Avalanche
I write this morning perched high above the Avalanche reservoir. Hot sunshine has burned away the morning mist that rose above the lake....
May 7, 20133 min read
Avalanche camp 2013
Freedom Firm just hosted our annual wilderness camp at Lake Avalanche from 18th April to the 23rd. We had over 37 girls and 25 staff...
Jun 15, 20083 min read
Action at Avalanche: 2nd Wilderness Camp
A total of twenty-five rescued girls, hailing as far as Delhi, joined the Freedom Firm girls for days of fun, learning and challenges.
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