The Climate Walker Press Kit
A press reference for journalists, editors, podcast hosts, schools, NGOs, and partners covering Jaydip Lakhankiya's Malta-to-India climate walk.
Short biography
Jaydip Lakhankiya, known as The Climate Walker, is a walker and outdoor instructor from Bhavnagar, Gujarat. After a 182-day walking and hitchhiking journey across India, outdoor instruction work, and study in Malta, he began a roughly 12,000 km walk from Malta to India.
This is a public walking route with safety-delayed tracking and daily cleanup work. Along the route Jaydip documents progress, speaks with communities, visits schools and organizations when possible, and aims to collect one bag of garbage where practical each day.
Biography options
Short, medium, and extended biographies for coverage, interviews, school invitations, and event listings.
Ultra short bio
Jaydip Lakhankiya, The Climate Walker, is walking roughly 12,000 km from Malta to India and collecting one bag of garbage where practical each day.
Short bio
Jaydip Lakhankiya, known as The Climate Walker, is from Bhavnagar, Gujarat and is walking from Malta to India across around 20 countries. He picks up one bag of garbage where practical each day, talks with people on the road, and documents the route through his own channels.
Medium bio
Jaydip Lakhankiya is a long-distance walker and outdoor instructor from Gujarat, India. After a 182-day walking and hitchhiking journey across India and later study in Malta, he began The Climate Walker: a roughly 12,000 km walk from Malta to India. Along the route, he documents progress, speaks with communities, visits schools and organizations when possible, and collects one bag of garbage where practical each day.
Fast reference facts
Current public route status
The public tracker shows Albania, Shkodër public route update, delayed for safety. Exact live location and the next private route plan are not published for safety. Completed public history is shown by country and major stop, not by street-level GPS.
Current leg
Albania public update: 173 garbage bags logged
Albania, Shkodër public route update, delayed for safety. Jaydip has walked about 4,000 km, with about 8,000 km remaining in the roughly 12,000 km walk from Malta to India. 173 garbage bags logged. Public updates are delayed. The map shows the corrected public route points through Shkodër while exact live GPS, sleeping locations, host details, and anything after Shkodër stay off the public site.
Open Public Route MapAngles journalists can use
These are starting points for local, climate, youth, education, sponsor, and human-interest coverage.
I pick up one bag because responsibility should be visible.
The road makes people ask questions. The bag gives the answer.
Walking makes climate a local conversation.
Jaydip's own clips and interviews
Use these links for current voice, route context, cleanup footage, and on-camera reflections.
YouTube
Another Puncture, Another Helping Hand
Another Puncture, Another Helping Hand The tyre lost air again, so I found a local puncture shop. With help from people I had just met, the trolley was repaired and ready for the road again.
YouTube
Bags 179 to 181, Three More for the Planet
Bags 179 to 181, Three More for the Planet Today I collected three more bags of garbage from the roadside. I cannot clean every place I pass, but I can leave this one better than I found it.
YouTube
Bag 178, Cleaning Where I Rest
Bag 178, Cleaning Where I Rest Before I leave this place, I collect what should not be here. One more bag, one small action, and one cleaner corner of the planet before I continue walking.
YouTube
Not My Trash, Still My Responsibility
Not My Trash, Still My Responsibility I found this dumped beside my camp, so I carried it to the bins. It was not mine, but this planet belongs to all of us. Small actions still matter.
YouTube
Bag 175, One More Step for the Planet
Bag 175, One More Step for the Planet Day 174 in Tuzi. I collected another bag of garbage because this journey is not only about walking 12,000 km. It is about leaving every place a little better than I found it.
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Day 176: Shkodër, Independence Day Far From Home
Day 176: Shkodër, Independence Day Far From Home Thousands of kilometres from India, I spent Independence Day in Albania, thinking about why I started this walk, meeting new friends and cooking Indian food for 20 people.
How to describe the mission accurately
Use the confirmed facts: the 12,000 km route plan, Malta-to-India direction, daily cleanup commitment, delayed public location, and public coverage links.
Use the name Jaydip Lakhankiya on first reference and The Climate Walker for the public mission name.
Describe the route as roughly 12,000 km from Malta to India across around 20 countries.
Do not describe support as eligible for a tax deduction.
Do not describe the walk as zero-carbon; unavoidable ferry crossings are part of the route.
Use only Jaydip-owned, approved, or explicitly licensed photos and videos.
Approved media assets
Current press materials include the official logo, selected approved portraits, and prepared press-kit files. For higher-resolution journey photos or current road footage, request them directly. Third-party news photography should not be reused without permission.
Open HTML Press KitDownload Press Kit PDFDownload Press Release
Jaydip walking on the route
availableHomepage hero, live page, press kit, and sponsor decks
Jaydip collecting rubbish during the walk
availableGarbage counter, mission page, media kit, and cleanup partner outreach
Jaydip speaking with local people
availableMission page, sponsor page, local host outreach, and community updates
Interview or media appearance still
availableMedia page, recognition archive, and press follow-up
Media contact
For interviews, route context, local coverage, and follow-up information.
Translation note
Local language help is useful for interviews, school visits, cleanup events, and community conversations along the route.