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 25-year-old 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 25-year-old 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 Ljubljana, Slovenia, delayed for safety. Exact live location and the next private route plan are not published for safety. The public progress log currently lists 4 completed or generalized entries.
Current leg
Slovenia leg: Ljubljana public update
Jaydip left Valletta on 21 February 2026, crossed to Sicily by ferry, walked the island from south to north, and used the second required ferry to reach mainland Italy. The latest public progress update records 2,473 km walked and places him in Ljubljana, Slovenia with the exact route delayed for safety. Countries entered so far: Malta, Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, and Slovenia. Public city history includes Rome, Venice, Padua, Udine, and Ljubljana. Exact live GPS and the next private route plan are not published for safety.
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.
Official YouTube interview
12,000 Kilometres climate awareness walk from Malta to India
Long-form Malta interview about the route, the reason for walking, and the daily cleanup promise behind the work.
Official mission video
12,000 Kilometres walk from Malta to India for climate change awareness
Core introduction video laying out the 12,000 km route, the 20-country plan, and the one-bag-a-day cleanup commitment.
YouTube Shorts
We saved 100K litres of water in 2 hours
Short road clip from Pesaro linking cleanup work to water use and local environmental responsibility.
YouTube Shorts
Rome document stop during the Italy leg
Short update from Rome about visa and document conversations for later route planning.
YouTube Shorts
Rome administration stop
Companion Rome clip showing the document work behind long-distance route administration.
YouTube Shorts
Day 57 from Rome
Day-count check-in from Rome during the Italy leg.
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 tax-deductible donations.
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.