THE JUMPING
GORILLA
WE DON'T BUILD EASY RACES.
Jumping Gorilla was created with one purpose: To build serious mountain races in the Sahyadri. Our races are designed around the mountain—not around convenience. Elevation matters. Terrain matters. Preparation matters. Safety matters. And finishing must mean something. From 10K trail races to 100 Mile and 200 Mile mountain expeditions, Jumping Gorilla creates a progression for runners who want to discover how far their mountain ability can evolve. RESPECT THE MOUNTAIN. PREPARE FOR THE DISTANCE. EARN THE FINISH.
Join the JourneyTHE MOUNTAIN IS THE ARENA.
BUILT FOR THE MOUNTAINS Trail running isn't about finding the easiest way forward. It's about terrain, elevation, endurance and the courage to keep moving when the mountain gets difficult. Jumping Gorilla creates mountain races where preparation matters and every finish is earned.
- Raw Mountain Terrain
- 10K to 200 Miles
- Built in the Sahyadri
Meet The Founders
Adinath Naik
Founder
A former 400m National Track Athlete, Adinath blends speed, science, and structure. He is a Sports Researcher and holds a Master's degree in MSc Dietetics & Food Service Management, bringing deep expertise in performance nutrition and athlete physiology. His foundation is track discipline.His evolution is mountain endurance. His vision is to build scientifically structured, brutally honest trail races in the Sahyadri.
Jaygovind Yadav
Co-Founder
A National Medalist in Middle-Distance Track Events, Jaygovind transitioned from track speed to mountain endurance with dominance. He has: Won multiple mountain trail races Competed in world-standard platforms like the Golden Trail World Series Participated in global Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc races From track podiums to global mountain stages, his journey defines competitive evolution. Together They built Jumping Gorilla with one philosophy: Elite mindset. Scientific preparation. Ruthless terrain. Not a commercial race. A competitive mountain proving ground.
YOU DON'T CONQUER THE MOUNTAIN. YOU EARN THE FINISH.
From 10K to 200 Miles. Raw terrain. Relentless elevation. Real mountain racing.
The Sahyadri Gave Us More Than a Course
Jumping Gorilla was not created by drawing distances on a map and then searching for a venue. It grew from the Sahyadri itself.
These mountains carry forts, ghaats, old routes, villages, monsoon, heat, exposed ridges and generations of people who learned to move through difficult terrain. That geography created a culture of resilience long before trail running became a sport.
Jumping Gorilla takes that mountain character into modern endurance racing. Every race owns a different part of the story: Mawla carries the spirit of the Maval mountain people and their historic connection with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj; BURJ takes its identity from the forts and defensive ridges of the Sahyadri; Trimbak connects endurance with an ancient and spiritually significant mountain landscape; and the Championship represents the competitive future of mountain running.
The result is not a collection of unrelated races. It is one mountain-running system - from the first 10K to a 200 Mile expedition.
Different Races. One Mountain Bloodline.