He has scaled Mount Everest (2012),[1][2] Lhotse (2013),[3][4][5] Makalu (2014),[6][7] Manaslu (2017),[8][9][10] and Kanchenjunga (2019).
[11][12] Ashish is the only climber from Maharashtra as of now, to ascend five of the fourteen eight-thousander peaks over 8,000 meters (26,250ft) above sea level.
In 2016, he attempted to climb Dhaulagiri, but due to technical reasons he had to quit the expedition.
He is an alumnus of Raje Shivraya Pratishthan college in Kothrud, Pune.
His fascination towards mountains and trekking in Konkan region, inspired him to climb in Himalayas.