bangalore he dreams of climbing mount everest alone one day and to gain confidence before taking on the mighty snow peaks patna boy faisal latif has embarked on a 4000km cycle journey from kashmir to kanyakumari its been 29 days since the 18yearold left srinagar on sunday he arrived in the garden city his first stop was chinnaswamy stadium home to the commemorative wall celebrating cricketer rahul dravids 10000 test runs after spending a couple of days at his cousins place the dravid fan will head south on wednesday my only plan is not to have any plan says latif explaining that not living up to plans is often frustrating some days i cycle 8 hours while on other days im on the road for more than 12 hours taking shelter at dhabas dharmashalas temples gurudwaras and places that open their doors to me he says the youngster completed his class 12 cbse in march 2012 and dropped a year while awaiting his national defence academy entrance scores latif is cycling to promote healthy living especially among youngsters several friends of mine are into unhealthy habits like smoking which i think is a complete waste of ones youth he says the road trip though hasnt entirely been a piece of cake sometime i feel miserable and want to give up i miss my family tremendously but i always push myself to carry on i have to fix everything by myself from the tyres to food and lodging in remote villages where people dont speak the same language as i do its been a great learning experience he adds however there are a few moments he cherishes i was asked to speak about the significance of physical exercise and good health when i made a pitstop in haryana madhya pradesh and nagpur i was also ushered into a sai baba temple in nagpur where priests performed a special puja for me says the youngster whose father works with the railways