The northern Himalayan belt is a hub for adventure activities such as trekking and mountaineering in the country. This enables the indigenous people residing in these areas to pursue a career as a guide in these activities. But they are often restricted because of their limited knowledge involving the technicalities of these sports, even though they have acquired a certification in the same from one of the mountaineering institutes in the country. A similar experience was encountered when the author was pursuing a course in mountaineering from one of the institutes where it was observed that these indigenous locals are unable to grasp certain concepts of mountaineering, mainly due to their low proficiency in English and flawed educational background. This acted as a hurdle in their learning during the course. Which, if left unaddressed, can lead to accidents causing injuries and even loss of life in the future when these people take on the responsibility as guides themselves. In an effort to tackle the same, in this paper we talk about our efforts to explain one such concept of friction involved in making a clove hitch (a type of knot) in mountaineering using an instructional video created by us. Further, we discuss the issues encountered during the same and how we dealt with it by using analogies derived from the everyday context of these indigenous people.