Piplai, a remote village of Thanagazi block in Alwar district has two things peculiar about it, the denuded Aravallis that flank the village from all sides and the village population's dependence on Goats one way or another. The Piplai panchayat has around 6500+ goats in itself and about 80% of its population are the guardians of this sizeable number of goats. Piplai being one of the villages that fall on the fringes of Sariska Tiger Reserve, witnesses the movements of leopards, foxes, warthogs, and Neelgai in regularity. Not to mention, the presence of these wild animals affects various activities in this village, with goat herding being one of them; Additionally, there are other variables too that directly or indirectly impact the goat-herding population of the village. We spent a day in the mountains with one of the goat herders of the village to experience and document the challenges, risks and aspirations of this otherwise neglected community.