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The Mumbai Hikers Newsletter

Inside this issue
1. My first Mumbai Pune Cycling Trip - By Nachiket Marathe
2. Independence Day trek to RAJGAD 2011 - by Omkar Juvekar
3. Alibaug Trip - Khanderi Fort and Undheri Fort - By Merwyn Rodrigues
4. Dhak Baheri Trek - by Aashish Chawla
5. Sandhan Valley - Ratangad - Kaladgad - Harishchandragad trek - by Nilesh Patil
6. List of Trekking Groups in Mumbai
7. Cycling Groups
8. First Aid
9. Rock Climbing Wall Goregaon
10.Trekking Gear Shops in Mumbai

5 years ago all it was very difficult to find out treks events online .Most trekking groups
had printed event schedules which were only available to its members .Most trekkers
used to stick to 1-2 trekking groups .
5 years on all trekker do not have to depend on their friends or one trekking group
schedule .Earlier if a trekking group did not have a trek event the next weekend most of
us used to sit at home on that weekend. Now there is always some trekking group who
will have a trek or trip on the next weekend . You can also plan 2-3 weeks in advance
and do not need to wait for a printed trek schedule from a trekking group.
Recently I had no net access for a week and found that a lot of trek event and exciting
trekking information online remains online and a lot of people are missing out on the fun
of meeting new friends and trekking and keeping healthy due to no net connection or not
knowing anyone in the present trekking circles .

So I decided to connect the offline world with the online world and get more people to
enjoy trek events and trekking experiences of trekkers . Also the I would like the
newsletter to be a place people can find all the important information they need during
trekking .
If you have a blog or take photos during treks you can send me the links and we will
share your joys with people in the offline world via our free newsletter .
Enjoy Nature and Happy New Year !
Regards
Navin

Hikers Newsletter www.mumbaihikers.com Vol 1,Issue 1 Page No 1

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My first Mumbai Pune Cycling Trip
- By Nachiket Marathe

I started cycling 7 months ago. I invested almost all of my weekends post monsoon in
cycling. First I participated in Cyclothon which was held somewhere in April. I had
borrowed my friend's cycle - Hercules Sport (18 geared). I was cycling after a gap of
around 15 years. I saw many good cycles during the cyclothon event. I decided buy one
without worrying much on budget. Started my research & purchased Hybrid bike -
Schwinn Sporterra Comp. The bike comes with Disc breaks. Then cycling was stopped
during the monsoon.
I thought yes, I am now fit for attempting Mumbai - Pune. I took leave from work on
Friday 18th November & decided to go to Pune on that day. I was lucky to get a senior
companion Mohinder Singh Bharaj who has done all the BRMs before. I didn't want to
take any chances so decided to leave at 3 AM in the morning. I didn't want to climb the
Ghat when it was hot.


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Well, I was 8 minutes late & started at 3.08 AM from Vile Parle. My parents came by
car just to see who is my companion & to be my guard against barking & chasing dogs.
It was indeed helpful. There were many occasions where dogs started chasing me & I
was saved as my dad started honking. Finally I reached Chembur / Deonar (Telecom
Factory) & met Mohinderji. My dad had a word with him & we were off to Pune & my
parents were off to bed.
We started journey very nicely. We chit chatted & reached Khopoli at 7 AM. It was a
good time. Had chai & Misal Pav. We started at 7.40 AM. Then the so called testing
time came! Ghat section started. I was riding on lowest gear. I actually did not have any
intention to do it non stop. I was going to take as many breaks as possible. Only one
thing I have decided. I am going to ride till the point I am able to control my breathing. I
had purposely decided not to stop even if my knees start paining. Because that is
superficial pain. It vanishes after rest. But breathlessness kills yourmomentum. And
guess what? I was able to control my breathing even after the Ghat section ended! Yes I
did non-stop in my first attempt.
Well Ghat ended at 9.05 AM. Mohinderji exclaimed "Kidhar gaya Ghat, Khatam ho
gaya!". I thought wow! We again took halt little outskirts of Lonavala. It was 9.20 AM.
We again had some food. Pune was 65 Kms. We started. Lonavala till Kamshet Ghat is
around 10-12 Kms & nice flat road. But!! We were riding against wind. No joy of riding
on flat even after climbing the mighty Ghat. I was riding 3 X 6 or 3 X 7 combination.

But couldn't manage to make it more than 22 Kms/hr. Then came Kamshet Ghat. I was
again riding on lowest gear but my moral was very high since I climbed bhor Ghat
without stopping. Time was passing. Didn't understand when it was 11.30 AM. At Dehu
Road Mohinderji was waiting for me. From Dehu road one way goes to Pimpri & other
way goes to Wakad & then to Chandni chowk. I had a glass of sugar cane juice.
Mohinderji told me that he will leave now. It was cool. He had to participate in the BRM
200 (Pune - Panchgani - Pune) very next day.


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My knees started paining. My Reli-spray was empty. I was carrying empty spray with
me. My butts were paining too. I was standing & riding from time to time. Surprisingly
there is not a single medical shopadjacentto NH 4. Then came Baner at around 1.30 PM.
I went in the city. Found a medical shop. Purchased a spray. Used it. took halt near
Medical shop for some time. Did some stretching. I don't know if it worked but guess
psychologically it did!! I was not in position to understand much. I had decided that I
should at least make it till Pune within less than 12 hours. and after this incident I
thought let it be. Doesn't matter even if I reach in 12 hours 15 minutes or 12 & half
hours. Rode few Kms. Again stopped at some Neera centre. Had Neera. I got a call from
Mohinderji. He told me he has freshen up & now he is having lunch. I said great. I
thanked him & wished him success for the BRM 200.

Started. Then finally came Chandni chowk & I saw the downhill of Poud Road. Saw the
clock. It was 2.53 PM. I got some energy. Thought yes it is possible to make Pune
before 3.08 PM. I forgot my knee pain. sprinted. Reached Nalstop (My Pune Home) at
3.03 PM!! I did it.
Statistics (by Sigma BC 1609) :-
Total Distance - 168 Kms.
Total time - Close to 12 hours
Riding time - 9 hours 35 minutes (Nearly 80% of the total time)
Average speed - 18 Kms/Hour
Max Speed - 49 Kms/hour


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Learning's:-
When you are undergoing some venture make sure you at least have filled Reli-spray!
Though planning & execution are two sides of one coin, former is more vital than the
latter.
Dikhawe pe naa jao, Apni akal Ladao! One should definitely listen to others advises,
opinions & experiences. But should not base one's opinions on that.
Bhor Ghat is much over-rated. If one wants to attempt it first time make sure you start
early.
Conquering Bhor Ghat isn't end! Pune is far far ahead from it. So there is absolutely
nothing to celebrate when you finish climbing Bhor Ghat.
Mumbai - Lonavala - Mumbai (Same day) will definitely be a good choice to spend your
holiday!
Though I did Bhor Ghat non stop in my first attempt, I will never under estimate it.
There are actually many factors involved. Weather is the key & start time from Mumbai
will definitely play an important role while climbing the Bhor Ghat.
As every individual is unique, every Ghat is unique.
Tarmac of NH 4 is a great. (Except the fact that no medical shops nearby). Don't
blameold things when you have got new ones!
Nachiket Marathe
http://cyclists.in/profile/NachiketMarathe

PS: I am very thankful to all the cyclist community whose indirect support is always
with me. Without them it wouldn't have been possible.


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HYBRID TREKKERS 1st anniversary Independence Day trek to RAJGAD 2011
by Omkar Juvekar

Yet another trek this monsoon season & this time a rather special one. It was our first
overnight trek & that too on the day of our 1 st anniversary. Independence Day trek
to RAJGAD was our dream trek & we all were eagerly waiting for it. The journey being a long
one we decided to leave the bus at night only. The excitement began even before the trek
started when we lost our way in the darkness at around 4.30 a.m. Finding our way back
through the narrow village lanes & taking much needed help from some awaken villagers, we
reached our destination finally-Gunjavane (base village). Quickly getting ourselves
freshened, we all got charged up for the real excitement to begin.
The trend of loosing our way continued even in the trek when we took a longer route instead
of the simpler path. This time we hardly had any fresher along with us. So the regular
‘constant encouraging’ part was being missed. But we had a very diverse team on board right
from a 9th std. girl to a 58 yr old professional trekker. Rajgad is a photographer’s delight with
all its greenery & misty atmosphere especially in the monsoon. So the shutterbugs just


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wouldn’t stop. Especially the view of ‘Suvela Machi’ from our 1st halt spot is simply breath
taking.
We entered the fort through ‘Chordarwaja’ after an exciting 10 min. climb through rocky
patch at the final frontier. People from the last batch were given a grand welcome in
the Padmavati temple. A small tea break of 15-20 min. & all were again geared up to march
towards Suvela Machi. It began with a photo shoot at the Sadar, where the strong cold wind
was just blowing us apart. A brief walk through the misty, cloudy atmosphere brought us to
theNedha. This was the best & the most exciting part of the trek. ‘Nedha’- a small cavity few
feets above- provided that much needed challenge. Not everyone climbed it but those who
did had their trek worth. Some cotrekkers also went ahead to see the entire Suvela Machi
while some hungry trekkers just wanted to come back to Padmavati.
When we came back to temple, it was almost full. We had to drop our visit to Sanjeevni
Machi right there & by the time we finished our lunch, we had to take that tough decision to
abort the trek. This was not what we had planned & before the situation would go out of
control we had begun our descend. It was a rather disappointing end to our dream trek but
that one hour spent in the waterfall in the evening just made up for the loss. Apart from
Nedha, this waterfall had brought smile on everyone’s face.
The evening & night was spent in the temple at the base listening to some of the ghost stories
which were rather hilarious instead of being scary. The next fresh morning began with the flag
hoisting ceremony conducted in the village school. A feeling of pride for nation gripped all of
us as we stood saluting our tricolor singing our National anthem. Morning breakfast was
followed by a surprise gift for all. We distributed our badges to celebrate our one year
completion. A group photo & we all left Rajgad with a promise to come back again & conquer
it entirely.
On our way back, we went to The Rajiv Gandhi National Park, atKatraj. It was a nice
relaxing walk in the zoo watching all different types of animals & reptiles. I am sure everyone
loved this part of the trek also. As always the return journey was a smooth & quick one back
to Ruia College.
At the end of the day, the dream had come to an end with many more memories to cherish
upon. But now its time to see more dreams ahead. It’s been one eventful year for HYBRID
TREKKERS & the journey has just begun. Here we thank all our trekkers for their active
support for all our events.
“Bulanda hauslon se shuru hua hain ye karavaan,
Apni manzil ki ore badh raha hain ye kafila,
Musafir to bahut jud gaye iss rah par hamare,
Unko bhi yaadon mein samette chal raha hain manchala”
HAPPY TREKKING


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V.A.S.K.O.

http://hybridtrekkers.blogspot.com

Alibaug Trip - Khanderi Fort and Undheri Fort
- By Merwyn Rodrigues

A visit to the forts at Alibag had been on my agenda for a long time. But somehow,
something or the other kept coming in the way, and my visit to this sleepy beach town
kept getting put off.

So then I finally sat down to do some research on the Internet and, armed with whatever
information I could gather, made plans to go to Alibag. Nimish and Darshan, who had
accompanied me on my visit to Lohagad Fort and Bhaje Caves earlier, and Niket and
Piyush, both first-time trekkers, agreed to accompany me on my visit to these forts.

Boat to Undheri and Khanderi fort from
Thal


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We boarded the first ferry of the day, the 6.15 am ferry from The Gateway of India to
Mandwa. These ferries ply at regular intervals during the day.

Alibag can be reached both by road and water. Travelling by sea is faster and cheaper.
The price of a one-way ticket is Rs 65 (inclusive of the ferry service from Gateway to
Mandwa and the bus service from Mandwa to Alibag). By road Alibag is 35 km away
from Mumbai and with the rising price of fuel, it’s an expensive way to travel.

It took us around 1½ hrs to reach Mandwa jetty. From there we boarded a bus to Alibag.
After around 30 minutes, we reached Alibag where we had a few refreshments. Our plan
was to visit Khanderi and Undheri forts which are located in Thal, 7 km away from
Alibag.

Khanderi Fort
Alibag is home to many beautiful beaches and forts; the town was developed by Kanhoji
Angre, a Maratha warrior, in the 17th century.

We boarded a tum tum. The best part about the tum tum is that you need to pay Rs 10
per seat regardless of the distance. Readers, please do not go for a private tum tum
because they are very expensive. When we approached a private tum tum, he quoted a
fare of Rs 500. Instead of going for a private tum tum, it is better to share a tum tum.


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We decided to carry with us beer bottles from a local wine shop. Surely it would be a
good idea to have chilled beer at one of the sea forts.

Fortification of Khanderi Fort
We got in touch with a person named Ashwin who had made arrangements for a boat to
take us around as Khanderi and Undheri are sea forts. Ashwin's contact details are easily
available online on a few sites providing information on Alibag. Please make sure that
you negotiate the rates well in advance with him because the rates rise as the day of the
trek nears. We had negotiated for Rs 1100 to take us to Khanderi and Undheri Forts.


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It is also advisable to go as a group to see these forts as the cost of the boat trip is more
than Rs 1000 plus. The more is indeed the merrier in this case as you can divide the cost
of the trip.

Cannons on the fort
By the time we reached the boat, our beer bottles had grown warm. We should have
known chilled beer wouldn’t stay chilled. But there was nothing to do but have warm
beer.

We didn’t come across any hotels here. So do carry food and water. We carried ours.

We boarded the boat at Thal. This is a quiet fishing village with a very silent life.
Thal does not look like a fort today. Maybe at some point in the past it must have looked
like one. The fishing village is based here and the fisherfolk lay out their fish to dry on
the small walls of the fort. No boundaries can be located on this fort as it is inhabited by
the local people. There is not much to see here.


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Light House on the Fort
At Thal, we could see Undheri Fort and Khanderi Fort in the distance. So we set out to
see these forts in the motor boat provided by Ashwin.

It took us around 30 minutes to reach Khanderi fort. On the way we passed Undheri Fort
but we could not land there as there was no jetty on the fort. It was literally a sea view of
a different kind for us. Undheri Fort is small as compared to Khanderi Fort. Though in
ruins, the walls of the fort are in very good condition.

Khanderi Fort has a jetty where we landed. The walls of this fort have been defaced by
the kind of losers who should be locked up and never allowed within 100 metres of any
heritage site. Some people don’t have sense. They just know how to dirty nature around
them.

Helipad on the fort


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There are a lot of interesting things to see on this fort. For instance, there is a temple
with a huge white heart shaped stone; this temple was built sometime in the 17th
century. Till date prayers are offered at this temple. We saw a lamp burning inside its
premises.

The best way to see the fort is by walking along the walls. There are two water tanks on
this fort and a lighthouse. One of the water tanks is very close to the sea at a distance of
hardly 20 feet, and yet it supplies fresh drinking water to the caretakers of the
lighthouse. I pondered over how the water could be so sweet despite being surrounded
by salt water.
The cannons on this fort had my attention. This was the first time in my trekking history
that I had seen a complete cannon mounted on wheels.

Stone which makes a bell sound
What a sight it presented! Even though it was quite rusted, it still commanded awe. I
shot a few pictures there.

We then decided to go see the lighthouse situated on the topmost part of the island.

Although this fort was built by Shivaji in the 17th century, the lighthouse was built by
the British in 1852 after they conquered the fort. It was thrown open to the sea in 1853. I
had a small chat with the caretaker of the lighthouse. His name was Nitin Pawar and he
gave me a lot of valuable information.


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Undheri Fort

The lighthouse, he said, stands 48 feet tall and provides signals to the distant ships in the
sea. The entire mechanism of the lighthouse was imported from Germany. The old
mechanism was later replaced by the modern mechanism around two years ago.

The lighthouse functions at a speed of 3 RPM (revolutions per minute) and the light is
thrown all around at a radius of 40 km. If you are on a ship 40 km away, you will see the
light blinking.

We began a slow tour of the lighthouse. The caretaker told us that if we were to walk
down a little, we would find a huge stone with metallic properties. We decided to go and
see this amazing stone.


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Entrance to Undheri Fort
The caretaker also pointed out a small pad on one of the bastions of the fort. It was a
landing point for helicopters, he said. The Navy, Army and Airforce personnel often
paid them a visit and when they did, they parked their helicopters there.

We all took turns throwing small pebbles at the huge stone that the caretaker had told us
about. It gave us a childish thrill to hear it ring out loud like a bell. What a great way to
intimate the inmates of the fort about the approach of an enemy! Truly amazing.

After that, we decided to head back to Thal. This time we were able to see Undheri Fort
a little closer.


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Fortification of Undheri Fort

By the time we reached Thal, it was already 2.30 in the afternoon. We figured that it was
better to head home. We boarded a ferry to Mumbai.


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Khanderi and Undheri Fort in a distance
from Thal

On the ferry Darshan, Nimish and Niket started feeding the seagulls that were following
us. Believe me, these birds can do anything for food. After having their full, they
stopped following us. I don’t know if that was because they had had their fill or if it was
because they did not want to step into unknown territory.

Finally onshore at The Gateway of India, we clicked a few pictures and called it a day.
Read More Trip Stories by Merwyn on http://merwynsrucksack.blogspot.com


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Dhak Baheri Trek
-- by Aashish Chawla

Friends very often it happens that we are waiting for a release of a big film and we are very
excited about the same..brimming with high level of expectations but generally after we see
the film most of the time the expectations exceeds the actual things and we are left feeling high
and dry full of disappointment. However in case of Dhak Baheri Trek I want to confess that
this trek superseded all my lofty expectations. I got more than what I could have dreamt of.

To cut the long story short Dhak Baheri Trek was perhaps the best Trek that I did till now.

It was the most Frightening,Daring,Adventurous, Dangerous and Endurance testing trek
done by me !!!!

27th Nov,2011. Morning 3.00am


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My medicines !!!!

The alarm clock was screaming at the top of my brain and my body was aching due to the viral
flu that I was suffering from.I had to make a choice either I stay in bed, take my medicine and
enjoy Sunday afternoon nap

OR


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Call of Wilderness
on the other hand listen to the call of wilderness which was pulling me towards itself.....that
eternal thirst of nature which simply doesn't seems to get quenched and leave me standing on
the brink of indecision. But as usual the heart wins and I end up slinging my bag over my
shoulder, popped a pill of crocin and multivitamin and off was I on my way to Dadar Station to
catch Indrayani Express to Lonavala....

Dhak Baheri Trek here I come ...!!!


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Nikhil..My buddy
Standing at Dadar station waiting for Indrayani Express I was getting worried that
my friend Nikhil who was suppose to join me hasn't yet turned up. Nikhil to me is
someone like Dr Watson was to Sherlock Holmes.Always a good friend to have with
you.I called up Nikhil to enquire as to where have he reached he replied "buddy I
am on my way,train me hoon bandra cross kar raha hoon" I checked the time it
was 5.35am. few minutes passed I again checked time it was

5.42a.m "Nikhil Kider !!!" Nikhil replied "Chill Matunga cross kar raha hoon will be soon
in dadar"

5.45am : Called Nikhil again "where" Nikhil replied "tension maat le I have reached
Dadar ,stairs chad raha hoon...

5.52am The train arrives I shouted in the phone "Nikhil Gadi aa gayi hai..." he replied "arre
central side aa gaya hoon

5.53 I was in the train and the trains moved I panicked !! I knew my dear friend has missed the
train...and as they say in invitation ...missed the trek too.!!!!

5.55 am. Dejectedly I called nikhil "abbe saale late ho gaya na... kya tere liye chain pulling
karu train rokne ke liye' nikhil replied "dude I made it ..train to pakad li...lekin reserved


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compartment me hoon...thane me change karke ke tere paas aata hoon."

So the script was written in a thrilling way for this thrilling trek!!!!

Lonawala Station

Lonawala Station
Our train Indrayani express reached Lonawala at 8.00am and from here we were to catch local
train to Kamshet. We hopped from one platform to another to catch the local.


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Pune local was quite empty still Nikhil and I preferred the foot board we had good steaming hot
tea with equally hot batata wadas.

View of Kamshet Station
Kamshet station
Kamshet station is hardly 2 stops away from Lonawala.It is a small station with a beautiful
river flowing along the station on western side. We all started walking on the eastern side of the
station to catch the ST bus. The ST bus stop was hardly 5 minutes walkable distance from the
station. We all boarded 9.00am ST bus to Jambivali .


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Village ST bus...note the smashed wind shield
ST bus Journey from Khamset to Jambivali Village
Our ST bus just like most village ST bus was old rickety and creaky with a icing on the cake
by the way of broken wind shield . The journey was full of bumpy ride but made enjoyable by
beautiful mountain ranges on the both side of the road , goan ka phan ghat ,
an occasional glimpses of a dam and a river the name of which I could not gather. We reached
Jambivali in 1 hour time.


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Beautiful view along the route to Jambivali Village


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goan ka phan ghat


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enchanting views on the way to Jambivali
Jambivali Village:
We reached Jambivali Village at 10 am. We had introduction and instruction round. I must add
here that I was very happy to be among the company of very experienced trekker. V Rangers
were the organiser Ananda, Sudhir , Sandeep had done this trek several times earlier so
mentally I was assured that I am in safe hands.


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Gang is all set for the Trek

The Treks Starts:


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Trek is on !!!


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mesmerizing views on the way


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10.15 am our trek started . Initially it was a gradual walk for about an hour through the fields
and shrubs then slowly we were in incline gear walking on the rocky patches the scenery along
the trek route was something straight out of story book such mesmerising peaks, lovely breeze,
enchanting valley below.


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.some superb rocky peaks you name it and it was there. At times Ananda has to literally pull us
away because we were all busy capturing nature on our lenses.I pleaded to Ananda "Kya kare
dost yeh nazare itne zabardaast hai ki yeh dil mange more..."


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Rocky portion

We kept walking for more than 1.45 minutes through the canopy of trees that even during the
day time you get the feeling that it is evening,jungle patch,descent,ascent,rocky boulders cow
shit and many other unexplored shit we came across all possible things enroute.

We moved ahead till we came to a point where we saw two mountains kind of over lapping
each other making a crevice. We stopped there was a moment to catch our breath.


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V shaped way between two mountains and most of us were getting down in a sitting position

Ananda then instructed us that we will now have to walk through this crevice to the bottom on
the other side. we all slowly moved forward from this point the wind that was blowing was
very wild as if it wanted to blow us away but somehow sitting down and moving cautious we
made our descent here as standing option was not possible due to this windy situation.


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making our way cautiously
This whole section was nothing but a kind of V and through this V we could see the sky and
the valley on the other side. We made our descent for about 30 to 40 feets total rocky patch
and when I reached the bottom of the patch what I saw almost made me make the
statementoh! what the F...


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the deep valley below

Below the last section there was hardly any ground underneath and you get to
viewsomething like the above picture and on the right hand side there was this mammoth
rocky mountain and in the distance I could see small figures of trekkers making a literally 90
degree climb...my heart came into my mouth "boss meri toh puri tarah fhat gayi !!! Kon
Kambakt bolta hai ki darr ke aage jeet hai...abhi to aisa lag raha tha ki dar ke aage bada
darr hai !!! Ek time toh socha yaar ghar walo ne trek karne ke liye beja hai na ki suicide
karne ke liye !!! My God kya karoo !!! Aaj toh bara ke bav gaya Aashish tu....


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narrow passage on the right side

But Yeh Saala Dil bahut shaitan hai...Fhasa deta hai, Marva deta hai... Bola abbe Fattu
aaghe baad ...Tujhe maloom tha tu kahaan per trek karne ja raha hai.(This heart
is incorrigible as it always gets you in a troubled spot...makes you inch forward saying you
knew what you were getting into)

Once the mind was made up then nothing could stop me now ....even though I was feeling
feverish i said move buddy and like a seasonal trekker I jumped into the fray. how could I deny
myself the lifetime experience of walking on the edge of the


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Slip from here and you are a past tense

mountain...with a perquisite of a slip here and you are nowhere.


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Slip from here and you are a past tense
Slowly we all started moving along the edge of the cliff it was just 2 feet wide path which
moving forward ends at the extreme rocky patch the highlight of this trek a horizontal move of
of around 80feets with a space to hardly keep your foot in the grove on rock.one could keep
one feet at a time and trekkers have to move in single file. one has to be very careful because a
slip can prove to be a very costly slip. one can lose his life too !!!! I could see people with feet
trembling as they were moving along the cracks of rock. however my mind was made .."Ab
chahe sar foote ya matta tum toh bindass rahege....Dil par hhaat rakha aur zoor se bhola All
izz well!!!"


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Kon bola darr ke aage jeet hai

after covering a horizontal stretch next comes vertical climb of nearly 90degree someone
behind me shouted aloud "saala ek musibat jaati nahi ki doosri sar par khadi hai" I wanted
to tell him very much "Beta is ke aage aur badi musibat khadi hai tyar hoja" because just
you complete this vertical climb then you see a long rope hanging in front of you and one must
be ready for circus like activity,


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Circus rope trick
"ek hath rassi se pakado,paer baju me tree ka branch hai usme rakho aur left hand se same
branch ka help lekar upar aa ja ooo.... Paas khade bunder bi hum par huns rahe the ki yeh
log hamari harkate kyo kar rahe hai....( hold rope with right hand,put your feet on the tree
branch,hold the upper branch with left hand and pull yourself up...seeing this the monkeys too
were laughing on wondering why we are aping the ape...)


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Bander bi hamare maje le raha tha!!!

I very much wanted to do this rock patch without the rope but sudhir scolded me from the top.
Must be thinking over-smart ban raha hai but the problem was that I don't get the chance to do
this dare devil act everyday( upar se me local train me travel bi nahi karta...toh koi chance hi
nahi ) aur us ke upar se 127 hours movie dekh kar aaya tha...fulltoo inspired tha......

Anyway after completing all this acrobatics We reached the top. It was a cave dived into
two major section. First part had 2 water tank.How I wish my dear trekker understand that we
all drink from this tank so they must try to keep it clean. I was very disappointed to
see cooking utensils lying at the bottom.There was also a small make shift temple. second part
of the caves had small sub section . View from here is breathtaking...


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Breath taking View from the top
We all had lunch in the caves few of our friends decided to catch up with a nap at the top,with
a break of over I/2 hour we were all ready for the descent. Same rocky patch same 90 degree all
over again Sab ki aachi fati....photo me pose dene ko bi dar lag raha tha...so bola bhai
camera rakho jaisa bi latka honga photo nikal lena...aage bhagwan malik... one look down
in the valley aur apke hosh gul man !!!! somehow we crossed the whole section again for me
it was was double bonanza daring act plus style mar mar ke photo lene ki opportunity..(andar
se kya halat thi woh mere ko hi maloom tha...)


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andar se Darr lag raha ha phir bi pose mar raha hoon

The daring and the thrilling part behind us we moved forward for the final descent towards
wadhap village. From here onward it was the turn of endurance part...Chal chal ke waat lag
gayi descending to wadhap village was no easy task. You will ask why ? well the reason is that
there was no proper defined route lots of thickets all around, diverse footfall trails in other
words plenty of options by which you can lose your way and get stranded ek point per apne
sath bi aisa hi hua...rahul aage gana sunte sunte jungle me ghus gaya and we were


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subsequently told that we are on lost path.Worst thing was that the sun was setting on the
horizon and if if dont get out fast then we will also have to negotiate darkness Dil toh chila
chila kar bol raha tha Bhaag bhaag DK bose agar time par pahuncha hai to....

returning to base is always a task


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Chal chal ke waat lag gayi!!!!

Somehow we all bravely negotiated the steep slopes, wayward route and over looming
darkness to come to Wadhap village as a victorious lot.


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looming darkness

I want to thank Ananda, Sudhir and Sandeep from Vranger for managing this trek so well.


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Thanks to all my co trekker ..Aashish Chawla

Read more of Aashish Chawla's adventures on http://chawlaaashish.blogspot.com


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Sandhan Valley - Ratangad - Kaladgad - Harishchandragad trek
- by Nilesh Patil

This was a long weekend. and I just wanted to be out for a long trek. So I planned for
this cross country trek.
After I had done Ratangad, ones in the rains and Harishchandragad many times via a
few of its many routes, and heard a lot of things about the cross country trek between
these two (from Prasad), I was very eager to do this trek.

Accordingly, the plannings were done, and the publicity was done on Orkut hardly 3-4
days before the plan execution. I expected 10 ppl including the coordinators for this trek.
and received 12 names for the plan. whereas only 9 turned up at the last moment.

It was me, Prasad(Pashi), Vikram(Langdya) and Priti, Saurabh Thakrey, Parag, Amit,
Pragat, and Saurabh Vishwas. all starting on 23rdmorning from my place at Thane.

Day 1, 23rd Jan '09:

We met in the very first Kasara local.

Prasad had other plans too. he wanted to explore the other route till Samrad valley as
well.

So he got down at Asangaon with Vikram, and heeded towards Dolkhamb to extend his
trek from Dehne to Samrad via Karoli ghat.

Meanwhile the other 6 carried forward their journey till Kasara (by local), then Shendi
(by ST bus) and finally till Samrad village (by private jeep). We reached here by 10 am
and rested till 12. Further we descended the Sandhan valley till its mid and climbed back
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This was my first visit to Samrad valley. I had heard many things about this valley from
Priti. But whatever I had heard about its beauty was too less. I liked the valley more than
any other trekking spot that I had ever visited. The valley is a beauty. And one needs to
cross a patch through the chilling water, around 4-5 ft deep to explore the valley. No
escaping the waters over here.

We visited the valley, explored it, had our lunch in the valley itself, and climbed back
the valley.

Meanwhile Prasad and Vikram completed their trek through Karoli ghat and reached
Samrad village by 3. Vikram was a bit disappointed to see only 4 feet water and that too
only in 6 feet wide area. He had plans to swim, but couldn't.

Later, we stayed in a school at Samrad village and had our dinner at Yashwant's place.
Had campfire, star gazing and songs and fun till 11.30 pm, our bed time.

Day 2, 24th Jan '09:

This was the day when we made blunders. The actual plans were to climb Ratangad,
explore it, get down by the other route, cross the Katrabai jungles, and reach Kumshet
village. This was very hectic to execute, and therefore we had to start early. We started
our day with the morning tea at 6.30 am, and then started for Ratangad. The route was
unknown and still we decided to trek without a guide. This was the greatest mistake that
we did on the day; rather the greatest one in the whole trek. We lost the way in the very
beginning and instead of taking the way to Ratangad; we headed towards the BAAN
pinnacle. We found that we were on a wrong track and so decided to climb the col
between the Khutta pinnacle and Ratangad. This col later on got divided into two. Here
we had to split our team- me and Vikram in the right, while Prasad and Priti went
towards the left to find out the way. Meantime, the group rested at the tree shade. After
searching the way for three long hrs, we decided to get back to the group and again


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descend a bit till the water source, where we can have our lunch which we had carried
from Samrad village.

We had our lunch and were about to start our journey back to Samrad and start to
Ratangad with a guide. As we were starting for the same, there came a lady from the
village and directed us to the correct road. We laughed at ourselves, as the correct route
was the one from where we had descended till here.

We gave ourselves one more start to the same route and ascended to Ratangad in next
three hrs. We met a group from Sinnar who stared at us with their mouths wide open to
see us climb through such a difficult route. We were on the top by 4pm. We entered the
fort via the Trimbak Darwaja. Here onwards we explored the fort for 2 more hrs, and
started preparation of our dinner. We had our dinner by 9pm and again decided to
descend the Ratangad through the chimney and Shidi vaat and started for the junction
where the road gets divided, one towards Ratanwadi and the other till Harishchandragad.
We carried on in the Katrabai jungles till 12.15 am and decided to halt in the jungle
itself. This jungle is a great habitat for leopards and other wild animals. So we had two
campfires, one at each side, and decided to stay awake turn by turn. I heard many sounds
of wild boars while I was awake in my allotted time of two hrs (0200-0400).

Day 3, 25th Jan `09

Today we had to reach Pethe-chi- Wadi and visit Kaladgad. We started at 7.30 am and
moved towards the Katrabai pass. I had heard many things about this jungle from
experienced trekkers. "This is very difficult route, very confusing, etc., etc." But found it
very easy and well marked. However it had some patches where one can get lost. But
not many. We walked for an hr or so and then halted for tea at a place where we can get
water, enough for drinking, preparation of tea and washing utensils. We were having tea
when we heard a call from two trekkers who had lost their way in the Katrabai jungle.


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Helped them to the right way and started with our trek further.

We crossed the Katrabai patch by 12 and descended the pass by 1 pm. Here we met a
villager "Patil mama", where we had hurda, while Prasad had a short nap and missed the
fun. We started from here and reached the Kumshet village in next one hour. Here we
tasted some honey from the villagers. Myself and Priti bought one bottle each. And then
we started our journey further to Pethe-chi-Wadi.

While walking till Pethe-chi -Wadi, we came across the Mula River, and wasted 2-3 hrs
in swimming and playing in the water. This was the most enjoyable time for me in the
whole trek. We started from here and reached Pethe-chi-Wadi by 5.30 pm. It was late to
start for Kaladgad. But still we started from the Wadi and visited the fort. we reached the
top right for the sunset scene. This fort provides an awesome view of the surrounding
area. The sunset from here was one of the best ones that I had ever seen. We descended
back to the Wadi by 7 pm. Decided to stay in a mandir for the night. The menu was
Maggie and Pohe. And again the campfire was the way to fun and songs. And went to
sleep by 11.

Day 4, 26th Jan '09

This was the worst day of my life.

We had enquired about the first bus from Pethe-chi-Wadi to Pachnai a day before and
came to know that there is a bus which starts at 6.00 am. We got up at 5.15 to get a hold
on the same. But the driver amazed us by saying that the bus would be off by 5.30 as it
is Republic day and therefore the day starts half an hour earlier. We were therefore
forced to pack our bags in 15 mins and rush towards the bus. This made me and the
other coordinators sleep in the bus. I had asked the conductor to let us know when we
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The conductor forgot to do so and we realised this after we had crossed 12 kms after
Pachnai, in some other village named `Lavhale'. We then got down at Lavhale and
enquired about the route till Pachnai or towards Harishchandragad. Here we came to
know about this new route till the top of Harishchandragad. This route is called as `Tata'
chi vaat (way from the border). I had never even heard about this route from Lavhale
village and so we decided not to go back to Pachnai and discover this new route. We had
our tea in the Lavhale village, attended the republic day function and the flag hoisting
event, and then started for Harishchandragad.

The reason I said this was the worst day in my trekking life lies further. I had severe
back pain from a month before this trek, and was asked to rest and no treks for 2 month.
And still I was on a trek; and that too for a 4-day long cross-country trek, with a bag
weighing around 18-20 kg. I was a bit exhausted and also was in no mood to climb
Harishchandragad, as I was aware of what would be the conditions on the fort after a
long weekend. So I, with Priti and Saurabh decided to trek till Tolar Khind and further
till Khireshwar to arrange for food. Whereas Prasad and Vikram led the group till the top
of the fort, and then till Kokan Kada and back to Khireshwar.

We waited at Aishwarya hotel at Khireshwar and also arranged for our lunch over there.
The time I spent at the hotel till the remaining group joined us, I came across a few
people who climbed down from Harishchandragad. Being an MBA student for
marketing, I was taught to keenly observe your customers before dealing with them.
And I keep on practising this every now and then. I observed these people and was
listening to their conversation. and I found many of them had been to the fort just for the
sake of enjoyment. Some didn't reach the top and had quit the trek. Some went till the


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caves, some were unaware of Taramati, and I was amazed when I met a group who was
unaware about Kokan Kada, and even more when I found a person hadn't been to
Ganesh Guha. The nearby villages were renamed by these people as Panchai and Rujar,
and so on. A group saw the map of the fort at the hotel and discovered that the Nali chi
Vaat route starts right next to the Ganesh Guha. I felt bad to hear these experiences but
then wasn't in a mood to tell them the originality, as they were in tons, and rather they
weren't trekkers but picnickers, who were there for enjoyment and not for knowing the
fort.

At 3.15pm Prasad and the team came back. They told us about what they had
experienced on the fort. According to the info from Tukaram and Badrinath (these are
the people who stay on the fort during the weekends); the fort was visited by more than
1000 people this weekend, and only nali chi vaat had seen 113 people on sat itself. There
was garbage lying all over on the fort, mainly plastic, papers and empty liquor bottles. I
felt very bad to hear all this but then was happy that I didn't go and experience the fort in
this condition.

We had lunch at the hotel and then started our journey back to home. The half an hour
journey on the top of the jeep from Khireshwar to Khubi Phata was like a strawberry on
the cake (as I like strawberries more than cherries.).

The jeep went to Mhad (not the Ganesh mandir wala Mhad). This is hardly 7-8 kms
from Khubi Phata towards Junnar. And then we realised that Amit has left his back in
the jeep itself. After thinking what to do now, we decided to move on without the back.
We started walking towards Kalyan side till the hotel where the buses normally halt. We
walked for 15-20 min, and saw the jeep returning to Khireshwar. A few choruses from
us were all that was needed to stop the jeep. Amit and Prasad ran till the jeep and
collected the bag.

We now were waiting at the hotel for last 30 minutes. But no bus or truck till Kalyan
halted for us. At last a truck came and we were very delighted to know that it is going
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We got into the truck and were our journey towards home. This was more spacious and
comfortable journey than by any bus. Again the songs and trekking experiences
accompanied us till Ulhasnagar. We took 9.05pm local to CST and I was at home by
10.15 pm Sunday.

Monday se again the boring routine.

Nilesh Patil is the founder of the trekking Group Trek Mates .
Read More of the Trek Mates Experiences on http://trekmatesdiary.blogspot.com

Trekking Groups in Mumbai

1) Aasamant Group - Borivali
C/O A-13, Ankur Palace,
Shimpoli Road,
Borivali (West),
Mumbai 400 092,
Akshay Mulye
Mob. No. +919819212975 /
Vaibhav Bhosle
Mob. No. +919892000782
Email ID. info@aasamant.com
http://www.aasamant.com/


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BAAN Hikers - Thane
602, Ashtavinayak Darshan,
Tekdi Bunglow,
Panchpakhadi,Thane (w)
Contact Numbers
Lalit Rane:- 9967408351
Divakar Satam:- 9821325547
Alok Maduskar:-9869046130 / 9773167363
Malhar Kulkarni:- 9869481939
Siddhesh Joshi:- 9969278594

http://www.baanhikers.com/
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_115042067270

Below Banyan - Goregaon
Sumit Singhania
Address : 250, Master Mind 1, Royal Palms, Aarey Colony, Goregaon (E),
Mumbai - 400 065. India
Tel : +91 22 2879 0376
Email : trips@belowbanyan.com
Website : www.belowbanyan.com
http://www.facebook.com/groups/120081428084996/

Chakram Hikers - Mulund
302 A, Shivanand Society,
Next to Wamanrao Muranjan High school,
Sant Ramdas Marg, Mulund (E), Mumbai - 400 081
Office Time : Every day between 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm


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Phone : (022) 2163 6663
Sudeep Barve, Secretary - 98693 55982
Email : info@chakramhikers.com
http://www.chakramhikers.com/

Durgasakha - Thane
Abhijeet kale :- 9920241183
Makarand Ketkar:- 09869222799
www.durgasakha.co.nr
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=293867008788

Escapades India - Matunga
202,Saroj Apartments
2'nd Floor, C/O Spark Developers
Nathalal Parekh Marg, Opp Gujarati Club
Matunga, Mumbai - 400019
Mr Parag Gandhi
Tel Nos - 9820277797
E-mail - info@escapadesindia.com
Website – http://www.escapadesindia.com

Green Carpet - The Nature Club
Mangesh Halbe : 9920 246 746
Sagar Shende : 9920 850 066


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http://greencarpetclub.blogspot.com/

GIRIVIHAR - Dadar
Mr. Dilip Lagu
C/O Lagu Bandhu Motiwale Pvt. Ltd.
C-102, Kohinoor Apts,
N. C. Kelkar Road,Dadar - West
Mumbai 400 028
Tel : 022-24227726, 24229152,
Fax: 022-24315597
http://girivihar.org

Himsahayadri Trekkers - Thane
4/104 Suman Co.op hsg. Soc.,
Suman Complex, Virar (W),
Thane 401303.
Maharashtra,
India.
Reg.No. : MH/559/09/THANE
Mail us at: contact@himsahyadri.com
http://himsahyadri.com/


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Hybrid Trekkers

VIRAJ TAVSALKAR(9167473787)
ABHIJIT BIRJE(8980902997)
SUYOG LOHAR(9664365804)
KAUSTUBH PADWAL(9930251468)
OMKAR JUVEKAR(9969723706).
We call it `TEAM VASKO' according to our initials.
Email hybridtrekkers@gmail.com.
Blog http://hybridtrekkers.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hybrid-Trekkers/129348270444771

Jumpstart Mumbai
Contact us:
Akul Tripathi - 98197 26688
Dhiren Talpade - 96197 93983
Ryan Thomas - 99202 63810
BBM - 21630AC8
http://www.facebook.com/jumpstart.mumbai

Jungle Lore

Head Office
Block 11, Pankaj Co-operative Housing Society,
T. H. Kataria Marg, Next to Lokmanya School,
Zariwala Compund, Mahim, Mumbai - 400016

Kaustubh Upadhye: 998 712 6233
Gaurav Athalye: 983 324 6740


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Email: junglelore@gmail.com
http://www.junglelore.net/index.php
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jungle-Lore/108200899225924

Kalpavihar Adventure
Vaishali G. Desai
Phone :- 9525-02401812
Mobile :- 9820684723
Email :- kalapavihar@yahoo.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kalpavihar-Adventure/111149755609429

Keen Venturers & trekkers - Navi Mumbai
Kanwar Singh 9619262722/9833272744
Vinayak: 9869227389
keenventurers@gmail.com

Nisarga Bhraman
Rohit Nayak: 9167416873
Sameer Patel: 9820972043
Parag Vartak: 9820973705

MERU TREKS & TOURS
DEVENDRA GANDRE


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Phone 9220874847 / 9869112827

Address:-
1/192, Roopwala Terrace,
L.J.Road, Next to Vijaya Bank,
Mahim, Mumbai 400016
Office Time:10:30 am to 08:00 pm. SUNDAY CLOSED
http://www.meru-treks.page.tl/

Nature Knights
M. Asif
Phone: +91-9820239511
email: info@natureknights.net
Timings: 11 am to 7 pm (Monday to Friday)

Address
602 Gods Gift Tower,
Yari Road, Versova,
Andheri West,
Mumbai 400061
http://www.natureknights.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/WWWNATUREKNIGHTSCOM/88142483320

Outdoor Adventure Management
Office Address: A/5,72 RNA broadway avenue, Miraroad E, Thane-401107
http://www.outdooradventures.co.in
Yateen Gharat-(CEO-OAM)-(9820833622)
Sachin Mayekar-(COO-OAM)-(9869360665 / 9769565455)


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Pinnacle Club Mumbai - worli
MOUNTAINEERING CLUB ESTD. 1988 REGD. NO. F 12729 MUMBAI
C/o. Santosh Kalyanpur, 1/12, Shivaji Nagar, Dr. Annie Beasant Road,
Worli, Mumbai-400 030.
Tel: 25282365 Cell: 9869479794
Visit us at: http://www.pinnacleclub.org
E-mail us at: pinnacleclubtracking@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/Pinnacleclub

Shalom Adventures
Name : Miron Joseph
Address :144/4910 Nehru Nagar, Kurla (E). Mumbai 400024.
Mobile No : 9920125528
shalomadventure@gmail.com
http://www.shalomadventures.com

Shikharvedh
JAGADISH GOVIND PATIL
Cell No:- 09869369836
New Avadhut Co. Op. Hsg. Soc.,
Sector - 7, C1 Bldg, 3/4, Sanpada(W),
Navi Mumbai - 400 705, India


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http://shikharvedh.org/

Swachhand
Rushikesh Sakhare: - 09967686828,
Pravin Ghude : 9920404522,
Ganesh Bhopalgade: - 09619669104,
Aditya Mestry
Address
Kokan Nagar, Bhandup West, Mumbai - 400078

Trek Mates India
Mumbai Coordinators:
Manoj Kalwar: 98707 75633
Vikram Singh : 86520 28262
Blogspot: http://trekmates.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_106722756072761&ap=1

Trek O Phy - Girgaon
15/17 Annapurna Niwas, Ground Floor,
Tatya Gharpure Path, Mugbhatt,
T Gharpure Rd, Girgaon, Chowpatty


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Mumbai - 400004.
Maharashtra, India
Tel : 022-2386-3274

Contact For More Info.-
Trek-O-Phy - 0-9969963430
Amol Joshi - 0-9821562075
Gaurav Kelkar - 0-9773586223
Email: trekophy@gmail.com
Website: http://trekophy.blogspot.com/

Trekkingwithbirdy - Nerul - Navi Mumbai
Birdy (V.K. Seth)
Mobile : 89760 03281
Mobile : 9223403281
e-mail: birdyseth@hotmail.com birdy@trekkingwithbirdy.com
Address - Sector 15, Nerul, Navi Mumbai - 400706
http://www.trekkingwithbirdy.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Trekkingwithbirdy/142622162431688

Trek It Easy - Thane
Ganesh Rahate: ph: 9821925488
Kunal Chitnis: ph: 9664247643
Pranav Date :ph: 9773283523
http://www.facebook.com/TREKITEASY
http://www.facebook.com/groups/trekiteasy/

Unnayan - Vasai
Vaibhav Prabhudesai


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Location
B-202, Gruhalaxmi, Sakai Nagar, Umela, Naigaon (West), Vasai, 401202
Email info@unnayan.net
Phone09967534396 & 09967534397
Website http://www.unnayan.net
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Unnayan/214527071899820

VRangers
Shekhar 98192 43836
Nilesh 9819775119.
Sudhir 9702878447.
majorsudhir@gmail.com

Wild Escapes - India
Address : 207, Hanuman Industrial Estate, G.D. Ambekar Road, Wadala, Mumbai - 400
031. INDIA
Tel (INDIA) : +91 - 22 - 6663 5228 / 2412 2030
E-mail : info@wild-escapes.com
http://www.wild-escapes.com/


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Yatrisahyadri
13,Priyadarshini-II,
Shivaji Road Near Atul tower,
Kandivli (W) Mumbai No.400067
Nityanand Naik - 9819818132,
Srikant R. Pillai - 9920305779/7666905040,
http://www.yatrisahyadri.com

YHAI Andheri Unit
Sundeep Gokhale
Telephone: +91 22 26103535 / +91 9820105483 *
Website: www.yhaiandheri.org

YHAI Goregaon Unit
http://yhaigoregaon.org/

Yhai Malad Unit
Email: Yhai@Yhaimalad.org
Website: http://www.yhaimalad.org

YHAI Kandivali Unit
Organizing Secretary - Mr. Nitin Bhosle : 9987385875
Email: info@yhaikandivali.org
Website: www.yhaikandivali.org


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YHAI Mumbai Unit
Mr Mangesh Dhaimade (Program Officer): 0-9833115324
Mr Ganesh Nabar: 0-9820755102.
http://yhaimumbaiunit.webs.com/
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Fort Conservation Groups
1) Durgaveer Pratishthan
SANTOSH HASURKAR 9833458151
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002384855436
http://www.durgaveer.com/

2) Kille Vasai Mohim
Shridatta Raut 9867049785

Cycling Groups
Find all Mumbai Cycling Event on http://cycling.mumbaihikers.com/
1) Mumbai Cycling Enthusiasts (Most Active Group)


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First Aid Program Course
Only for 25 People,
Faculty : Mr. Dhiren Talpade
ph 9619793983
Jumpstart, Mumbai,
http://first2aid.blogspot.com/

Agenda for First Aid Program :
1. Initial Assessment
2. Patient Examination
3. Vital signs and documentation
4. Spinal immobilization, body rolls, body elevation & movement
5. Reduction of dislocations
6. Splinting of fractures and sprains
7. CPR for adults & children
Please carry : Carry matt, Small rope around 20 mtr. And your personal 1 day trek gear.
Lunch Box, Dry Snacks, Drinking Water etc.

Artificial Rock Climbing wall-Goregaon
Arun Samant Climbing Wall
Nandadeep High School,
Jayprakash Nagar, rd no. 4,
Goregaon [e], Mumbai-400 063
5 min walking from stn.

Arun Samant Climbing Wall is open from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm every day, and from 9 am
to 11 am on Sunday. Participants must be over 9 years old. For details, call Sukanya
Samant on 980428077 or Ram Vengurlekar on 9930992329
http://essential.mumbaihikers.com


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Trekking Gear Shops in Mumbai
1) Borivali
Mountain Sports Academy Adventure Gear Shop
B/22, Shubham, Plot No.151,
Gorai Part II, Gorai,
Near Suvidhya High School,
Borivali West, Mumbai - 400 091.,
Cell.: 9892042704. Nandu Chavan

2) Bandra
Wildcraft Linking road
Bandra Linking road & SV Road Junction Mumbai

3) Wadala West
The OutdoorTravelGear Store
207, Hanuman Industrial Estate,
G. D. Ambekar Road,
Wadala ( West ), Mumbai 400031. INDIA
+ 91 - 22 - 2412 2030
www.OutdoorTravelGear.com store timings: Monday to Saturday - 10:00am to 7:30pm

4) Matunga East
Avi Industries
13, Shriji Sadan,
352, Chandavarkar Road,
Matunga (E), Mumbai 400 019,
Maharashtra, India. http://www.aviindustries.com/


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5) Grant Road West
Adventure 18 mumbai
4, wallace Apartments ,
9/10 Spark Center
Opp Grant Road Post Office
Grant Road (W)
Mumbai 400 007
www.adventure18.com
Phone 022-23803102 ,mobile - Amar 09819293020

For the latest Equipment check out http://trekkinggear.mumbaihikers.com/
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