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Sunday, 29 September 2013

Nane Ghat Trek

Nane Ghat Trek

View from Nane Ghat top Perhaps it was the fact it was a Saturday or because the monsoon has been so sluggish since August, that  when we went to Nane Ghat couple of weeks ago, there were not a trekker to be found in what is one of

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Ghangad: Far (Very Far) Away From The Maddening Crowd

Ghangad: Far (Very Far) Away From The Maddening Crowd

Last weekend for a change, I wanted to venture out to an area where I had not hiked much. Ghangad is a small fort located some 40 kms from Lonavala, near the backwaters of Mulshi dam. A tricky rock patch requiring equipment was the reason this fort had

Wednesday, 14 August 2013

CHANDERI FORT- SO CLOSE YET FAR....

CHANDERI FORT- SO CLOSE YET FAR....

Chanderi (right) and Mhasmal (left) - the route to both rise to the 'V' point between the two The Matheran range and surrounding hills have been the usual suspects for most of my monsoon treks. So its a surprise to find any trekking point not visited in the

Saturday, 10 August 2013

Irshalgad - The One That Got Away

Irshalgad - The One That Got Away

There are very few places left around Mumbai where I have not trekked as yet. One of those is Irshalgad, a sharply peaked hill that cannot be missed on the old Mumbai-Pune road. Somehow I missed this trek, having been to almost all the mountains around it. So

Thursday, 1 August 2013

Yet again to Bhimashankar

Yet again to Bhimashankar

Two weeks back I returned to Bhimashankar – crowds were expected as it was a Saturday. We, ourselves were a group of fifteen or so, hurtling towards Khandas (the base village) in an air-conditioned chartered bus! We planned only to climb and the bus would  pick us up

Sunday, 23 June 2013

Kotligad

Kotligad

The rains have hit the country and how! With the heavy downpours and torrential rains that have been making news it almost seemed certain that the first hike this monsoon would be a wet one. Not quite! Kotligad is a small fort near Karjat and a good bet

Thursday, 10 January 2013

RINGING IN A NEW YEAR AT RATANGAD

RINGING IN A NEW YEAR AT RATANGAD

The first weekend of 2013 and already out on a trek! A trek that almost did not happen as a group of seven whittled down to three! And what a shame those people did not make it because the weather was so good, the scenery was so spectacular
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