Trek to Madhu - Makarandgad on 3rd of March 2013 (Starting on 2nd night)

Trek to Madhu - Makarandgad on 3rd of March 2013 (Starting on 2nd night)

Dear OffBeaters ,

We invite you to the dense jungle trek to Madhu - Makarandgad on 3rd of March 2013, starting on 2nd Night.

Trivia

Type: Hill Fort

Base Village: Hatlot (Mahabaleshwar)

Height: 4055 ft. (Above MSL)

Grade: Easy

The fort is situated on the banks of river Koyna and covered with thick forest. There is no shielding wall to the fort. On the top of the fort there is one Bhairoba temple. Below it on the east side of the fort is old water tank. Makarandgad is a fort and next to it is Madhu peak.

From the top of Makarandgad we can see the Mahabaleshwar range, Pratapgad, on west side are Sumargad, Mahipatgad and Rasalgad. The view of Koyna river and the backwater of Shivsagar dam is very pleasant.

Meeting Point : Dadar (Esat) Swami Narayan Temple Station
at 10:00 pm sharp on 2nd March 2013

10:15 pm : Start from dadar towards Hathlot 

05:30 am : Reach the Base Village
06:00 am : Introduction, Do's and Don’ts

06:30 am : Breakfast

07:30 am : Start the trek (Ascending to Madhu-Makarandgad)

11:30 am : Reach the Top of Makarandgad, Lunch
12:30 pm : Explore the fort
01:30 pm : Start Descending
05:00 pm : Reach the base, Evening refreshment
06:00 pm : Start return journey to Mumbai
10:00 pm : Mumbai (Dadar) tentetively.

Maximum group size: 25

Contribution:

Rs.1200/- per person

Which includes :

Transportation from Dadar to Dadar by private bus (Non A/c)

1 Break Fast + 1 Evening refreshments & Expertise

For registration kindly transfer Rs.1200/- per head in the following A/c

Union Bank Account No 369102010801696

Branch: Juhu Tara Mumbai

In the Name of Ms Priti P Patel

IFSC Code: UBIN0536911

Note: Registrations through phone calls only. 

After transaction please Click here & fill this form.

Check list :

Identity Proof

Torch (must)

Water 3 liters (must)

Lunch for Sunday (must)
Ready to eat snacks

Personal medicines

Windcheater

Good shoes

Other accessories 

Please go through Rules and Regulation before registration.

Gallery : Priti's Album    ,     Rajas' Album

Registration or queries: 

Priti Patel : 9987990300

Rajas Deshpande : 9664782503

Zeenat Sikilkar : 9850193039

Email ID : offbeatsahyadri@gmail.com

If call not received please drop a message "Inq Madhu-makarandgad" we will get back to you soon.

Regards,

Team OffBeat Sahyadri

Rappelling & Valley Crossing at Duke’s Nose on 24th of February 2013

Rappelling & Valley Crossing at Duke’s Nose on 24^th of February 2013

Dear Beaters,

We invite you for an adventure activity,  Rappelling & Valley Crossing at Duke’s Nose on 24th of February 2013.

 Trivia

     Location: Khandala.

     Region : Lonavla.

     Base Village : Kurwande.

     Grade: Medium

     Rappelling Height : 300 ft

     Cliff Height : 2506 ft

       Dukes Nose is a huge pinnacle which can easily seen while crossing lonavla khandala between Pune – Mumbai. It also called as Nagpani ( Cobra’s Hood ) , as The top of this cliff reflects the pointed hood of a SNAKE.  Popular with hikers , this cliff is believed to be a trekker’s paradise, which provide views of the downhill plains.  It is famous for rock climbing, valley crossing and  rappelling adventure activities. 

Rappelling is a quick way of descending heights using adventure gear and involves sliding down the ropes. The speed of descend is controlled by the friction. Proper belay support makes this event 100% safe.

Valley crossing is a quick way to cross the valley between two mountains.

The itinerary for the Event is as given below:

Meeting point : Lonavla  Station 08.00 am on 24th February 2013 

Mumbai people can reach  Lonavala by Indrayanai Express by 8.00 am

Pune People can reach Lonavala by 6.30 train or sinhagad Express.

• 09:00 am : Reach Base Village, breakfast , Instruction , Do’s and Don’t

• 09:30 am : Start moving toward Duke’s Nose.
• 10:30 am : Reach Duke’s Nose.
• 10.35 am : Rappelling  will start as per registration , turn by turn. (as per registration order or situational )
• Lunch in between
• 05:30 pm : Departure to Mumbai
• Reaching Mumbai by 09:30 – 10:30 pm tentatively.

Contribution

Rs.1500/- per head (Rappelling + Valley Crossing)
Rs.1000/- Per head (Only Rappelling)
Rs.700/- Per head (Only Valley Crossing)

which includes:
Travelling Charges from Lonavla  to Lonavla.
Breakfast .

Event charges,
Expertise,
Equipments.

For registration transfer Rs 1500/- per head in the following A/c

Union Bank Account No 369102010801696

Branch : Juhu Tara Mumbai

In the Name of Ms Priti P Patel

IFSC Code : UBIN0536911

Note: Registrations through phone calls only.

Note :

1. Extra Rapel  - Rs.800/- But only if time permit.
2. Extra Valley Crossing - Rs. 500/-  But only if time permit.

Check List:

Please wear full covering cloths and shoes it provides better protection from forceful air.

Identity Proof  (must)

Water 2 liters (must)

Lunch for Sunday (must)

Torch

Ready to eat snacks

Personal medicines

Windcheater

Good covering footwear

Cap Camera Umbrella ( Optional)

Please go through Rules and Regulation before registration

Registration or queries:

Zeenat Sikilkar : 9850193039

Priti Patel : 9987990300

Rajas Deshpande : 9664782503

Regards,

Team OffBeat Sahyadri

Trek to Mahuli Fort: Kalyan Darwaja on 16th & 17th February 2013 (2 different batches)

Trek to Mahuli Fort: Kalyan Darwaja on 16th & 17th February 2013 (2 Different Batches)

Batch 1: 16th February 2013 (Starting on 15th Night)

Batch 2: 17th February 2013 (Starting on 16th Night)

Keeping the promise of taking you to OffBeat routes

we are happy to announce the trek to Mahuli fort via kalyan darwaza.

Last year we opened only half of this route and after descending via kalyan darwaza we again climbed back to Mahuli.

This year team OffBeat Sahyadri did hard work and visited mahuli several time to open the complete route till Vandre village and make it safe for our Beaters.

we did rebolting of the route with the help of SAK, with the help of villagers we did carved steps at the descending route to vandre. We cleared the dry grass and for clean place for base camp.

With all these efforts Team OffBeat Sahyadri is all set to take you trekkers to one of the offbeat route : Mahuli via Kalyan arwaza.

Trek to Mahuli via kalyan Darwaza

Trivia

Type: Hill Fort

Base Village: Vandre

Height: 2815 ft (Above MSL)

Grade: Difficult (Technical)

If you are an adventure freak, then this trek is for you.

Mahuli though split in three parts viz Bhandargad, mahuli and Palasgad, they all are part of one huge fort.

Mahuli is more known for the series of pinnacles that attract the rock climbers from all over the Maharashtra.





The kalyan Darwaja is the Konkan side entrance to the fort and its access has become difficult since the Britishers blew the stone carved steps.

The specialty of this entrance is its location. It’s almost impossible to locate it as it has been carved in groves and cuts of the mountain through a huge rock.

Since it was destroyed by Britishers, it requires technical expertise to access this portion of the fort.

Revised Schedule

Meeting Point : Vashind Station at 10:25 pm

Catch the fast Kasara Local (N 29) on

Note : please take return ticket till asangaon station.

This train is usually very crowded its difficult to get into the train so we suggest people to take earlier slow train till kalyan and board this train from kalyan.

Batch 1: 15th February 2013

Batch 2: 16th February 2013

Kasara Train :  N 29 fast            

Mumbai CST:     08:47 pm

Dadar             :   09:01 pm

Kurla              :   09:09 pm

Ghatkopar    :    09:13 pm

Mulund          :   09:23 pm

Thane            :   09:28 pm

Dombivali     :    09:41 pm

Kalyan           :   09:52 pm

Vashind :    10:23 pm

11:15 pm : Reach the Base Village

11:30 pm : Introduction, Do's and Don’ts

12:00 am : Start trek (Ascending to Mahuli fort)

03.30 am : Reach the Base camp, Rest

06:30 am : Good morning & Break Fast

07:30 am : Start towards Kalyan Darwaja

08:30 am : Reach the Kalyan Darwaja

09.00 pm : Rock patches, Chimni climb

01:30 pm : Mahuli fort,  (Lunch)

03:30 pm : Start Descending

06:30 pm : Reach Base Village

07:30 pm : Reach Asangaon Station

09.30pm  : Mumbai Tentatively

Maximum group size: 20 per batch

Contribution:

Rs.1000/- per person

Which includes :

Transportation from Vandre to Asangaon

1 Break Fast

Equipments & Expertise

For registration kindly transfer Rs.1000/- per head in the following A/c

Union Bank Account No 369102010801696

Branch: Juhu Tara Mumbai

In the Name of Ms Priti P Patel

IFSC Code: UBIN0536911

Note: Registrations through phone calls only.

After transaction please email us transaction id along with participant’s details (name, email and mobile number, location) at  offbeatsahyadri@gmail.com

Check list :

Identity Proof

Torch (must)

Water 4 liters (must)

Lunch for Sunday (must)

Proper Bedding

Ready to eat snacks

Personal medicines

Windcheater

Good shoes

Other accessories

Please go through Rules and Regulation before registration :

Gallery : Priti's Album    

              Sushil's Album

   Aditya’s Album

Registration or queries:

Priti Patel : 9987990300

Rajas Deshpande : 9664782503

Zeenat Sikilkar : 9850193039

E-mail ID : offbeatsahyadri@gmail.com

Regards,

Team OffBeat Sahyadri

Paragliding at Kamshet on 3rd February 2013

Paragliding at Kamshet on 3rd February 2013

Dear Beaters,

We invite you for an adventure activity, the Paragliding at Kamshet on 3rd February 2013.

Batch E : 3rd February 2013

Trivia
Location:Kamshet.
Region : Lonavla.
Base : Towerhill
Grade: Medium

The itinerary for the Event is as given below:

Meeting point : Kamshet  Station 08.30 am on same day of the event 

Mumbai people can reach  Lonavala by Indrayanai Express by 8.00 am

Further they have to catch 8.20 am-Local from Lonavala for Kamshet.

• 09:00 am : Reach Base Village, introduction, Instruction Breakfast

• 09:30 am : start moving toward Tower Hill by Private Vehicle.
• 10:00 am : Reach Tower Hill.
• 10.30 am : Paragliding will start as per registration , turn by turn. (as per registration order or situational )
• Lunch in between
• 05:30 pm : Departure to Mumbai
• Reaching Mumbai by 09:30 – 10:30 pm tentatively.

We might call people early, depending on wind conditions.

Contribution

Rs 2400/- per head which includes
Travelling Charges from Kamshet  to Kamshet.
Breakfast.
Event charges,
Expertise,
Equipments.

For registration transfer Rs 2400/- per head in the following A/c

Bank : Union Bank of India
Account No 369102010801696

Branch : Juhu Tara Mumbai

In the Name of Ms Priti P Patel

IFSC Code : UBIN0536911

Note: Registrations through phone calls only.

Note :

1. Hope you understand Paragliding is totally weather dependent activity and  We cannot guaranty you the glides. 
2. Refund  - If due to any technical incompatibility glide doesnt take place, We will refund you Rs. 2000/-  only.

Check List:

Please wear full covering cloths and shoes it provides better protection from forceful air.

Identity Proof  (must)

Water 2 liters (must)

Lunch for Sunday (must)

Torch

Ready to eat snacks

Personal medicines

Windcheater

Good covering footwear

Please go through Rules and Regulation before registration

Registration or queries:

Zeenat :  9850193039

Priti :  9987990300

Rajas : 9664782503

Regards,

Team OffBeat Sahyadri