OffBeatSahaydri : Trek to Mahuli Fort on 28th July 2013

Trek to Mahuli Fort on 28th July 2013

Trivia:

Type: Hill Fort
Height: 2815 Feet above MSL (Approx)
Grade: medium
Base Village: Mahuli

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 vazir , vishnu ...ect that attract the rock climbers from all over the Maharashtra.

Its is the highest point in the Thane district.

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.

Beside an open Shiva Temple there is a smaill perennial drinking water cistern on top . three caves of which the larger can be used as overnight shelter.

Schedule

Meeting Point : Asangaon at 8.14am

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.

        

Mumbai CST :    06:10 am

Dadar             :   06: 28 am

Kurla              :   06: 39 am

Ghatkopar     :    06:44 am

Thane             :   07:05 am

Dombivali      :    07:27 am

Kalyan           :    07:36 am

Asangoan       :    08:14 am

09:00 am  : Reach the Base Village , Breakfast

09:30 am   : Introduction, Do's and Don’ts

09:45 am   : Start trek 

12.00 noon : Reach Top of the Mahuli Fort

12.00 noon : Explore fort , Lunch

02:30 pm  : Start Desending

05:00 pm : Reach BaseVillage

06:00 pm : Reach Asangaon Station

08.30pm  : Mumbai Tentatively

Maximum group size: 25

Contribution:

Rs.300/- per person

Which includes :

Transportation from Asangaon to Asangaon

1 Break Fast
Evening Tea

Equipments & Expertise

For registration kindly transfer Rs.300/- 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)

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 : 9860636757

E-mail ID : offbeatsahyadri@gmail.com

Regards,

Team OffBeat Sahyadri

Trek to Mahuli Fort: Kalyan Darwaja on 21st April 2013

Trek to Mahuli Fort: Kalyan Darwaja on 21st April 2013

21st April 2013 ( Starting on 20th 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.

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.

20th April 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. 900/- per person

Which includes :

Transportation from Vandre to Asangaon

1 Break Fast

Equipments & Expertise

For registration kindly transfer Rs.900/- 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

Rappelling & Valley Crossing at Duke’s Nose on 9th of March 2013

Rappelling & Valley Crossing at Duke’s Nose on 9^th of March 2013

Batch - 3

Dear Beaters,

We invite you for an adventure activity,  Rappelling & Valley Crossing at Duke’s Nose on 9th of March 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 9th March 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