OffBeat Sahyadri fire flies special trek to Ratangad and route Exploring from Ratangad to Dehene via "Bara Payarya route" on 2nd June 2013 (Starting on 1st June evening)

OffBeat Sahyadri Fireflies special trek to Ratangad and route Exploring : Ratangad to Dehene via Bara Payarya route on 2nd June (Starting on 1st June evening)

Trivia:

Hight: 4255 ft. (Approx. above MSL)
Region: Bhandardara
Grade: Medium (Technical)
Base Village: Ratanwadi

Keeping the promise of taking you to OffBeat routes we are happy to announce the trek from Ratangad to Dehene via kalyan darwaza.

A month ago we explored this route.

The stepps from Kalyan Darwaza were blown and hence to descend down this route one need to rappel a rock patch of around 200 ft. there after the route passe through dense jungle. The ridge descending down from here offers breathtaking view of Alang Manad Kulang range up t0 Kalsubai on one side and the mighty Katrabai cliffs and Ajoba Gad on the other.

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

Also during this period the forest adjoining Ratangad hills is found lit with thousands of fireflies.



The fireflies gather on specific trees in thousands and lighten up together at night displaying a 

synchronized light show amidst forest..

Be with us and witness the Fireflies light show 

Following are the pics taken by Rajas Deshpande In the same region during same period last year.

Itinerary:

Meeting Point : Kasara Station at 07.20 pm

Catch the Semi fast Kasara Local (Slow from Thane)

Kasara Train :  N Semi fast             
04:50 pm : Mumbai CST

05:03 pm : Dadar            

05:12 pm : Kurla           

05:16 pm : Ghatkopar    
05:31 pm : Thane           

05:54 pm : Dombivali     
06:05 pm : Kalyan           

07:20 pm : Kasara

07:20 pm : Start towards Base Village

09:30 pm : Reach Base Village, Introduction, Do's and Don’ts
10:00 pm : Dinner
11:00 pm : Start trek (Ascending to Ratangad fort)

01:30 am : Reach the Cave, Rest

06:30 am : Good morning & Break Fast

07:30 am : Start towards Kalyan Darwaja

08:00 am : Reach the Kalyan Darwaja

09.00 pm : Start Rappelling

12:00 pm : Start Descending

01:30 pm : Lunch on the way

05:00 pm : Reach Base Village

07:30 pm : Reach Asangaon Station

09.30pm  : Mumbai Tentatively

Maximum group size: 20

Contribution:

Rs. 1300/- per person

Which includes :

Transportation from Kasara to Asangaon
Dinner for Saturday night.

1 Break Fast

Equipments & Expertise.

For registration kindly transfer Rs.1300/- 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 (it may rain carry a plastic sheet for spreading below your bedding)
change of cloths

Ready to eat snacks

Personal medicines

Windcheater

Good shoes

Other accessories

It may rain. Please pack your bags accordingly. Double pack your valuables in plastic bags to protect them from water.

Please go through Rules and Regulation before registration :

Gallery : Priti's Album

Registration or queries:

Priti Patel : 9987990300

Rajas Deshpande : 9664782503

Zeenat Sikilkar : 9850193039

E-mail ID : offbeatsahyadri@gmail.com

[ For registration plz drop a mail with your following details to above ID
Name
Email Id
Mobile Number]

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

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