Dear All,
We @ शिखर वेध are glad to announce a day trek to Ghangad & Telbaila on coming sunday 7 february 2010 ... Hope 2 c u there
Rendezvous:
On Telecon
Departure from Mumbai on Sunday 7 february 2010 @ 05:30 Hrs
Pickup points will be Dadar, Sion, Chembur, Vashi, Belapur, Panvel etc.We would be heading to base village of forts by Private vehcile. All destination forts are quickies. Max. 45 mins ascend.
Details r as follows
Brief Introduction about Ghangad / Telbaila:-
Height: ~ 3000 feet / 3322 feet
Grade: Moderate/Easy
Time: ~ Max.45 min from Ekole / Max. 45 minutes from Telbaila
Location: Lonavala Region
Ghangad is situated on western side of Mulshi river, which is called as Kobarse Maval. This fort is surrounded by Korigad, Telbaila and Sudhagad, but still lonely and separated. There is not much documentation explored about history of the fort. Earlier it was with Koli Samant, then with Adilshah and later with Marathas.
Telbaila is basically a watch tower built to guard over the Sahwashni ghat near Pali. It consists of two rock walls , the left and the right clearly differentiated by the col in between. There is a temple of local goddess at the base of the twin wall. There are lot of ancient man made water tank & caves at the base as well as on the climbing routes. Though not of much historic importance - the rock walls of Telbaila offer great rock climbing opportunities of technical grade.
The itinerary for the Event is as given below
05:30 am Start from Byculla/Dadar
06:15 am Vashi
06:45 am Panvel
08:00 am Breakfast @ Kamath, Lonavala
10:00 am @ Ekole village
11:00 am Fort Top
Explore fort, Rest and enjoy the view of the surrounding region
12:00 am Descend
13:00 pm Lunch & depart for Tailbaila
14:00 pm @ Base-Start trek
15:00 pm @ cave
Rest & exploration
16:00 pm Descend
17:00 pm @ BaseDepart for Mumbai
Time permits a 15 min break @ Lions point
Evening Snacks/Tea on way We will be in mumbai around 21:00 hrs ( thats - subjective)
The Estimated initial expenditure is abt Rs. 500 /-
This includes Mumbai to Mumbai transport by private vehicle, Morning & evening refreshments at said places + Guide Contri
Please book in advance with payment of Rs. 350/- (Non-refundable) … Seats will be allotted on payment basis … Last row seats will be given only on demand else late payment ones …
Deposit the amount on following account.
Name: JAGADISH GOVIND PATIL
ICICI Bank A/c No.: - 026801521464
Vartak Nagar Branch, Thane (W)
Seats r limited ... MAXimum 25 members ...
Last date to register with advance payment is Thursaday 4th February 2010 till 5 pm
Things To Carry:-
Pls Do carry LUNCH for Saturday (a must)
A Water Bottle (~3 Ltrs) (a must)
Camera, Cell Phone, Binoculars (Optional)
Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, biscuits etc.
A cap, Good trekking shoes
Personal basic medical kit (Containing an antiseptic, few bandages, personal medications if any, Antibiotics for stomach infection)
A haversack to put all these things
Smoking and drinking alcohol is strictly prohibited.
For confirmation pls reply here or do contact on
Jagdish Patil: 09869369836
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