Re: Venkatagiri (Ex/2 repeat), Nov 27-28 - confirmation

[Peter Van Geit]

Below members (alphabetically) are confirmed for the Venkatagiri treks this weekend. Get ready to walk above the clouds...

A detailed prep email will follow tomorrow. Anyone dropping out should inform me asap. Those dropping out without informing will be blacklisted from any future CTC events as it results in losses for the organizers with respect to advance booking of transportation and food.

Those not shortlisted are requested to first successfully complete an easy or moderate trek in CTC before joining this more challenging trek/climb.

A Muralidharan

Abishek Subramanian

Ajay Semwal

Amarnath

Amit Dalal

Ananda Krishnan

Anbazhagan Sambathu

Anu

Arjun

Arun Balu

Ashok Cheeran

Duraiswamy. M

gayathri chandrashekar

Guru Kumaran

Gurumoorthy Dandapani

Harikumar

Jayapradeep

Kanhaiya Sharma

Karthick Hariharan

Karthick Rajamani

Karthik R

Kaushik Rangnath

Kosalaraman

Krishna Prasad

Lavanya KM

Mogana Kumaran

N.Archana

Nagin

Nataraj

Nethaji S

Nisha

Param

Param

Poornachandran

Prabhakaran M

Pradeep Haridasan

prasanna

PRASANNA B

Prasanna V

praveen

Priyanka Sharma

R.Sampath

Raja A

Rajaram

Rama

Ramachandran.b

Rangaraj 

Rashi Saxena

Revathi Gounassegarane

Rinkesh Dwivedi

Ritesh 

Rose Christy George

S.Ganesh Prasad

Santhosh.J

Saroja

Sathish Kumar G

Sathyanarayanasiva

Shanmuganathan

Shiyam

Sivashankar

Sourabindu Dutta

Sridhar

Srihari Srivathsa

Subhashmuthukumar

Thiruvengadam P

V.Nithyan

VARUN GOYAL

veena r

Vishnukumar

vivek

vivek

Y CHANDRABABU

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Peter Van Geit <peter....@gmail.com> wrote:

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Venkatagiri (Ex/2 repeat), Nov 27-28

This is a 2-day/1-night moderate trek to the highest peak (1100m) in the central Venkatagiri mountain range, located East of Venkateswara. Participants need to be in good physical shape and have completed at least one moderate trek before either in or outside CTC. Freshers are discouraged from joining due to the challenging terrain (no trail/boulders/rocks), larger distance (40km) and significant climb (900m). Admission is based on the organizers discretion. 

The trail will be a partial repeat of mission EX-2 explored before by only 2 members. We will be entering the ghats from above Kodur near a scenic dam/big lake, proceed Southeast along a stream inside a shady valley passing many crystal clear pools (blue trail). We will be covering 20km on day 1 with a gradual ascent from200 till 1100m (900m ascent) to reach the peak which will offer mind-boggling views on the entire Venkatagiri range. An awesome viewpoint above a 500m vertical drop will offer stunning views on the Southeast valley below. 

On day 2 we have several alternative exit trails (red, green, purple, yellow) which will take us either to the Western or Eastern side of the range along mountain slopes and streams flowing outside the hills gradually descending back to 200m altitude. Similar distance of 20km will need to be covered on the 2nd day. 

We will be starting from Chennai on Saturday around 3am (5 hour drive to Kodur). Non-Chennai residents can join along the way in Renigunta (7am). We will be returning to Renigunta around 8pm or Chennai around midnight. Approximate trek expense is around 900Rs to share the cost of transportation and food (400Rs for those joining at Renigunta). After screening of fitness and volunteering attitude the candidate participants will be admitted only after making an advance payment of their trek expense. A separate form will be sent to submit your advance payment details for verification by the organizer. 

* Minimize your luggage on this trek - 

1) Good walking shoes & a pair of cheppels to move around in streams and the camping site. 

2) Small/compact back-pack to carry water, food + essentials only 

3) Blanket or Sleeping bag 

4) LED torch for night trekking and campsite 

5) One extra set of clothes to sleep dry at night 

6) Sun cap and cream 

7) Three reusable PET bottles, bowl and spoon 

8) Fully charged camera 

9) Sleeping mat Food will be taken care of by the organizers 

 *MUST READ* 

http://groups.google.co.in/group/sachennaitrekkingclub/web/whats-a-ctc-trek http://groups.google.co.in/group/sachennaitrekkingclub/web/what-to-carry-during-a-trek http://groups.google.co.in/group/sachennaitrekkingclub/web/do-s-and-dont-s-during-a-trek?hl=en-GB&pli=1 

*ORGANIZER* 

 Peter - peter.vangeit@gmail,com, 9600004509

Name * Peter Van Geit

Mobile * 9600004509

Email * peter....@gmail.com

Coming from * Adyar, Anna Nagar, Bangalore

Joining at * Where/when will you be joining (ladies can request for pick up if required)

• TIDEL - 3am
• Madhya - 3:10am
• Guindy - 3:20am
• Koyambedu - 3:40am
• Anna Nagar - 3:50am
• Renigunta - 7am

I can bring along * Fuel cost will be shared

• None
• Car
• Bike

Which earlier moderate trek(s) in or outside CTC have you completed + in case of CTC provide the name(s) of core member as witness * For treks outside CTC please provide sufficient details on location/terrain/duration/difficulty level/trail/no_trail/etc.

Describe in detail on your active contributions during previous treks * Only those who volunteered will be considered. For treks outside CTC provide sufficient details on how you contributed vs. just being a passive participant

Littering/polluting, smoking, consuming alcohol and anti- social behavior are strictly prohibited during the trek. * Plastics, bottles, food packing, etc should not be thrown. Water in mountain streams should not be polluted using shampoo or soaps.

• I agree

Disclaimer - Trekking involves inherent dangers including climbing over rocks, crossing deep water streams, possible wildlife encounters. CTC and its organizers are not responsible for any accidents or injuries during the trek. CTC and Organizers are not responsible for any loss or damage to personal property. The participant agrees to take full responsibility on the above *

• I agree to join on my own responsibility (disclaimer needs to be signed while joining)

Contact Number (in case of emergency) This number could be your home Landline or parent's/Spouse's mobile number

Blood Group (in case of emergency) B +Ve

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