CTC Fitness Check - tomorrow morning @ Pallavaram hill - July 2nd

[Peter Van Geit]

Not sure about your fitness level and stamina?

Never joined a CTC trek because you doubtful whether you ll keep up with the group?

Would like to know where you stand with respect to others in terms of fitness?

Tomorrow morning we are organizing a fitness check up for all interested CTC members @ Pallavaram hill nearby the airport.

Members will be climbing up a gentle slope with a backpack from base to 100m high peak.

Our organizers will be noting your time and give you an idea where you stand and which CTC treks are suitable for you.

Assembly/timing

Assemble in any of these locations nearby your place. We ll be car/bike pooling together to the venue.

TIDEL Park (bus stop near main gate) - 5:00am

Koyambedu (petrol bunk opposite CMBT) - 5:00am

Guindy (Toyota showroom near Kattipara) - 5:15am

Pallavaram (railway crossing towards Pallavaram hill opposite airport fly-over) - 5:30am

The test will completed by 7:00am

Venue

Pallavaram hill opposite airport

Route map:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=pallavaram+hill&hl=en&sll=13.090006,80.240537&sspn=0.494243,0.785522&hnear=Pallavaram+Mountain&t=m&z=16

Must-carry

Bring along a backpack with 10kg weight (add books, water bottles, rocks, ...), 7kg for ladies

Proper sports or hiking shoes with a good grip sole (loose gravel)

Agenda

We will be hiking up along the Northern face of the hill 

No trail, just a rocky slope, loose grind, bushes, few steeper rock climbs

Participants will start one by one (15 secs separate) and climb up to the peak

(100m altitude)

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[Peter Van Geit]

Jeyabal,

You can come by bike yes. There is sufficient parking for the vehicles.

Peter

On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Jeyabal <jeyab...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Peter,

I have some doubts, kindly clarify.

Shall I come in bike?

Is there a place to park?

If am coming by bike, Should I come to the point mentioned in the map?

Thanks,

Jeyabal

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[Jeyabal]

Hi Peter,

I have some doubts, kindly clarify.

Shall I come in bike?

Is there a place to park?

If am coming by bike, Should I come to the point mentioned in the map?

Thanks,

Jeyabal

Sent from iPhone

On 01-Jul-2013, at 5:33 PM, Peter Van Geit <peter....@gmail.com> wrote:

[Peter Van Geit]

Around 25 members turned up for our "fitness checkup" this morning at Pallavaram hill opposite the Chennai Airport.

All climbed up from the base with a 10kg (7kg for ladies) backpack along a 30% incline scaling the 100m high peak. The terrain resembles closely to that of Nalapuram and other ranges in the Eastern Ghats and provides a good feel of what to expect on a CTC trek. The peak gives awesome views on the running track of the airport. The test start around 6am and completed by 7am at the local tea shop after which the group dispersed back to home/college/office.

Below are the timings (in minutes) of the 25 participants - average is 10 min, with the fastest clocking in at 8 min and the slowest taking more then 20 min. A timing of 10 min or below is the pre-requirement to join a moderate level CTC trek in order to keep up with the group and avoid delays. We would continue to organize monthly fitness tests where anyone is welcome to participate and self-asses his/her level and readiness for CTC. Do join us the next time!