Skandagiri Trek, June 7-8
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Peter Van Geit
Jun 9, 2008, 5:13:36 AM6/9/08
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36 members completed a wonderful trek to Skandagiri near
Bangalore this weekend. 28 joined from Chennai, 8 from Bangalore. 8 existing
trekkers, 28 new members joining for the first time. Great crowd, great
enthusiasm, good team work, 4-5 new D-SLR members.
This completes trek #21. (so far we have published 19 on the blog – 2 posts still pending). Every trek so far seems to be unique and a different experience.
This time we climbed on a rocky type of mountain with bushes
near the base and grass near the top. No tree/forest cover due to smaller hill
size (read: lack of water for trees). The Skandagiri hill is an isolated hill
surrounded by flat terrain. The trail was clear and well indicated. Steepness
was average I would say. There were lots of other gangs from Bangalore visiting
this place.
We left Central station on Saturday morning 7am and returned
quite exhausted on Sunday night 9pm. We reached the base around 4pm and reached
near the top around 7pm. The climate was very comfortable – we started at an
altitude of around 900m and climbed up till around 1500m. From experience (and
reflected in our trek difficulty calculation/formula) I can say that the
climate makes a big difference between an easy (cool, breezy) and difficult
(hot sun, no wind) trek/climb. This trek was fairly easy in my opinion –
average climb, good climate, easy terrain and limited trekking distance.
We got rain when we started off for the trek and got some
heavy downpour while pitching up the 9 tents in the dark (unique experience I
can say ;-). Most of the rest of the time, the weather was fine. We were
surrounded by clouds/fog on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Sunday later
in the morning we got some clear splendid views. We set up our tents on a flag,
grassy surface near the edge of the cliff from where we have a beautiful view
on the valley and village down at the hill. Lots of photos were taken which
should soon be uploaded and shared with all.
Peter Van Geit
http://www.chennaitrekkers.org
John Immanual
Jun 9, 2008, 5:40:03 AM6/9/08
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Thats a good thing to Hear. But i need photos.. EVIDENCE.. ha ha..
just kidding...
But when are you guys going to post the photos.
From today morning I have been refreshing the google discussions page
every 5 minutes, To see some one of the 36 members to post atleast a
photo.
One kind request to all the members who went to the Skandagiri trek.
Kindly post the best 5 photos of your clicks first and post the link.
Then you can post the rest of the photos by taking your own time.
I still remember Peters quote in the invite whicn states like
"Sleeping under the stars, Splendid views, return back on monday with
beautiful photos to make the non participants jealous."
and FYI, Already I am more than the most jealous for not joining.
Please dont make me anymore jealous. :-)
I cant wait anymore with my fingers crossed to see the photos taken
from this trip. Will someone be generous enough to post the photo
before EOD PLEASE.. Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
John
just kidding...
But when are you guys going to post the photos.
From today morning I have been refreshing the google discussions page
every 5 minutes, To see some one of the 36 members to post atleast a
photo.
One kind request to all the members who went to the Skandagiri trek.
Kindly post the best 5 photos of your clicks first and post the link.
Then you can post the rest of the photos by taking your own time.
I still remember Peters quote in the invite whicn states like
"Sleeping under the stars, Splendid views, return back on monday with
beautiful photos to make the non participants jealous."
and FYI, Already I am more than the most jealous for not joining.
Please dont make me anymore jealous. :-)
I cant wait anymore with my fingers crossed to see the photos taken
from this trip. Will someone be generous enough to post the photo
before EOD PLEASE.. Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
John
Yaseen Lanka
Jun 9, 2008, 5:48:44 AM6/9/08
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Here John, time to make you a little more jealous :-) Some of the video clips taken on the trek. The pictures are yet to be sorted and posted. Meanwhile u can enjoy the videos.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8349035494446616345&hl=en
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1642867029331138631&hl=en
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4575920771559600172&hl=en
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7531856293637303761&hl=en
Hope every one enjoys it!!
Thanks
_Yaseen Lanka_
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8349035494446616345&hl=en
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1642867029331138631&hl=en
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4575920771559600172&hl=en
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7531856293637303761&hl=en
Hope every one enjoys it!!
Thanks
_Yaseen Lanka_
Balaji S
Jun 9, 2008, 5:51:17 AM6/9/08
to John Immanual, The Chennai Trekking Club
"Sleeping under the stars, Splendid views,"...
man u should have been there...how we struggled to pitch the tent and how we slept was a big story to explain...
I guess the writeup will be interesting...lots of interesting moments...
-Balaji S.
man u should have been there...how we struggled to pitch the tent and how we slept was a big story to explain...
I guess the writeup will be interesting...lots of interesting moments...
-Balaji S.
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:10 PM, John Immanual <johnim...@gmail.com> wrote:
bal...@yahoo.com
Jun 9, 2008, 5:59:45 AM6/9/08
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awww :-( am sad......I cud not be a part of this trek.....am a last
minute drop out.....we will go there once more..wat say guys?
On Jun 9, 2:51 pm, "Balaji S" <balaji.ni...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Sleeping under the stars, Splendid views,"...
>
> man u should have been there...how we struggled to pitch the tent and how we
> slept was a big story to explain...
>
> I guess the writeup will be interesting...lots of interesting moments...
>
> -Balaji S.
>
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:10 PM, John Immanual <johnimman...@gmail.com>
minute drop out.....we will go there once more..wat say guys?
On Jun 9, 2:51 pm, "Balaji S" <balaji.ni...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Sleeping under the stars, Splendid views,"...
>
> man u should have been there...how we struggled to pitch the tent and how we
> slept was a big story to explain...
>
> I guess the writeup will be interesting...lots of interesting moments...
>
> -Balaji S.
>
Rajendran Dandapani
Jun 9, 2008, 6:00:30 AM6/9/08
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waiting for something good makes it even better!
i always tend to give a day's time focusing on everything else, catching up with life, before i return to savour the great time we had, tell the story, share the photos.
will do it tonight. hang on guys.
i don't have a great camera nor am i a professional photographer, but i think i did capture some good moments.
rajendran.
i always tend to give a day's time focusing on everything else, catching up with life, before i return to savour the great time we had, tell the story, share the photos.
will do it tonight. hang on guys.
i don't have a great camera nor am i a professional photographer, but i think i did capture some good moments.
rajendran.
Samyak Kaninde
Jun 9, 2008, 6:09:05 AM6/9/08
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OK..
Heres the first glimpse of the pics...
http://picasaweb.google.com/samyakk/CTCSkandagiriHills
The more will come later.. sometime !!
The low light and rain spoiled the pics... but the enjoyment and the experience was very cool !
~ Samyak.--
~SK.
http://treasurepics.blogspot.com/
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| "Many of Lifes Failure of those people who never knew how close they were to the SUCCESS when they gave up. So, Never Ever Give Up !!" |
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Heres the first glimpse of the pics...
http://picasaweb.google.com/samyakk/CTCSkandagiriHills
The more will come later.. sometime !!
The low light and rain spoiled the pics... but the enjoyment and the experience was very cool !
~ Samyak.
~SK.
http://treasurepics.blogspot.com/
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| "Many of Lifes Failure of those people who never knew how close they were to the SUCCESS when they gave up. So, Never Ever Give Up !!" |
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vinod d varghese
Jun 9, 2008, 9:10:36 AM6/9/08
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OK..
Heres the second glimpse of the pics... lol
http://picasaweb.google.com/vindys/SkandagiriTrek
You can expect that the place was more nice than how its shown in my pictures as I m still just practicing to take pictures without shaking hihi...
Really it was a new experience and nice one... Thanks all who did a lot of work to make our life so comfortable.
Thanks,
Vindys--
I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move. I still live..
Heres the second glimpse of the pics... lol
http://picasaweb.google.com/vindys/SkandagiriTrek
You can expect that the place was more nice than how its shown in my pictures as I m still just practicing to take pictures without shaking hihi...
Really it was a new experience and nice one... Thanks all who did a lot of work to make our life so comfortable.
Thanks,
Vindys
I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move. I still live..
KARTHIK
Jun 9, 2008, 11:34:19 AM6/9/08
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hi guys ..
some more pics
http://picasaweb.google.com/karthik281285/SkandagiriTrekkingJune78
will post the rest soon
On 9 Jun, 21:10, "vinod d varghese" <vin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK..
> Heres the second glimpse of the pics... lol
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/vindys/SkandagiriTrek
>
> You can expect that the place was more nice than how its shown in my
> pictures as I m still just practicing to take pictures without shaking
> hihi...
> Really it was a new experience and nice one... Thanks all who did a lot of
> work to make our life so comfortable.
>
> Thanks,
> Vindys
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Samyak Kaninde <samy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > OK..
> > Heres the first glimpse of the pics...
>
> >http://picasaweb.google.com/samyakk/CTCSkandagiriHills
>
> > The more will come later.. sometime !!
> > The low light and rain spoiled the pics... but the enjoyment and the
> > experience was very cool !
>
> > *~ Samyak.*
>
> > On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Rajendran Dandapani <rajend...@gmail.com>
some more pics
http://picasaweb.google.com/karthik281285/SkandagiriTrekkingJune78
will post the rest soon
On 9 Jun, 21:10, "vinod d varghese" <vin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK..
> Heres the second glimpse of the pics... lol
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/vindys/SkandagiriTrek
>
> You can expect that the place was more nice than how its shown in my
> pictures as I m still just practicing to take pictures without shaking
> hihi...
> Really it was a new experience and nice one... Thanks all who did a lot of
> work to make our life so comfortable.
>
> Thanks,
> Vindys
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Samyak Kaninde <samy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > OK..
> > Heres the first glimpse of the pics...
>
> >http://picasaweb.google.com/samyakk/CTCSkandagiriHills
>
> > The more will come later.. sometime !!
> > The low light and rain spoiled the pics... but the enjoyment and the
> > experience was very cool !
>
>
> > On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Rajendran Dandapani <rajend...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> >> waiting for something good makes it even better!
>
> >> i always tend to give a day's time focusing on everything else, catching
> >> up with life, before i return to savour the great time we had, tell the
> >> story, share the photos.
>
> >> will do it tonight. hang on guys.
>
> >> i don't have a great camera nor am i a professional photographer, but i
> >> think i did capture some good moments.
>
> >> rajendran.
>
> >> On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Peter Van Geit <peter.vang...@gmail.com>
>
> >> waiting for something good makes it even better!
>
> >> i always tend to give a day's time focusing on everything else, catching
> >> up with life, before i return to savour the great time we had, tell the
> >> story, share the photos.
>
> >> will do it tonight. hang on guys.
>
> >> i don't have a great camera nor am i a professional photographer, but i
> >> think i did capture some good moments.
>
> >> rajendran.
>
Jaskirat Singh
Jun 9, 2008, 4:53:46 PM6/9/08
to KARTHIK, The Chennai Trekking Club
Hey people!
Skandagiri trek rocked! Thanks to all the people who made the trek happen.
Looking forward to see all of you again in the forthcoming treks...
Here is a link to my take at the pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jass2cool/sets/72157600420300803/
P.S: Photos have been resized to 1024 ish resolution for easy upload/download
Jass
Rajendran Dandapani
Jun 9, 2008, 9:00:47 PM6/9/08
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Hi,
Here are the photos from my own camera.
Have taken the liberty to source some photos from the other collections, and add them to mine for sake of continuity.
http://rajendran.smugmug.com/gallery/5131233_Jrvta#310220352_ZnGYT
And, while there, also watch these.
The three short videos I shot while up there, are under my profile here. - http://www.youtube.com/user/rajonthemove
Photos from earlier treks I have undertaken, with organized groups. (This was my first grassroots trek!)
Mahadeshwara Male Hills - http://rajendran.smugmug.com/gallery/2127838_KeB24
Bheemeshwari and Saawandurga - http://rajendran.smugmug.com/gallery/1784183_GZ29t
Nilgiris Trek - http://rajendran.smugmug.com/gallery/900894_osetR
Rajendran.
Here are the photos from my own camera.
Have taken the liberty to source some photos from the other collections, and add them to mine for sake of continuity.
http://rajendran.smugmug.com/gallery/5131233_Jrvta#310220352_ZnGYT
And, while there, also watch these.
The three short videos I shot while up there, are under my profile here. - http://www.youtube.com/user/rajonthemove
Photos from earlier treks I have undertaken, with organized groups. (This was my first grassroots trek!)
Mahadeshwara Male Hills - http://rajendran.smugmug.com/gallery/2127838_KeB24
Bheemeshwari and Saawandurga - http://rajendran.smugmug.com/gallery/1784183_GZ29t
Nilgiris Trek - http://rajendran.smugmug.com/gallery/900894_osetR
Rajendran.
Avijeet Rakshit
Jun 9, 2008, 11:56:19 PM6/9/08
to Rajendran Dandapani, The Chennai Trekking Club
Guys
Here come the big one.... All my photos uploaded....
http://picasaweb.google.com/avijeetraks/SkandagiriTrek
Regards
Avijeet
CipherSoul
Jun 10, 2008, 4:06:27 AM6/10/08
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My photo album from skandagiri...
http://picasaweb.google.com/simonkrish/Skandagiri
krish
On 10 Jun, 08:56, "Avijeet Rakshit" <avijeetr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Guys
>
> Here come the big one.... All my photos uploaded....
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/avijeetraks/SkandagiriTrek
>
> Regards
>
> Avijeet
>
http://picasaweb.google.com/simonkrish/Skandagiri
krish
On 10 Jun, 08:56, "Avijeet Rakshit" <avijeetr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Guys
>
> Here come the big one.... All my photos uploaded....
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/avijeetraks/SkandagiriTrek
>
> Regards
>
> Avijeet
>
sarath sowri
Jun 10, 2008, 9:39:17 AM6/10/08
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John Immanual
Jun 11, 2008, 1:30:31 AM6/11/08
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Mr Sarath.
I dont know whether we have met earlier, or how do you look like..
But i want to appreciate you for the eye that you have for
photography.. Some of the shots are simply " PERFECT " in all
aspects.
especially.
http://picasaweb.google.com/gonuguntla.sarath/Skandagiri/photo#5210245326229915698
http://picasaweb.google.com/gonuguntla.sarath/Skandagiri/photo#5210245538286161906
http://picasaweb.google.com/gonuguntla.sarath/Skandagiri/photo#5210245688602330914
http://picasaweb.google.com/gonuguntla.sarath/Skandagiri/photo#5210245713194429538
I believe you have used a compact camera. If so.. I am sure, My first
vote for Optica - Skandagiri is for you..
I kindly request that you join us in all treks if possible.
Best wishes and regards
John Immanual
On Jun 10, 6:39 pm, "sarath sowri" <gonuguntla.sar...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > > > Rajendran.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
I dont know whether we have met earlier, or how do you look like..
But i want to appreciate you for the eye that you have for
photography.. Some of the shots are simply " PERFECT " in all
aspects.
especially.
http://picasaweb.google.com/gonuguntla.sarath/Skandagiri/photo#5210245326229915698
http://picasaweb.google.com/gonuguntla.sarath/Skandagiri/photo#5210245538286161906
http://picasaweb.google.com/gonuguntla.sarath/Skandagiri/photo#5210245688602330914
http://picasaweb.google.com/gonuguntla.sarath/Skandagiri/photo#5210245713194429538
I believe you have used a compact camera. If so.. I am sure, My first
vote for Optica - Skandagiri is for you..
I kindly request that you join us in all treks if possible.
Best wishes and regards
John Immanual
On Jun 10, 6:39 pm, "sarath sowri" <gonuguntla.sar...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> - Show quoted text -
Diwakar ~
Jun 11, 2008, 3:10:42 AM6/11/08
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Hi Folks,
I was held up for the last 2 days, so couldn't do this until now. I have uploaded photos into two albums. One is some selected fotos, and the rest in another album.
Selected Photos:
Rest of the Photos (With little junk)
Looking forward for another cool trek with you guys.
Regards,
Diwakar
--
Diwakar
Stay beautiful :-)
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