Venkateswara Unlimited, Aug 14-16

[Peter Van Geit]

More deadly then ever before.... Not for the weak hearted.

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Venkateswara Unlimited, Aug 14-16

This is a *3-day* trek along a tough trail that will take us along some of the most beautiful spots in Venkateswara - the largest gorge (500m long, 100m deep) ever discovered in CTC's history, the highest falls (200m) ever seen, the toughest narrow gorge to overcome, mind blowing rock formations, steep climbs and descents, ancient forest rest houses and jeep tracks overgrown by the jungle documented on old army maps. We will be exploring several new trails and valleys never done before. This is a trek with minimal luggage, maximum pace, compact group - participants need to have an excellent fitness level and tough mindset to overcome some of the most challenging terrain. We will only admit trekkers who have completed difficult or moderate+ treks in CTC earlier on. Selection is based on the discretion of the organizer.

*SUMMARY*

Level - difficult (for regular trekkers). One needs to have an excellent fitness level
Terrain - stream boulders, uphill climbs, lush green forest, clear water streams
Where - Venkateswara, 4 hours North of Chennai
Transportation - sharing own vehicles
Duration - Saturday early morning till Monday late night
Distance - 50km long trek from West till East Venkateswara
Expense - approx 900Rs (food and fuel expenses will be shared)

*PICK UP POINTS/TIMINGS*

3am - Tidel (bus stop)
3:10am - Madya Kailash (bus stop)
3:25am - Guindy Katipara (Toyota showroom)
3:40am - Koyambedu (Nathan Cafe)
7am - Tirupati (public bus stand)

*WHAT TO CARRY*

1) Good walking shoes & a pair of sandals to move around in streams and the camping site.
2) Small/compact (NOT large) back-pack to carry water, food + following essentials
3) Blanket (nights will be warm) or Sleeping bag
4) LED torch to get around at night
5) One extra set of clothes to sleep dry at night
6) Sun cap and cream (to protect from sun)
7) Three set of reusable PET bottles (can be filled along the stream)
8) Reusable bowl and spoon for dinner (No disposable ones)
9) Camera, fully charged batteries, memory card – optional
10) Sleeping mat

Food and transport will be taken care of by the organizers

*IMPORTANT*

Given the challenging trail it's ESSENTIAL to travel LIGHT - use a small/compact backpack. Any big/heavy backpack will make difficult for yourself.

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

*ORGANIZERS*

Peter - peter.vangeit@gmail,com, 9600004509

Note - admission is based on the organizers discretion (attitude, fitness level, volunteering)

Name * Peter Van Geit

Mobile * 9600004509

Email * peter....@gmail.com

I am coming from * Adyar, Anna Nagar, Bangalore

I am coming by * Preferrence will be given to those who bring transportation. Fuel costs are shared.

• Car
• Bike
• None

Joining From * We need to arrange for transport

• TIDEL (3am)
• Madya Kailash (3:10am)
• Guindy Circle (3:20am)
• Koyambedu (3:40am)
• Tirupati (3am)

Recent difficult/moderate+ trek experience in CTC and which organizers trekked with *

How have you contributed, volunteered in earlier CTC treks *

I only register after confirming my availability. In case I drop out in the last 2 days before the trek I will pay the full trek expenses *

• I agree

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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[Peter Van Geit]

Already 35 brave members have signed up for this deadly survival mission through the mysterious inner jungles hidden deep inside the Venkateswara national reserved forest. We will keep the registrations open for a few more days before we shortlist and announce the final participant list early next week based on their past fitness and volunteering record. Life will never be the same for the survivors. Body and mind will be stretched beyond previously known limits. Maybe God have mercy on their souls...

Registrations

Prafulla Kiran

Bhargav

JaiGanesh S

Ponkarthik P

Bishu Kumar Naik

Ranjithkumar

Mohammad Rafi Shaik

Karthikeyan

Praveen Kumar

Lakshmi Narasimhan

sushanth k

S Vinoth Kumar

Lavanya

daniel balaji

Arun Karthik N

SRINIVASAN

Abishek Subramanian

Arjun Sundar

Vani Maradi

Sibin P. Thomas

ashok kumar

nagin

Priyanka Sharma

Y ChandraBabu

ravi gaja

manojkumar n

Harish Kumar 

Sudharsan

Vinod

Sundar

adhavan

Priyank

Balasenthil

vivek reddy

Peter.

[Peter Van Geit]

87 registered for our 3-day mission impossible. Great to see such overwhelming response! Venkateswara remains tempting for body and soul. I am hereby closing further registrations. Will shortlist the final list of 35 selected participants based on their fitness level and past volunteering in CTC treks and announce in a few days. 

vivek reddy

Sheik dawood

Venkatesh Vallakati

Murali Kanth Sirigiri

Venkatesh Vallakati

Sai Vinoth M P

Chitra Subramanian

gayathri chandrashekar

Kishore v

Nitin Gupta

Venkat N

arvindh selvaraj

karthick ambikapathy

Neelima

vikram venkatraaman

C Raghavendra

Tamilarasan

Balaji Sekar

Tarannum

ravindran

Aditya Gopalan

Guna

Pranap S P

Kannan

NobalMohan

Sridhar

Sandeep Mehta

Dinesh Kumar

Rajesh Prasath 

Ramkumar

Vinay.KR

Mahadevan

jeeva

Mohankumar V

Vijay Pal

sri

Vinod

Manish Mishra

Niharika Singh

Deepak gupta

pradeep pendhota

pradeep pendhota

Senthil Kumar R

Prateek Dwivedi

g.selvachandrakumar

Palanikumar R V

R.Sampath

Sekhar Jajimoggala

Prathap Nair

Amit Dalal

Stay tuned,

Peter.

[Peter Van Geit]

36 members came out of the jungle Monday night after a 3 days/ 2 nights survival mission through the most beautiful inner regions of the Venkateswara National Reserved forest. It was yet another wonderful weekend with a wonderful group of like minded trekkers exploring the unexplored, mind boggling views of the 150m tall "ice" falls (highest ever discovered in CTC), the steep descent from Talakona into the center valley of Venkateswara, Arvindth the man who is tougher then half a ton of solid rock, the awesome pools and falls of the "cave" pool (largest found in CTC), the breath taking valley views from the top of the mountains, the steep ascent to the origin of the ice falls, the 4 hour search in the night for drinkable water, the yummy food and cosy campfires at the campsites, the raising of the nation's flag on Sunday morning, the discovery of an ancient rest house, the amazing team spirit within the group, .... These are the days which will be remembered for a life time....

Early September we will be exploring the mysterious jungles of Ombattu Gudde in the Western Ghats... And stay tuned for the next survival mission in October coming your way soon.... A totally new exploration of a yet unexplored location....

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Peter.

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Peter Van Geit <peter....@gmail.com> wrote: