Hey guys... welcome back...to my next post... this is the first time i am writing abt my trip experiences... rather tough trek experience... :) .. happy to inform you guys that m part of Chennai Trekking Club (CTC) now.. :) so... looking forward for some great treks with this group..... This trek was planned as part of Shivarathri by my cousin who is a professional trekker.. his name is Aravind who lives in Chennai... Velliangiri is situated in Poondi around 1hr journey from Coimbatore.. its a shiva temple.. and there are 7 hills to climb... to reach the hill top where you will find a suyambu lingam (Naturally formed lingam)... so my cousin and his team of trekkers planned to arrive to coimbatore on friday 12th afternoon.... and I left bangalore on thursday night and reached coimbatore on friday 12th morning and waited for my cousin to arrive.... and we all had lunch... and left coimbatore at around 5:30 PM.. and reached Poondi only by 8:15 PM.. bec of heavy rush in all the buses...
We started the trek at 8:30 PM... with each of us having one bamboo stick and a torch as it was a night trek... since without the sticks you cannot cross all the 7 hills... we were 9 of us...our first target was to cross the 1500 steps of the 1st hill.. and then take rest.. to have our dinner...we took around 5 to 7 breaks in between the 1st 1500 steps... and finally completed the 1st hill... and we sat down for dinner...and lime soda... :) we finished by 10 PM.. and continued our trek... there were another 2500 steps for the 2nd and 3rd hill to complete... we started off very nicely after the dinner... and crossed 2500 steps... with around 10 breaks.. :) .. then the hills became steeper... we had to cross for abt and hr...to reach the 5th hill... then we came across a coffee shop.... we had sukhu kapi (coffee with ginger)... and there was this naturally formed water area... where few of my friends took bath...the water was ice cold.. :) .. by this time.. few of our torch's battery had drained.. :) we managed to trek in groups... and we reached the 6th hill... this is where we cud see the clouds... it was awesome.. and the climate was very very cold.. mist all over... 7th hill was amazing.. bec it was steep like a vertical ladder... we had all our energy drained by this time... we reached the 7th hill at around 3 AM... it normally takes 4 hrs for a professional trekker to cross all 7 hills... we took 6 1/2 hrs.. :) we reached the top... had a good darshan of Lord Shiva... it was amazing to be above the clouds....and we wanted to watch the sunrise... and i guess the temperature was 0 degrees at the top... our hair and legs were covered with ice crystals... it was mist all over... somehow we waited in the 7th hill..from 3 AM till 7:00 for the sunrise.. :) finally we had a very beautiful view... of the sunrise... and started to come down... getting down was comparatively easy... we reached the bottom of the hill by 11:30 AM... it took us around 4 hrs.. :) it was a life time experience... i enjoyed to the core...
Things we carried/essential things to carry:
1) Torch light and extra batteries - since it was a night trek
2) Eatables (we carried chappathi's and gravy) - bec u dont get anything up in the hill.. except sukhu kapi (coffee with ginger) and lemon soda
3) 1 towel - because there is a naturally formed water area (sonai) where we took bath..
4) Shawl/jerkins - because its too cold up there in the 7th hill... :)
5) 1 bamboo stick - you can buy this at the bottom for Rs.15/-
6) Shoes/floaters - You need to have this in a carry bag, and walk with barefoot till the 1st hill is complete, then later on you can wear your shoes.. trust me.. the amount of time will reduce gradually if you wear shoes..
7) Carry some cash... for coffee and lemon soda
8) Water bottles
9) Bag to carry all the above stuffs :)
Objective: To complete the trek all the way upto 7th hill and watch the sunrise and get down
Status: Completed with great difficulty :)
Experience: Life time experience
Difficulty level: Tough
The trek will test your self confidence... its a must go trek for all trekkers... :)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
25k hitsai noki selgiren...aadaravukku nandri... :)
After much delay m back ... special thanks to my friends... who kept on visiting this page to check for any updates... special thnks to my followers (though i have only 5 :))... :) yenakulla irukura writer mirugatha thatti yelupeetanga.... adha yelupunavanga Ratzz, DV and Gils ... their blogs are awesome ....
This time around.. I am planning to write some short stories... and my trip experiences... and as usual mokkai's will continue.. :)
few of ma life's recent updates ...
1) Movies - watched few movies... this weekend... "Aayirathil oruvan", "Asal" and "hitch"... I know hitch is a pretty old movie.. but got time to watch it now... i loved it to the core...awesome movie... :) .. Aayirathil oruvan was amazing... it was a massive effort from a young director... Reema's acting was class in the movie... Asal... not a movie to mention... went in with lots of expectation.. but it was very bad.....Thalayoda ovavaru padam varum pothum yedhavadhu pudhusa pannuvaru nu ninaikurom... Aana vadivelu solra maadri "Varum...aana varadhu" ..
2) office - going great... reading all interesting blogs during office times...what more can ya ask for??
3) Trekking - planning for a trek to velliangiri hills on 12th on account of Shivarathri...
More updates...in my next blog post... :)
25,000 hitsai noki... selgiren...hope ur support continues as always... :)...idhuvarai kuduthurukka aadaravukku nandri.. :)
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