Trek to Kalavantin Durg (Panvel)
The year 2009 was ending and it was last weekend for 3T’s to do a last trek for the year. Hence, we decided to do some pinnacle climbing kind of trek with easy transportation. We decided to climb the Kalavantin Durg this time. It was a perfect winter trek. It was 27th of Dec 2009, last Sunday of the year when we climbed the Kalavantin pinnacle. All the 3T members were supposed to meet at Andheri station (harbor line) at 5.10 AM so as to catch the first train for C.S.T. The first train from Andheri to C.S.T via Wadala road is at 5.17 AM. All reached on time and we caught this train. We...
Read MoreTrek to Kothaligad (Karjat)
Just after finishing loads of monsoon treks, we planned for kothaligad near to Karjat. Kothaligad is also known as Peth cha killa. Kothali means empty funnel in Marathi language. It was 20th sept 09 when we decided to complete kothaligad as a pilot trek in one day. It was Sunday and the weather was awesome. We started off from Mumbai at around 4.30 AM catching first train to Karjat from Dadar. We reached Karjat station at around 7.45 Am. And now we headed towards to S.T bus depot to catch a bus for the base villages, Ambivali. Ambivali is situated around 35 Km’s from Karjat station. When...
Read MoreTrek to Asherigad (Palghar)
After grand success trek of Bhimashankar via Shidi Ghat, 3T group decided to complete Asherigad. As found on internet from few websites, Asherigad is said to be in hard category, but we found it easy and we would say it’s in medium category. Asherigad is having vast expanse and is situated 30-35 Km away from Palghar. We decided to do this one as one day trek. We started off on Sunday 20th Dec 09. We all gathered at Borivali station and caught Virar local at around 6.20 AM. We reached Virar station, Dhanu shuttle of 7.45 AM was waiting, we all got into it and hopefully all were able to sit....
Read MoreTrek to Kalsubai (Igatpuri)
Rains were started in Mumbai, and now it was July – the perfect time to do the Kalsubai summit. We decided for a trek to Kalsubai in second week of July. Kalsubai is the highest peak of Maharashtra (5400 ft) situated in Ahamednagar district. We started off from Mumbai on 10th night. We boarded Amritsar express from Dadar at around 10.30 PM. There was a long queue on the station for second class compartment. But hopefully all 5 of us got seats. We reached Igatpuri station around 2 AM. By now it was raining and it was really chilling night. We looked for shelter on the station and we got into...
Read MoreKohoj gad trek (Manor)
After completing Takmak gad (Virar) in August, it was now time for some more monsoon thrill in same mountain range of Palghar. Kohoj was what we planned to discover this time. We planned it as a pilot trek as usual. We decided to go early morning and return on the same day. It was a weekend and we ready for the thrill of exploring the very less explored Kohoj fort. Actually what made us think of a trek to Kohoj fort was the pinnacle of Kohoj whose shape remarkably resembles that of a human being. This pinnacle is at the very top of Kohoj and at the pinnacle, one can experience strong gusty...
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I am a Trekker, Hiker, Nature lover, Bird watcher, Star gazer, Explorer, Pianist, and much more. Currently am learning Animation and doing freelancing on web development.
I started Trekking nearly when I was 15. I love mountains and that is where I enjoy the most beautiful moments. Thrilling places, difficult terrains, mesmerizing views are things which inspire me.