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TREK TO KALAVANTIN BURUJ………………………………….………………. (25/12/2011).

A trek that was waiting to be organized. A trek that satisfied one & all & and a trek that reignited the same passion & hunger for trekking in all of us. The decision to postpone the trek from 4^th to 25^th Dec. & to conquer Kalavantin Buruj instead of Prabalagad both proved to be blessing in disguise. The only glitch being, we were always running behind the time. In fact we reached Thakurwadi (base village) at around 10 a.m. & by the time we completed our breakfast & tea it was already 11 a.m. Without wasting any more time, we proceeded with a bunch of first timers.

            The sun was scorching its heat in upon us & soon conservation of water to last the entire day became really very important. Within an hour we were on top of the hill that preceded our final destination, from where a nice view of both Kalavantin & Prabalagad could be seen. A much needed halt & some lemon juice refreshment provided that ideal rest for freshers. From here on, the path seemed slightly confusing. But a little help form the local villagers put us on right track. In spite of this one of our batch lost their way, only to return back a fair bit of distance to find the correct path towards the pinnacle.

            Then came that ultimate halt from where the final frontier of Kalavantin started. We had our lunch (spicy veg.biryani) which gave the energy to put the right foot forward. The path ahead was filled with big rocky steps arranged in zigzag fashion. It was not that tough to climb but immense concentration required at each step & continuous dehydration made it slightly difficult. When we reached the top, we thought it was all over, until we realized that still the job was incomplete. The ultimate frontier of Kalavantin was a bit dicey & so those satisfied ones decided to rest while the enthusiastic ones completed the goal. The group pic at the pinnacle with the ‘Bhagwa Jhenda’ in the background was a moment to be captured.

            The descending journey was also an eventful one. The after effects of intense heat & dehydration were seen with some people vomiting, some experiencing cramps & muscle sprains. Big thanks to the villager who refreshed all of us with his strong black tea & also much needed water. Next we had a surprise for everyone as we distributed ‘Santa Hats’ on the occasion of ‘Christmas’ & that group photo with Kalavantin & Prabalgad in the background became an unforgettable moment of the trek.

            As the sun set, we quickly rushed to the base & by the time we left it was already 7 p.m. A smooth ride back to Ruia College & we had one more successful feather in HYBRID’S cap.

             Here we can’t forget the contribution of Saurabh Rane (WE). Thanks a lot once again for your generous help. Also I would like to thank the four pillars of ‘DURGASAKHA’ group- Subhodh, Madhura, Ajit & Chetan, whose help proved much essential in handling a huge group of 50 odd people.

            Finally with Kalavantin, it brought end to an eventful year for HYBRID. A year in which HYBRID spread its wings in true nature & gave its fellow trekkers many memorable moments to thrive on.

 But trekking cannot stop here & 2012 awaits us with many more pinnacles to conquer & many more hearts to win. 

            Here’s wishing a very ‘HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR’ to all fellow trekkers.

                                                                                                                 HAPPY TREKKING

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      V.A.S.K.O.

HYBRID TREKKERS TREK TO PRABALGAD

The wait is finally over and its time now to get back into the nature and to get back to what we call “Trekking habit”.

Ø  Date:                    ^{25 TH} December 2011.

Ø  Difficulty level:                Moderate.

Ø  Cost:                      Rs.400/- per head

*Registration fees once paid are not refundable under any circumstances*

Cost includes: - Travelling charges by private bus, tea, breakfast and lunch (simple vegetarian meal) and  

                                trekking fees.

Everyone should reach Ruia College (Matunga-east) premises by 6.30 a.m. (SHARP.)

Reach back to college around 7.00 p.m.

Things to carry:

1) A pair of dry clothes. (If required).

2) A pair of shoes. COMPULSORY.

3) A bottle of water 1 Litre Min, snacks and plastic bags.

4) Personal medicines if any.

5) Glucon D, painkiller, crocin, band aids. (If required).

v  Camera and mobile phones or any other personal belongings should be brought at your own risks and taken care of.

v  Please inform the coordinators prior about any specific health problems or any allergic reactions.

Note :

·         It should be noted that the trek organized is purely a private affair .

·         Participation will be confirmed only by phone.

·         So people hurry up & register yourselves asap. The last date to pay the money is 18^th December 2011.

Ø  For Any Querry Contact :

Kaustubh Padwal   : 9930251468                  Viraj Tavsalkar          : 9167473787

Suyog Lohar           : 9664365804                  Omkar Juvekar         : 9969723706

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From 'आईशप्पथ' to 'ए धावा रे'

         जरा विचित्र वाटतय ना शीर्षक वाचून. पण ट्रेकला गेल्यावर एकाच वेळी या दोन्ही भावना कानांवर पडल्या नाही  असा ट्रेकच होत नाही.एखादा नवखा ट्रेकर असेल तर ट्रेक करताना सतत त्याच्या मनात  हेच शब्द येतात " आई शप्पथ! हा काय tough patch  आहे. मी कसा चढणार?"." आई शप्पथ ! इकडून उतरताना तर माझी वाटच लागणार ." त्याच्या चेहऱ्यावरच्या घामावरून आणि मनात असण्याऱ्या tension वरून आपण आरामात ओळखू शकतो , हा ह्याचा पहिलाच ट्रेक असणार. या उलट एखादा ट्रेकर ज्याने किमान ७-८ ट्रेक केलेले असतात व ट्रेकींग या कलेशी जो थोडाफार सुसंगत असतो , तो तर सगळ्यांना पळायलाच सांगत असतो.त्याचा attitude थोडा बिनधसच असतो. त्याला आपल्याबरोबर हळू चालणारी मंडळी तर boreच वाटतात .अश्या  या दोन विरोदाभास असणाऱ्या भावना, पण प्रत्येक ट्रेकला सापडतातच.

       मजेशीर म्हणजे मी ह्या दोन्ही category मधेल्या व्यक्तिरेखा अनुभवल्या आहेत. एखाद्या नवख्या ट्रेकरच्या भावना, त्याला असलेलं दडपण, tension हे तर मला माझ्या पहिल्या ट्रेक मध्ये कळलच पण आता जेव्हा आम्ही लोकांना ट्रेकिंगसाठी घेऊन जातो तेव्हा मला ही दुसरी बाजू देखील हळू हळू उमजायला लागली आहे. माझा तसा ट्रेकिंग चा अनुभव काही जास्त नसून चार वर्षांचाच आहे,  तरीही नवखा घाबरूट ट्रेकर ते 'Organiser ऑफ HYBRID TREKKER ' चा प्रवास कसा पटकन घडला हे  माझं मलाच कळलं नाही.

      माझ्या आयुष्यातला पहिला ट्रेक हा राजगड-तोरणा. आता मागे वळून वाटतं आपली ट्रेकिंग ची गाडी direct तिसऱ्याच gear  मध्ये सुरु झाली. पण बरंच झालं ना एकदा कठीण विषयाचा पेपर सोडवला की बाकीचे पेपर हे बऱ्यापैकी सोपेच वाटतात. ट्रेकिंग च्या आठवणीतील तो ट्रेक अविस्मर्णीयच राहणार, आयुष्यभर. तो गारठा, ते धुकं ती हिरवळ आणि सतत ती मनातली धडधड .ते क्षण विसरणं अशक्यच. Especially , राजगड ते तोरणा चा प्रवास. पायाच्या नुसत्या काड्या झाल्या होत्या आणि पोटात कावळ्यांचा ओरडून ओरडून घसा बसलेला. माझ्या आठवणी प्रमाणे मी अर्धा ट्रेक तर बसूनच केलेला आणि सतत मदतीसाठी हाथ मागून मित्रांना भंडावून सोडलं होतं.

       पण आता मागे वळून पाहिलं तर वाटतं बरच पाणी पुलाखालून गेलय. त्या काळी घाबरत उतरलेले patches आज सराईत धावत पार करताना काहीच वाटत नाही. ह्याचं कारण कदाचित  HYBRID असावं. ४०-५० लोकांना एकत्र ट्रेकसाठी घेऊन जाणं, त्यांची ख्याली खुशाली बघणं व त्यांना सुखरूप परत आणणं. ह्याची जबाबदारी, त्याचं ते tension , हे त्या tough patches च्या तुलनेत खूपच challenging वाटतं.पण समाधानाची गोष्ट अशी की The journey is going on smoothly.

       पार "अभी दिल्ली बहुत दूर हैं |"," ये तो सिर्फ शुरुवात हैं |". बघायला गेलं तर ही सुरुवातच आहे. या वर्षी १५ ऑगस्ट ला HYBRID  ला एक वर्ष पूर्ण झाली आणि हा खास दिवस आम्ही परत राजगडावर साजरी केला. आत्ता कुठे आम्हाला पंख फुटले आहेत, अजून आकाशात उंच झेप घ्यायची बाकी आहे.Indeed Sky is the limit for us.
 

ओंकार दिनेश जुवेकर

HYBRID TREKKERS 

SWARI RAJDHANI CHI……………………………………. (14TH-15TH AUG.2011)

Yet another trek this monsoon season & this time a rather special one. It was our first overnight trek & that too on the day of our 1^st anniversary. Independence Day trek to RAJGAD was our dream trek & we all were eagerly waiting for it. The journey being a long one we decided to leave the bus at night only. The excitement began even before the trek started when we lost our way in the darkness at around 4.30 a.m. Finding our way back through the narrow village lanes & taking much needed help from some awaken villagers, we reached our destination finally-Gunjavane (base village). Quickly getting ourselves freshened, we all got charged up for the real excitement to begin.

The trend of loosing our way continued even in the trek when we took a longer route instead of the simpler path. This time we hardly had any fresher along with us. So the regular ‘constant encouraging’ part was being missed. But we had a very diverse team on board right from a 9^th std. girl to a 58 yr old professional trekker. Rajgad is a photographer’s delight with all its greenery & misty atmosphere especially in the monsoon. So the shutterbugs just wouldn’t stop. Especially the view of ‘Suvela Machi’ from our 1^st halt spot is simply breath taking.

We entered the fort through ‘Chordarwaja’ after an exciting 10 min. climb through rocky patch at the final frontier. People from the last batch were given a grand welcome in the Padmavati temple. A small tea break of 15-20 min. & all were again geared up to march towards Suvela Machi. It began with a photo shoot at the Sadar, where the strong cold wind was just blowing us apart. A brief walk through the misty, cloudy atmosphere brought us to the Nedha. This was the best & the most exciting part of the trek. ‘Nedha’- a small cavity few feets above- provided that much needed challenge. Not everyone climbed it but those who did had their trek worth. Some cotrekkers also went ahead to see the entire Suvela Machi while some hungry trekkers just wanted to come back to Padmavati.

When we came back to temple, it was almost full. We had to drop our visit to Sanjeevni Machi right there & by the time we finished our lunch, we had to take that tough decision to abort the trek. This was not what we had planned & before the situation would go out of control we had begun our descend. It was a rather disappointing end to our dream trek but that one hour spent in the waterfall in the evening just made up for the loss. Apart from Nedha, this waterfall had brought smile on everyone’s face.

The evening & night was spent in the temple at the base listening to some of the ghost stories which were rather hilarious instead of being scary. The next fresh morning began with the flag hoisting ceremony conducted in the village school. A feeling of pride for nation gripped all of us as we stood saluting our tricolor singing our National anthem. Morning breakfast was followed by a surprise gift for all. We distributed our badges to celebrate our one year completion. A group photo & we all left Rajgad with a promise to come back again & conquer it entirely.

On our way back, we went to The Rajiv Gandhi National Park, at Katraj. It was a nice relaxing walk in the zoo watching all different types of animals & reptiles. I am sure everyone loved this part of the trek also. As always the return journey was a smooth & quick one back to Ruia College.

At the end of the day, the dream had come to an end with many more memories to cherish upon. But now its time to see more dreams ahead. It’s been one eventful year for HYBRID TREKKERS & the journey has just begun. Here we thank all our trekkers for their active support for all our events.

“Bulanda hauslon se shuru hua hain ye karavaan,

Apni manzil ki ore badh raha hain ye kafila,

Musafir to bahut jud gaye iss rah par hamare,

Unko bhi yaadon mein samette chal raha hain manchala”

HAPPY TREKKING

V.A.S.K.O.

 CO TREKKERS VERDICT…………………………

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Ø Shariva Shenai-“Hey Thanks a lot for such wonderful Trek again. Had gr8 fun with HB Trekkers 2nd time . Keep arranging this kind of one dayTreks. HB Trekkers always ROCK. Waiting for next Trek .Keep ROCKING ... All The Best ...”

“Khupach majja aali . Hybrid Trekkers always Rock ... Waiting for next Treak .”

Ø Manoj Kumar-“i really feel proud to be a one of member during gorakhgad trek and i really enjoyed a lot. i would love to join you guys again. dont forget to inform me for the next trek plzzzzzzzzz.........”

Ø Trupti Rane, MBA aspirant –“proud of u guyz...keep climbing..”

Ø Shahbaz Khan, Senior Associate in Client Services at Indegene Lifesystems Pvt Ltd –

“Awesome guys!!!Great job!!”

Ø Manvi Vernekar,Ruia Biotech- Hii khup khup maja aali,vry well organized! The food was gud too.aani evdhya lokanna handle kelat! Hats Off.

Ø Priti Shringarpure, Ruia Biotech- Hey hybrid trekkerz, eka avismarniya trek sathi khup dhanyvad….hope der r lots more to cum…

Ø Vihang Ghalsasi, IIT Bombay- HYBRID ROCKS!!!

Ø Swapnil Gaonkar, First source employee- This group is going to go a long wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

Ø Parth Pardeshi, Ruia Biotech- wishing u all the very best for all coming trekking seasons.

Ø Shriyans Kanvinde,Director,MarsTours & Nature Explorers- I am now ur permanent member!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ø Shraddha Bhore, Ruia Biotech-“wen u go to google and type "hybrid trekkers" the first nine photos are urs guys... its amazing..!!”

Hybrid Trekkers rock....!!!!
we really enjoyed a lottttttt........
had a blast....!!!

v (The above mentioned comments are not self generated ones and also not enforced ones….these are just pure feelings expressed by our fellow trekkers from their hearts and HYBRID TREKKERS are thankful for their constant support)

TREK TO RAJGAD

Ø Date: 14^th-15^th August 2011.

Ø Difficulty level: Moderate.

Ø Cost: Rs.800/- per head

*Registration fees once paid are not refundable under any circumstances*

Ø Things to carry:

Two pair of dry clothes, a pair of shoes. (COMPULSORY), Min.2 litre water and snacks, Wind Sheater, Toothbrush, toothpaste, papersoap, Bedsheet, Sleepingbag (optional), Chain with lock

Personal medicines if any, Glucon D, painkiller, crocin, band aids, Mosquito repellent.

v ITINERY:-

1) Assemble at Ruia College premises at 10.00 p.m. on 13^th August 2011.

2) Travel the whole night and reach ‘Gunjavane’ (Base village of RAJGAD) at 6.00 a.m. (14^th Aug.). Have breakfast and start trekking at 7.00 a.m.

3) Enter the fort via ‘Chordarwaja’ at 9.30 a.m. and take rest at ‘Padmavati temple’.

4) Trek to ‘Suvela machi’ and reach the temple back at 2.00 p.m. Have lunch.

5) After lunch, trek to ‘Sanjivni machi’ and reach back to temple at 6.00 p.m. Stay overnight in ‘Padmavati temple’ after having dinner.

6) On 15^th Aug. at 8.00 a.m., after having breakfast trek to ‘Balekilla’.

7) Start descending at 11.00 a.m. Reach Gunjavane at 1.00 p.m. Have lunch.

8) Travel to Mumbai at 2.00 p.m. Reach Ruia College at 7.00 p.m.

v Camera and mobile phones or any other personal belongings should be brought at your own risks and taken care of.

*Please inform the coordinators prior about any specific health problems or any allergic reactions.

v Note:

· It should be noted that the trek organized is purely a private affair .

· Participation will be confirmed only by phone.

· So people hurry up & register yourselves asap. The last date for payment of money is 5^th Aug 2011.

Ø For Any Querry Contact :

Kaustubh Padwal : 9930251468 Viraj Tavsalkar : 9167473787

Suyog Lohar : 9664365804 Omkar Juvekar : 9969723706

Abhijit Birje : 8980902997

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