Hey… thought of writing abt the trek bt better let me share with you aLL how we (I+Friends) felt abt the TrEk…
Akshat:
Hi guys…………….
Hope i am the first to reciprocate after the treckin expeditions….not coz i am too longin or desp to be the one to begin or be the frst to comment………….but like i tried sleepin .n as i shut my eyez….wat i cld see were those descedin steps of Mahuli………found my self figurin out my way dwn those steps evn in my sleep……………..so…thought for a change i’ll initiate the chain…………….:)
Sandeep:Hi all,
This was my first trek eva… Haven’t been on any treks before… I’m
waiting desperately for the photographs…
I will write about the moments that i will recollect when i close my eyes
and which i’ll never forget..
1.My going back home as soon as i arrived to get the battery…( yaar video
ke bina trip adhura lagta)
2.Asangaon to mahuli walk… I feel if we hadn’t walked this
stretch,everyone wud have reached top with less pain…
3.Akshay mummy being so over-concerned
4.Clearing accounts all the way
5.Nikita’s screaming
6.Those breaks that we took in the shades
7.THE CALL when we scaled it
8.Touching the flag
9.Water of the Talav.. Truly heaven
10.”Nahin jaana hai” Rock
11 Lunch at the top(Frankly how many times you’ve had lunch at a height of
around 2000m)
12.The descent
13.Singing all the way up.
14.Irritating everyone wid my singing,camera and stupid comments
15.When i saved akshay and akshat from slipping(hehe nothing juss happened
i’m makin it sound more anecdotal)
16.Drawing out water from the well
Akshata:
nt sounding too cliche…….adding few words n sharing experiences of the trek……….away from civilization and modern amenities this trek was an unique opportunity to catch a peek .The experience is overall exhilarating. It din require much climbing experience……..hey n some of us proved it ;….;kudos to all the frst timers. n1 with sound health( exceptions allowed …like .akshat who was unwell) can do the fruitful climb. The bottom line is itz a mind game .Navigating thrugh steep hills u can hear our mentor(akshay) cum mommie say take baby steps……. don let urself get fatigued …………WE HAVE ALMOST REACHED……..CAN U C D FLAG…which I couldn’t figure out almst till the end of trek .alas there v see flag fluttering in the wind .here we heave a sigh of relief…..no more climbing…….n sigh of joy…..sense of reaching the height
Wise words……….during the .task never get discouraged……………be persistant to attain the goal …..seek the strength to keep ur spirits high ……..b urself………..njoy urself ………….
The attained experience is extremely rewarding and rejuvenating
One wld never know y each one climbed …………….. to‘ attain the sense of height ………….to check the mind power……………team spirit …………sense of success………. personals satisfaction ………..simply fun…… just to enjoy……of boredom…chalo kuch karthe hai….kuch kaam nahi………..
Unless u r a loner .the essence of climbing is team work……………………..…wat say guys….
When it comes to ……. never giving up…we r proud of wat we have done…
Akshay(Tats ME):
I remember repeating this so many times that “Destination for us is
only a point from which we can get back home safely” – Akky but
somewhere in the back of my mind I wanted everyone to make it to the
top and i suceeded(so what if partially). Since most of us were first
timers its always gr8 to reach the summit in your first attempt.
I knew the key to reach Mahuli summit is two-fold first is covering
the initial part of the trek (reaching the base + overcomming those
monotonous steps) and then once you hav your goal (the flag in this
case) in front u woudnt need much motivation from my side.
I remember almost each one(except for Jasmine) of you asking me how
long wud it take NOW and me replying “Not much OR Lets cover this
patch OR There is this interesting valley on the other side OR Now the
steps wud get over OR Hey we are jst getting close OR Can u spot the
Jain Mandiram there see how far we have come so soon (now this was
true… bt u all cudnt see it) OR Its nice and coOL thru the thick
forest isnt it (jst to mak u all feel better) OR briefing you abt the
terrain (u knw it always helps to knw what you are gettin into)”. But
i guess all this lies was worth it and hope you realize that its jst a
MIND GAME. Now , once you had you goal in front of you I m sure there
was no reason not to go for it.
Also you all pulling my leg by calling me all sorts of names jst workd
in you favour bcoz you wud get those few secs to think abt pulling my
leg rather that thinking how tired you were. Also, there is a nice
coOL name to call a person lik me on the trek ‘Trek Leader’ bt gud u
didnt call me with it bcoz it wud be so embarassing as Trek Leaders
are much more experienced than I am.
I must say it was so satisfying for me to do the honours by shouting
the ‘Jay Gunj’ (do chk the video for it… Sandy told me that its cum
awesome)at the top. Thnks so so much.
I had planned another trek in this week but i cancelled it bcoz this
trek has been so satisfying. I can still recollect every bit of it as
it was jst yesterday.
ManAsi:
My or rather our first trek and we all………well almost all of us completed it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a real gr8 feeling!!! And the icing of the cake was the fact that we 11 school friends were meeting together after a span of 5 year !!!!!! I wish more ppl could make it but maybe sometime…….later…………..
………like the fact tht we all cribbed and cribbed abt the distance tht we had to walk………I agree tht the distance was way too much than any of us expected but the fact remain true that half the time the cribbing was totally unnecessary……………
……………….i have never cribbed in my life so much !!!!!!!!!!!!……….but I thoroughly enjoyed cribbing frm the night before the trek, through the entire trek and till dadar station arrived while returning………..the cribbing started at asangaon station and so did the LIES(Tats for ME)!!!!!!!!!!!!
……………..lies, lies ,lies, lies , wrong facts, more lies abt the time required to reach the base and the top…………and the list is endless…………god !!!!!!!!!!!!
how can someone have the stamina to do so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hats off to u(Tats ME again) dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!
……………….the naming ceremony of our grp leader…………..mommie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
……………….the naming ceremony of the piece of rock which was a mute witness to the arguments and the counter-arguments …………if the trek should continue or not………….
……….spotting the flag and the pic taken with the flag in the background…………….
…………………some screamed because they were scared of wht they saw
some screamed coz they r compulsive screamers
some screamed for fun
some screamed to scare others
some screamed because of the lies
some screamed coz others screamed
…………………or the fact tht mommie was abt to have a big fall [ as a result of skidding on soil or trippin……..god alone knows ] on a piece of flat land as he was busy tryin to imagine mallika sheravat in tanishaa’s clothes and managing to do a “halla re halla re “……………….guys u all missed tht moment too hilarious to pen down……………we were laughin our heads off!!!!!!!!!!!
so many things to mention, yet so little time…………….but all in all a gr8 outing……………
“ The triumph of achievement was worth the effort “
Pics from the Trek:
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