The Lone Standing Peak Of Kalavantin Durg

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The Lone Standing Peak Of Kalavantin Durg

• Its a conical pinnacle upside down
• It stands freely with pride and glory
• A stairway cuts right through its greenery
• The mystic fog slowly flies behind it
• The sight of it makes you travel back in time
• It makes you curious to wonder about its
  existence
• Because such a thing is a jewel of history

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The Lone Standing Peak Of Kalavantin Durg
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The Lone Standing Peak Of Kalavantin Durg

• Kalavantin Durg, little did I know about this
  pinnacle. So when a friend of mine asked me, I
  instantly roped in few more friends along with
  me. I had to raise my bum early morning at 4 to
  catch the gigantic electronic caterpillar (train)
  from Andheri. There were 3 more friends along
  with me.
• Realizing we were running out of time, I made
  everyone run like tails on fire to catch the
  train.
• By the time we reached the platform, the train
  already started moving and we missed it!
• So again, I made everyone run to catch the
  missed train from an alternate line changing
  trains thrice and then finally reaching Panvel 30
  minutes late. I am sure my mom and sister might
  have got a lot hiccups that day!

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The Lone Standing Peak Of Kalavantin Durg

• We met our 30 people strong trek group and caught
  the local Rickshaw called Tuk-Tuk. The journey
  was through the remote countryside with fading
  mountains draped in lush greenery. Every house
  had such huge farm lands that city people like us
  would envy these simple villagers.
• The cool climate and continuous breeze tempted me
  to pop out my head out and enjoy the moment. We
  played few small games to pass our time in a
  Tuk-Tuk since it was a long journey.
• We reached our base village, and without wasting
  any time in introduction session we started our
  trek. Since we started late, the searing heat
  made sure to get us exhausted at the very start
  of the trek. Since this trek is popular, there
  were lots of young colleges going trekkers.

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The Lone Standing Peak Of Kalavantin Durg
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• The cloud played hide and seek with us. As soon
  as we felt a few sprinkles of rain drops, the
  whole crowd regardless of who knows who, shouted
  in synonyms with excitement. But the rain god
  decided to tease us for a little while. So it did
  not rain and the same process continued for at
  least 3 4 times.
• As we were climbing the elevation, I could see
  the cluster of houses in while color like Lego
  toys. It was surrounded by a clear patch of farm
  lands. The climb slowly became steeper and people
  were getting fast exhausted.
• With occasional rains, I got drenched without
  realizing it! We reached on a beautiful meadow
  called Prabalmachi. This is the point where you
  can go for 2 different treks from 2 different
  sides.

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The Lone Standing Peak Of Kalavantin Durg

• We were supposed to go to Kalavantin Durg, the
  other being Prabal Gad from where you can see the
  magical Kalavantin Durg. Prabalmachi opens to a
  beautiful valley from where winds flow so
  strongly that you cant even stand properly.
• The sudden drop of the cliff is scary as you
  stand near the edge to adore this beauty. The
  bright sunlight piercing through dark clouds made
  a dramatic sight on the lush green landscape. The
  dreamy illustration of nature was alluring.
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• Everyone were enjoying the moment with numerous
  photos and food sharing, suddenly our leader
  staring in one direction shouted in a crescent
  voice No, No, No! We instantly looked towards
  that direction and saw a bag rolling down the
  cliff.

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• The bag dropped deep down the jungle! It was my
  friend Rizwans bag. We instantly made a small
  group of people and left to search for the bag
  down, leaving others to wait up.
• Traversing through dense jungles, narrow paths,
  slippery rocks and risky terrain for 2 hrs we
  finally found the bag! All the stuffs were
  scattered here and there since it got dropped
  from a height. We returned after collecting
  whatever they could and we resumed our journey.
  We went through the quiet village of Prabalmachi
  to start the trek for Kalavantin.
• The uneven rock cuts stairs where little tricky
  to climb through. The crowd was so much that we
  had to wait in line, but we reached to the top in
  less than 30 mins. The last rock patch of
  Kalavantin Durg is the hardest part with its 90
  degree climb. Its height was around 150ft.

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• A lot of people were climbing it through rope but
  seeing it I was somewhere little scared. But I
  was pretty determined to climb it. When my turn
  came I was clueless about how to climb as
  everyone where staring at me from behind. I
  searched for a patch, hooked my hand and pulled
  my body up.
• That gave me the perfect start for the climb.
  Thank god I had learned pull-ups in my gym days.
  As I stand on the top of Kalavantin, I get a
  sense of pride while staring at the vast plains
  and mountains of the Western Ghats. The 360
  degree panoramic view melted my heart. I thanked
  god for giving me a chance to witness such beauty
  of Nature.

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