Rock Climbing
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Outdoor Climbing:
Rock Climbing is an art and anybody can take this activity as an hobby at any age. It is always suggested that either one should undergo training else practice under the proper guidance before starting this activity. In the beginning one can start with bouldering practice and then actual climbing. For pinnacle climbing (or wall) one can start with easy grade, then medium, and then the difficult grade climb. One should learn the different types of rock for better understanding of the strength of the rock. The most important part is safety. One should never underestimate this kind of activity. One must take 100% safety precaution while climbing like, how safe you are while using a rope which also depends upon one's climbing skill. This is where learning various types of knots and equipment used becomes imperative. Very common types of knots are Figure of eight, Clove hitch, bowline, and also important is how and where to anchor them. There is plenty of relevant information available on the internet too! Rock climbing combines the focused athleticisms of gymnastics, yoga, and pilates with the intensity of creative problem solving. It develops exceptional core stability, balance, flexibility, endurance, concentratio,n and mental toughness! And it is fun! There are plenty of climbing opportunity near the areas of Panvel, Karjat, Kasara, Lonavala, and Nashik. The climbing heights range from 100ft-700ft. Prominent regular climbing practice (training) places are: Borivali-SGNP, CBD Belapur, Mumbra, For further details one can visit http://www.rockclimbing.com and browse through routes - Asia/India. So best of luck for those who wish to take this sport as a hobby. Do not hesitate to contact us if you need any help from us in this regard or want to join our climbing programs. Indoor Climbing: Artificial
Rock Wall Climbing
is now days a challenging sport, more and more young people are
interested as mountaineering has became a popular activity. Such
artificial walls are not easily available since it costs more money to
build as well special material required for making those holds on the
wall. In India you can find such wall at IMF New-Delhi, NIM Uttarkashi,
Mumbai, and Bikaner. Every year IMF organizes competitions. Since it's
popularity is growing more and more in the younger generation, this
year atleast 5-6 artificial climbing walls have been build in Mumbai
itself. So there is local competition too! CLIMBING IS A RISKY SPORT! Involvement in rock climbing carries a significant risk of personal injury or death. CLIMB AT YOUR
OWN RISK! |
Pinnacles | Grade | Area | Date | Summiteers |
Karnala | Easy | Panvel | 09-Jun-02 | Rajan, Milind, Kaivalya, Surendra, Santosh, Pritam |
Telbaila (LW-RR) | Easy | Lonavala | 06-Apr-03 | Rajan, Harshal, Deepak |
Telbaila (RW-LR) | Medium | Lonavala | 25-Oct-03 | Deepak, Harshal |
Telbaila (RW-RR) | Medium+ | Lonavala | 09-Nov-03 | Benji, Kaivalya, Rajan, Surendra |
Hadbi Chi Shendi | Medium | Manmad | 25-Dec-03 | Rajan, Kiran, Deepak |
Sarasgadh Wall | Medium | Pali | 08-Jun-03 | Surendra, Kaivalya, Surendra, Rajan, Anup |
Pahine Navra | Medium | Nashik | 26-Jan-04 | Rajan, Milind, Kaivalya |
Karnala | Easy | Panvel | 03-Jun-04 | Milind, Kiran, Hemant, Mahendra, Krishna (Boot Camp student) |
Dangya | Medium | Igatpuri | 26-Dec-04 | Kaivalya, Rajan, Kiran, Hemant, Amit, Nitin |
Ganesh | Medium | Kalyan | 23-Jan-05 | Rajan, Kiran, Rishi, Hemant |
Kartik | Medium | Kalyan | 23-Jan-05 | Kiran, Rajan, Rishi, Hemant |
Kakad Maal Lingi | Easy | Karjat | 25-Mar-05 | Kiran, Hemant***, Rishi, Rajan, Krishna |
Ghodyacha Kada | Easy | Nashik | 12-Mar-05 | Rajan, Kaivalya, Rishi |
Anjaneri Navri | Easy | Nashik | 12-Mar-05 | Rajan, Rishi |
Kalakrai | Medium | Karjat | 26-Feb-05 | Rajan, Kaivalya, Rishi, Hemant |
Siddhgadh Lingi | Medium | Kalyan | 15-May-05 | Kaivalya, Rajan, Rishi, Hemant, Kiran |
Sagargadh Lingi | Medium | Alibag | 31-Dec-05 | Kaivalya, Suresh, Hemant, Rishi, Parag |
Mahalaxmi | Easy | Palghar | 12-Mar-06 | Rishi, Hemant, Rajan, Rajesh, Anand, Prashant, Pankaj, Nitin |
Shenit | Easy | Igatpuri | 26-Mar-06 | Rishi, Hemant, Rajan, Rajesh, Nandu, Prashant, Pankaj, Nitin, Apurva, Kaivalya, Kavita, Kiran |
Marjori Nook | Easy | Matheran | 02-Apr-06 | Rishi, Hemant, Rajan, Apurva, Sonali, Parag, Pankaj, Kapil, Kaivalya |
Irshal | Medium | Panvel | 09-Apr-06 | Rishi, Hemant, Rajan, Apurva, Sonali, Parag, Pankaj, Kapil, Kaivalya, Sushil |
Manik Lingi | Easy | Panvel | 29-Apr-06 | Rishi, Rajan, Pankaj, Apurva, Prashant |
Irshal New Route* | Difficult | Panvel | 22-May-06 | Rishi, Rajan, Apurva, Kaivalya, Kishore, Prashant, Rajesh, Shetty |
Dhodap | Easy | Manmaad | 22-Nov-06 | Rajan, Kaivalya, Hemant, Rajesh, Prashant |
Telbaila (LW-RR) | Easy | Lonavala | 12-Nov-06 | Rajesh, Suresh, Rohan, Suhas |
Telbaila (RW-LR) | Medium+ | Lonavala | 12-Nov-06 | Kaivalya, Kishor, Hemant, Pankaj, Parag, Rajan |
Sunday 1 | Difficult | Nashik | 24-Dec-06 | Kishor, Kaivalya, Rajan, Santosh |
Sunday 2 | Medium | Nashik | 24-Dec-06 | Rajesh, Hemant, Nandu 25th Dec: Doug, Chandan, Ashish, Prashant, Kishor, Kaivalya, Rajan |
Vanar Lingi | Difficult | Malshej | 26-Jan-07 | Rajan, Kaivalya, Rajesh, Prashant, Hemant, Anurag, Ashish, Milind, Gopi, Anil, Amit |
Duke Nose | Difficult | Lonavala | 17-Mar-07 | Kishor, Kaivalya, Rajesh, Hemant, Mahendra, Suresh |
Pahine Navri | Medium | Nashik | 9/10-Nov-07 | Kishor, Kaivalya, Rajesh, Hemant, Ram |
Pahine Navra | Medium | Nashik | 9/10-Nov-07 | Kishor, Kaivalya, Rajesh, Hemant, Ram, Navroj |
Baari Crack * | Difficult | Nashik | 24-Mar-08 | Kishor, Kaivalya, Hemant, Prashant, Ajay |
Anjaneri Navri | Easy | Nashik | 24-Mar-08 | Hemant, Prashant |
Peth Wall | Difficult | Karjat | 26-Oct-08 | Kishor, Kaivalya, Prashant, Ram, Milind, Devidas, Hemant (climb was abandoned after Hemant's fall while leading) |
Agniban | Medium | Bhandardara | 4-Jan-09 | Kaivalya, Kishor, Prashant, Ashish, Akshay, Ashok Pawar, Meenaz, Ritz, Sneha |
Bahuli-3 (Virgin) * | Difficult | Murbad | 28-Feb-10 | Kaivalya, Ram, Rajesh, Ashok |
Rudra (Virgin) * | Difficult | Pahine,Nashik | 2-Jan-11 | Kishor, Kaivalya, Suhas, Arun |
Pahine Navra | Medium | Nashik | 27-Oct-11 | Kishor, Kaivalya, Kalyani, Prasad, Akshay, Munmun, Prashant |
Nagnath Lingi | Medium | Palghar | 20-Nov-11 | Hemant, Ravi, Kishor, Kaivalya, Kalyani, Prasad |
Ratangadh Khutta | Medium | Igatpuri | 10-Nov-12 | Kaivalya, Suhas, Amit, Akshay, Prashant, Ravi, Pravin |
Maschindra | Medium | Kalyan | 2-Dec-12 | Kaivalya, Hemant, Suhas, Amit, Akshay, Prashant, Ravi, Pravin (Climb was abandoned because of forest fire, Team had crossed the crux and fixed 300ft approx rope on the pinnacle) |
Khada Parsi | Difficult | Kalyan | 28-Dec-12 | Kaivalya, Hemant, Suhas, Amit, Akshay, Prashant, Ravi, Pravin |
Padar 1 | Easy | Karjat | 12-Jan-13 | Ravi, Pravin, Hemant, Kaivalya |
Padar 2 | Easy | Karjat | 26-Jan-13 | Ravi, Pravin, Hemant, Kaivalya |
Anjaneri Navra * | Easy | Nashik | 26-Jan-13 | Ravi, Kaivalya, Pravin |
Anjaneri Navri * | Easy | Nashik | 26-Jan-13 | Ravi, Kaivalya, Pravin |
Nanacha Angtha | Difficult | Kalyan | 11-Mar-13 | Kaivalya, Hemant, Akshay, Prashant, Ravi, Pravin |
Telbaila 1 | Medium | Lonavala | 20-Apr-13 |
Kaivalya, Hemant, Akshay, Prashant, Ravi, Pravin |
Telbaila 2 | Medium | Lonavala | 20-Apr-13 |
Kaivalya, Hemant, Akshay, Prashant, Ravi, Pravin |
Telbaila 3 | Medium | Lonavala | 21-Apr-13 | Kaivalya, Hemant, Akshay, Prashant, Ravi, Pravin |
Duke Nose | Difficult | Lonavala | 02-Jun-13 | Ravi, Hemant, Akshay, Prashant, Kiran K, Anup, Virag, Franc, Kaivalya |
Sunday 3 | Difficult | Nashik | 03-Nov-13 | Ravi, Kaivalya |
Nimgiri 1 * | Difficult | Nimgiri/Junnar | 28-Nov-13 | Ravi, Kaivalya, Prashant, Pravin |
Nimgiri 2 * | Difficult | Nimgiri/Junnar | 29-Nov-13 | Ravi, Kaivalya, Prashant, Pravin |
Nimgiri 3 * | Difficult | Nimgiri/Junnar | 30-Nov-13 | Ravi, Kaivalya, Prashant, Pravin |
Taleran 1 -200ft | Difficult | Taleran/Pune | 27-Dec-13 | Kaivalya, Mahendra, Sanjay, Shubham, Mahajan, Minaz, Ravi(support) |
Taleran 2 | Difficult | Taleran/Pune | 28-Dec-13 | Mahadev, Ashish, Anil, Ravi(support) |
Taleran 3 -70ft | Difficult | Taleran/Pune | 29-Dec-13 | Mahadev, Mahendra, Ravi(support) (other group) |
Pahine Crack | Medium | Nashik | 27-Jan-14 | Kaivalya, Ravi, Prashant, Shubham |
Bhokpada | Medium | Malshej | 22-Feb-14 | Kaivalya, Ravi, Prashant, Pravin, Anup, Virag, Purvesh, Musa |
Sanganori | Medium | Malshej | 23-Feb-14 | Kaivalya, Ravi, Prashant, Pravin, Anup, Virag, Purvesh, Musa |
Nimgiri | Medium | Malshej | 23-Oct-14 | Kaivalya, Ravi, Prashant, Meenaz, Kiran Khalap, Shreyas |
Trymbak Crack | Difficult | Nashik | 15-Nov-15 | Kaivalya, Pravin, Prashant, Rohan, Santosh N, Sajid, Komal, Dhiraj , Sankalp |
Rudra | Difficult | Nashik | 26-Jan-16 | Kaivalya, Prashant, Rohan, Santosh, Komal |
New crack | Difficult | Panvel | 13-Feb-16 | Kaivalya, Muzzamal, Rohan, Mahendra, Komal, Vishvesh, Hemant |
Climber |
Experince by Number of Pinnacles |
Remark |
Kaivalya |
100+ |
Climbing since past 12 years, Lead many pinnacles & guided the team |
Hemant |
33 |
Climbing since past 7 years, Currently active |
Kishor |
26 |
Climbing since past 6 years, Currently inactive |
Ram |
11 |
Climbing since past 4 years, Currently active |
Prashant |
13 |
Climbing since past 4 years, Currently active |
Rajesh |
10 |
Climbing since past 4 years, Currently active |
Akshay |
3 |
Climbing since past 2 years, Currently active |
Prasad |
2 |
Climbing restarted this year after gap of 9 years, Currently inactive |
Ravi
|
16 |
Climbing since past 2 years, Currently active |
Kalyani |
2 |
Climbing restarted this year after gap of 9 years, Currently active |
Rajan |
26 |
Climbed 4 yrs till 2007, Currently inactive due to out of Country |
Deepak |
25 |
Climbed pinnacles till 2004. Currently inactive. |
Rishi |
14 |
Climbing since past 3 years, Currently inactive |
Suhas |
4 |
Climbing since past 2 years, Currently active |
Mukesh |
4 |
Climbing since past 2 years, Currently active |
Milind |
4 |
Climbing since past 5 years, Currently inactive |
Pravin |
3 |
Climbing since past 1 year, Currently active |
Anup |
2 |
Climbing since past 1 year, Currently active |
Shubham
|
1 |
Climbing since past 1 year, Currently active |
Rohan
|
3 |
Climbing since past 3 years in USA, Currently active in India |