Sanskrit madhe ek mhan ahe चरन मधु विन्दति i.e. jo firto to madh gola karu shakto!

Asach kahisa anubhav aaj Harishchandragad trek and Pachnai waterfall rappelling kelyavr ala... pn madhacha literal meaning gheu nka hmm :D

Actually आम्ही गिर्यारोहक chya team sobatchi Korigad chi keleli trek ani masti manat taaji astanach Mr. Pravin Hadawale yancha ping tapkla.. eka navin event bddl i.e. चला शेतकर्यांसोबत उभे राहूया! It was farmars' benefit event-night trek & waterfall rappelling at Pachnai, Harishchandragad on 10th and 11th oct... idea tr jaam avdli shetakaryana madat kraychi pn trek la jaych ki ny he ky nkki nhvt... ek tr posting ani dusr mhnj 11th hour of AIPGMEE so pori tayar hotil ki nh trek la yachi shashwati nhvti :D.. bt as usual exception was one n nly Prachi Shelke! ata doghini trekla jaych ki fakt paise donate krayche trek la n jata he decide hoina... ani vrun organisers were like *need confirmation* :P shevti ho nh krta krta finally trek la jaych as tharal!...

Zali tayari suru mag.. bagepasun colgate ghyaych ki nh hya debate paryant :P.. ani tyat vrun Pab (urf Prachi) ch nehmich apl tu mla sodun kalsubai la gelich kshi? par naki 9 anl rao ya prashnan.. aso

Tr mg ala finally 10th oct.. he mhtl tr atishayokti nh honar ki mazya best frn chya bday divshi trek la jaych dare krn mhnj ky asat he swatavr alyashivay nh kalal! :|

Zal mi ani pab ksbs ready houn palat dhadpadat tya dombiwali station vr pochlo ani tithun pudhe tya kuthlya dwarka hotel vr dot 7.30 vajta.. pn ajun bus chach patta nhvta... tith amchi gang already aleli.. amchi gang mhnj Swapnil Kanase, Vikram, Mrunmayi Marathe and Akshata Raorane.. mg zalya gappa suru ani tya lokanchya patent topic vrun Pab la chidvan suru zal.. tevdhyat amchya organiser urf Pravin siranch darshan zal... mg andaj ala ki yeil ata tri bus lavkr.. bus ali ani tharlyapramane amhi 6 jan (mhnj Pravin sirancha cha count ;) ) magchya seats vr bslo...

Sagle settle zalyavr suru zala varshanuvarshe chalat alela ekch game i.e. baithe bithe kya kre..pudhch samjl aselch tumhala :D... survatch zali hya ganyavrun so gaya yeh jaha so gaya aasman :D... nantr ky rangat alya mhnun sangu ganyachya bhendya ki tyat saglya artya sagli stotra sagli shirsh manche shlok ashtvinayak mhnun zale :D...ani shivay Pravin sirancya nrutyakoushlyachi pn zalak pahayla milali thodifar mdhe mdhe :D...

Antakshari khelta khelta ksa vel nighun gela samjlch nh ani amhi Harishchandragad chya paythyashi aslelya Khireshwar gawat pochlo (7km away from foothills of gad) ratriche andaje 11.30 vajle astil... mg tithch street light mdhe rastyavr bsun :D dinner kel.. amchya gang ni (Swapnil, Vikram) bhar bhar bharun khayla anl hot as usual.. navshike bichare :P.. dal khichdi parathe biryani etc etc etc... magchya trek la hya lokani js mahapujela prasad vatayla antat ts khayla anl hot ani hyaveli pn mistake repeats itself :D.. amha doghich pn j1 tech gheun anele.. Pab chya demand vrun kakuni (Swapnil's Mom) mast gharche thalipith dilele bnvun.. such a gesture! :) ... खादडून zalyavr amchyakdun ek risk consent sign krun ghetali pratyekakadun teva vatal mamu kuch to gadbad hai trek bahutek distoy titka sopa naiye! :O pn mg tharvl ab aaye hai to jo hoga dekha jayega B)...

Ani mg zala short introductory round.. circle krun ubhe rahilo ani pratyekan mg apla intro dila..bahutek janancha ha pahilach NIGHT trek ani pahilich RAPPELING hoti so thod brr vatal karn amhi pn tyach category mdhle hoto na :P... 5 6 treks kelelya hotya mi ani Prachi ne adhi so trekking cha anubhav tr hotach pn we were more excited for night trek n rappelling this time!

Amcha Intro zalyavr team members cha intro funny zala like Raj Bakre (Amhi Giryarohak mdhl moth ani anubhavi nav) - ha he lok gheun jatat kdhi kdhi firayla.. jato mg mi pn :D Pallavi, Triveni, Abhishek, Vishwesh, Neha, Sumukh.. Ani shevti Pravin - he sagle lok je mhtayet na gheun jatat gheun jatat tr konitri pahije na gheun janara tr to mhnj mi ;)

Intro zalyavr route n plan chi mahiti denyat ali jo ki asa hota #Khubi Phata - Khireshwar - Tolar Khind - Harishchandragad - Kokankada - waterfall rappelling near Paachnai - Harishchandragad - Tolar Khind - Khireshwar - Khubi Phata#

Zala mg amcha pahilavahila night trek suru around 12-12.30 chya darmyan... team members pudhe 2 mage 2 ani madhe madhe amhala guide krnyasathi tainat krnyat ale.. torch suru zalya saglynchya hatatya ani sagle Harishchandragad padakrant kru laglo... ajubajula purn kalokh, daat zadi, chotishi peksha pn choti payvat :P, mdhe mdhe panyache dabake, shewal, rock patches hya saglya goshincha anubhav ghet ghet amcha pravas suru hota.. madhech mg eka zaryach pani bharun ghetl amhi bottles mdhe pinyasathi tevach tharvl ata gelyavr albendazole tr pkka ghyavi lagnar rao! :).. chalta chalta team members mdhe mdhe mahiti det hotech.. Raj sir tr itka dry cough asunhi shankanch nirsan krt hote Mrinmayi sarkhya 7 chya aat ghatat participants ch :D... evana saglyana kalalel hot Mrinmayi Marathe la lavkr ghri jaycha ahe udya :)

Majal darmajal krt mdhe mdhe 4-5 mins chi thodi rest krt amhi jeva tolar khind sar keli teva kalal ajun 50% baki ahe.. baapre mhnj ataparyant fakt nimmch zal! already ghamane dabdablelo amhi ajunch ghamaghum zalo :) ... shevti around 4-5 chya darmyan amhi Harishchandragad chya top la pochlo finally... gad jinkyachi feeling ali ugach.. tith mg eka zadachya shejari saglyani baga taklya ani path tekvli... saglech khup thakle hote.. amchya Akshata n Mrinmayi madam ni tr bedsheet vagaire anlel zopaychya tayarila :D... i was like seriously? :P

Ardhya tasabharachi rest ghetlyavr Pravin ne pudhcha plan sangitla ki Harishchandragadachya Kokankadyavrun suryoday pahnyacha! sagle participants ani kh group members milun amhi Kokankdyakde nighalo mg around 5.30-6 chya darmyan.. rahilele group members nashtyachya tayarila thamble tithech..

Kokankdyasathi amhi Harishchandragadavaril first caves chya bajune ascent chalu kela Jo pudhe sadhale ghat kiva nalichya vatekade jato.. andaje 30 mins chi chadhan kelyavr amhi kokankdyavr pochlo.. ujadlel hot teva ani fog nhvta jast tyamule ekdam clear disat hota kada.. ksla bhari C shape mdhe ekdm dimakhat mirvat ubha hota to.. splendid it was!.. mg saglya angles ni photography cha session suru zala especially selfies cha.. tyanantr mg Pravin ne Kokankadyachi ani Harishchandragadachi mahiti sangitli.. ani don char pinacles pn dakhvle namely Taramati (wife of Harishchandra).. Taramati peak i.e. Taramachi is the topmost point on the fort (1429 mtr)! then Rohidas (son of Harishchandra) pinnacle pahil ani 3-4 gad distat Kokankdyavrun namely Ajobagad, Ratangad etc.. hyala Kokankada asa mhntat bcz sagle routes kokanat descend hotat ithun.. Harishchandragadavr pochnyasathich 7 ki 8 routes ahet vegvegle... Kokankdyavrun rappelling pn krtat mhne ani shivay ascend pn zalay to.. khatarnak yar! Kokankadyach darshan gheun mg amhi Harishchandragad chya top kade parat nighalo karn ata top vrche Shivling ani shankarach mandir ani caves pahaychya hotya na!

Harishchandragadavr pochlyavr mg amhala caves, Shivling ani shivach mandir dakhvnyat aal... te je Shivling hot na tith pochayla panyatun jaav lagat ani amchya crew mdhle kh jan gele sudha tya 5 ft kholichya panyatun darshanasathi! amhi durunch ghetl darshan.. tya Shivling chya 4 pillars paiki 1 ch pillar jivant ahe ani ashi myth ahe ki ha pillar jeva padel teva world will come to end.. bghuyat..

Nantr mg amhi pahil Shivmandir.. marvelous example of the fine art of carving sculptures out of stones.. mast hot mandir.. nantr mg amhala 3-4 guha dakhvnyat alya ajubajuchya jyat ki accommodation chi pn soy ahe.. ani kh grps rahayla pn alele tith.. tithlyach eka guhet amcha nashta tayar hot hota Tukaram kakankde :).. mg amhi tithch mastpaiki pohyancha nashta kela ani chaha PYAYLO ;) ..

Petpuja zalyavr mg amhi 9 chya darmyan descend krayla suru kel towards pachnai jo ki amcha rappelling cha spot hota.. Jeva amhi pachnai la pochlo teva mg thodi rest keli joparyant team members chi rappelling chi tayari hotiye tovar.. amhi vrun jeva bghitl ki amhala he rappel kraych ahe teva ashi dhadki bharli mhnun sangu.. manat 2nd thought suru zala kru ki nko kru asa.. mg ropes vagaire bandhun ready zalyavr amhala ready krayla survat zali like dokyavr scarf jenekrun kes adknar nht kuthe.. mla tr scarf sudha Triveni nech bandhun dila itk sudharat nhavat bhitipoti.. mg helmet tyanantr harness, hatat gloves then descender etc ashi mazi swari tayar krnyat ali... balicha bakra mich bananar asa vatat hot! mi tr saglyana vicharat hote he brobr ahe na? he fitt ahe na? check krte ka parat ekda? :)..

Adhi demo denyat ala amhala asa kraych, asa kraych nh, feed asa kraych, legs spread out then feed then step etc etc asha saglya instructions deun zalyavr mg Vasudev la sodnyat aal.. pn jeva kadyachya tya angle vrun (jithe tumhala walls brobr 90 cha angle bnvaycha asto ani rope chya adharane utaraych ast tith) to satkla teva matr ajunch bhiti vatli mg! parat ek don mul geli tipn satkli konacha ek pay adkla koni upside down zale teva vatal ye apne bss ki baat nh hai yar he prakaran khtri veglach ahe.. evana Pab ani ajun 1-2 muli pn armed zalelya so ata turn hota maza pn mazi ashi galan udaleli bhitin ki bss.. mazi ekch iccha hoti ki mla tya angle vr padaych nhvt yar bss.. mi mhtl Pab tu ja mi 2nd jain.. without thinking twice she said ok :).. zal Pab was first gal going.. Pab ch zalyavr mi gele.. bss padaych nh evdhach hot dokyat! Amol ne rope dila hatat.. tyane ani Vishwesh ne instructions dilya ani mi ale ki kadyachya tya anglevr.. ha kshan nirnayak!! ithe chuk zali ki zal pn Vishwesh ws continuously giving orders "spread ur legs, dont bend ur knees, feed the rope, step down!" I followed him and guess what mi nh satkle.. YO!!.. brobr gele khali!!.. to kshan yar! ky hota to! jag jinkyachi feeling ali teva.. itki euphoric zale mi ki nantr tya overhanging rope vr latkatch rahile khali jauch nhvt vatat :D.. mazi belay rope khali Abhishek chya hatat hoti ani vr Sumukh chya.. tyana ordun sangitl 2 min thamba mi latknar ahe :P... pn kharach shabdateet hota to anubhav.. vrun dhabdhabyach pani angavr padtay ani apn eka rope brobr latktoy.. what a thrill it was!! nantr mg man bharun latkun mi feed krt krt ale khali panyat.. khali receive krayla hote Vasudev sir ani Abhishek.. ani vrti ani khali utartana photos kadhayla hotya Pallavi ani Triveni respectively!.. utarlyavr tya panyat mla pohaychi hukki ali ani mg mi ani pab ne swimming keli bryach divsani..mast vatal.. :)

Saglyanchi rappelling krun zalyavr mg amhi Harishchandragadakde kuch keli tithun mg amhi amchi gad utarayla suru kela..zala particha prawas suru.. khup chan vatat hot yetana ek tr vidarbhatlya shetakarynsathi kahitri kelyachi bhawana bhale hi mungicha vaata ka asena mg.. ani shivay ek fullon navin experience milalyachi khushi!!..

Ky kraych ast jivnat? asha memories tr gola kraychya astat navin ani cherish kraychya astat.. ani mla ani Prachi la sobt cherish krayla hi memory dilyach all credit goes to AMHI GIRYAROHAK group.. we owe u people.. thanks a lot to all group members ek family chi feeling dilyabddal trek bhar ani constant support ani guide kelyabddl.. u people are one of the best organisers i hv experienced! :).. i would hv regretted jr mi ha trek nsta kela tr..

Wishing all the best to Amhi Giryarohak family and looking forward for some new memories with u guys! :)