tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284664242009-09-27T02:04:32.144+05:30Unnynoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28466424.post-1148812258721619422006-05-28T15:57:00.000+05:302006-05-28T16:00:58.730+05:30<span style="font-size:85%;">Valley crossing event was organised by Ratnadurg Mountaneering Association (Ratnagiri) and Nature Knights.<br /><br />Hanging on a rope at 200 ft high, with rocks and sea below, and moving over 600 ft of distance was quite an experience.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Ratnagiri is 380 kms south of Mumbai, accessible by rail and road.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Unlike photographs from earlier camps/treks/adventures, these photos look a little biased as most of these are our own photos :-) </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28466424-114881225872161942?l=valleycrossing.blogspot.com'/></div>Unnynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28466424.post-1148181279554207672006-05-21T08:23:00.000+05:302006-05-28T16:46:26.790+05:30<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/01%20bhagwatifrt.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/01%20bhagwatifrt.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">We reached the previous night. The night's halt was organised at the Bhagwati fort. Ratnadurg mountaneering association's three day camp was already underway. On the day of the event, before we set out to the venue (which is about 5 kms from fort) we explored in and around of the ruined Bhagwati fort.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/02%20bhagwati.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/02%20bhagwati.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/03%20bhagwati-jetty.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/03%20bhagwati-jetty.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Bhagwati jetty, seen from the top. A group of locals seen jogging on the jetty</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/04%20bagwti_resp.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/04%20bagwti_resp.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Carrying a huge responsibility. Bhagwati fort</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/05%20bagwti_vipin.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/05%20bagwti_vipin.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Posing for a professional photographic click by Vipin, agreeing to his instructions about the angle, turn and twist of our faces.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/06%20someone.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/06%20someone.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Someone crossing the valley on the rope</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/07%20a%20startpoint.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/07%20a%20startpoint.jpg" border="0" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/07%20startpoint.0.jpg" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/320/07%20startpoint.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">The rope </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Bindhu getting ready</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/09%20binready.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/09%20binready.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/10%20binready.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/10%20binready.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/11%20binready.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/11%20binready.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/12%20binready.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/12%20binready.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/13%20binready.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/13%20binready.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/14%20binready.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/14%20binready.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/15%20binjourney.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/15%20binjourney.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/16%20binjourney.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/16%20binjourney.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/17%20binjourney.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/17%20binjourney.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/18%20binjourney.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/18%20binjourney.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/19%20smallboy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/19%20smallboy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/20%20adarsh.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/20%20adarsh.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">After a lot of reluctance and resistance, Adarsh decides to take a plunge.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><p></span></p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/21%20vipin.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/21%20vipin.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Vipin</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">My turn</span><br /></p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/22%200aunny.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/22%200aunny.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/22%20a%20unny.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/22%20a%20unny.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/22%20unny.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/22%20unny.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/23%20unny.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/23%20unny.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/24%20unny.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/24%20unny.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/25%20unny.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/25%20unny.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/26%20unny.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/26%20unny.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/27%20balaji.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/27%20balaji.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Balaji</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><p></span></p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/28%20manoj.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/28%20manoj.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Manoj </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/29%20dinofriend.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/29%20dinofriend.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/30%20dino.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/30%20dino.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Dnyanesh<br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/31%20dino.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/31%20dino.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/32%20rahul.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/32%20rahul.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Rahul</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/32%20shilpa.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/32%20shilpa.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Shilpa<br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/33%20packingup.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/33%20packingup.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Packing up<br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/34%20beach.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/34%20beach.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Beach from the top</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/34%20ropemanagement.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/34%20ropemanagement.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Rope management</span><br />-<span style="font-size:85%;">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/36%20lastshot.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/36%20lastshot.jpg" border="0" /></a> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <p></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28466424-114818127955420767?l=valleycrossing.blogspot.com'/></div>Unnynoreply@blogger.com1