Through the Wilderness...Sahyankan 2011

One cosy november afternoon as i was sitting in my room reading a book n sipping some coffee my phone suddenly ranged...a friend of mine had called up to remind me about paying my money for sahyankan...nw u all must be wondering what is this sahyankan all about...so here it is...it's a 5 day long trek wherein u cover around 4-5 mountains walking n climbing through the jungles n forests njoying the cool breeze, the freshness of the air n some tp wid ur gang members...its complete fun....there is no television to entertain you, no internet connection to connect you with the world , or no fb walls to update ur status bt there is nature to accompany you, there are unbeaten paths and  lovely little villages along the way, there are ppl wid you whose only aim is to reach the top of the mountain and see the world from above, there are ppl of all age grps ( n believe me  dat u can have fun wid ppl of all age grps if u decide so)..trust me wen is say dat nuthing can beat the joy of playing cricket at the top of the mountain with ur batchmates n the village boyss........its a complete pleasure to reach the top after a tiring day n sip hot tasty soups while njoyng the sunset and the december coolnes..this times sahyankan path was a little off beat (bt still total amazing one)...climbing the ghat we reached dhakoba & there it was..the cutest campsite with 6-7 tents ( there cudn't have been anything more rewarding)with the hangover of the cute campsite, the star gazing nite n the eagerness to reach the next halt we startd our walk the nxt morning and reached ahupe only to be welcomed by hot soups ,yummy food n a cold eve. with complete satisfaction we got into our sleeping bags dat nite only to be awakened 5 hrs later by our leader( i wish i cud hit him for dat) with our bags packed n food parceld we were walking again to reach siddhagad to njoy its steep climb. the next day it was bhimashankar calling  us followed by padargad.....walking through the thick forest of bhimashankar n the rock patch of padargad only to reach the top n realize dat there isn't a single tree at the top of padargad....many ppl i knw call dis stupidity or a waste of tym bt we at CHAKRAM call it PASSION for trekking.....an unsatiable passion...a passion dat binds us all together..a passion which has given us life long memories.. a passion that keeps us going !!!!!

Photo courtesy: Vishmita Agarwal