Jenukallu
17-18th January 2009 The boredom caused by the city Bengaluru was severe. My like minded friends Krishna and Girish were also feeling the same. This resulted in making a plan to head out to Western Ghats. There were lot of … Continued
Sharavathi valley 2: Kanoor Kote and Chaturmukha Basadi
19th October 2008 Day 1 experience can be read here. The second day was supposed to be a long walk, and since we had to reach Gersoppa by 4 in the evening, we had to adhere to the timings. So, … Continued
Sharavathi valley 1: Haadagere and Vasughitti falls
18th October 2008 While chatting with Sampath last week, he mentioned that he was planning an exploratory trek in Sharavathi valley covering few unknown falls. I was excited and immediately agreed to be part of the group for the trek. … Continued
Bennehole falls
2nd October 2008 During my visit to my native place few of us decided to visit Bennehole falls. I, my brother, my Uncle, cousins Anujith and Anusha and neighbour Raghu went for this falls. We started from my native place … Continued
Basavana Baayi, Belligundi and Gudanagundi falls
20, 21st September 2008 This trek was organized by Sharavathi adventurers. The places were to my native place, but still I had not visited them. These falls are located inside the core area of Sharavathi valley which is not easily … Continued
Green route trek
14th August 2004, 24-25th September 2005 This is the railway track trek from Sakleshpur to Subramanya road. The track passes through the dense forests of Western Ghats via numerous tunnels and bridges. On the way there are small stations like … Continued
Monsoon Mania-4: Daanagundi waterfalls and return back
10th August 2008 Continued from Monsoon Mania-3. This is one more waterfalls that I came to know from Rajesh Naik. Although a small waterfall, it is one of the “easy to approach” falls in that area. From Karkala, we went … Continued
Monsoon Mania-1: Waterfalls at Yelaneeru
9th August 2008 The plan for this trip was very simple. Drive down through Kuduremukha ghat and come back via Charmadi/Shiradi ghat. The great part of this trip was the rains that kept lashing for the entire journey. Regarding Yelaneeru, … Continued
Narasimha Parvatha
6,7th March 2004 This is one of the most exciting treks that I have done. Of late this area is a flourishing ground for Naxals. Policemen at Agumbe did not like our idea of trekking to Narasimha Parvatha. Our first … Continued
Waterfalls in Kodagu
28th-29th June 2008 People visiting to Kodagu normally visit Abbe and Irpu falls. There are quite a number of falls in Kodagu which many of the public are not aware of. Last week, I and few of my Office friends … Continued