Bouldering Arena at Adobe Bangalore

Hello everyone,

We recently commissioned a new Bouldering Arena at Adobe Bangalore.



It is first such facility in India, where an IT giant is offering Climbing/Bouldering facility to its employees.

It is a world class Bouldering arena which is 40ft wide and 20ft high. It has five different surface with varying gradients.

We hope to see lot of Adobe employees using the facility very soon.

Parasailing in Bangalore by Mars Adventures 2014

2nd Open State Level Climbing Competition at Bangalore

Participate in the 2nd Open State Level Climbing Competition on 20th and 21st April 2013 at Mars Climbing Gym, Phoenix Market City, Whitefield, Bangalore.

Dates: 20th & 21st April 2013 ( Sat - Sun )

Categories: Sub Junior Boys (under 13 as of 1st Jan 2013)
                  Sub Junior Girls (under 13 as of 1st Jan 2013)
                  Junior Boys (under 16 as of 1st Jan 2013)
                  Junior Girls (under 16 as of 1st Jan 2013)  

Events: Top - Rope Climbing for Sub Junior Boys / Girls
            Top - Rope Climbing for Junior Boys / Girls
            Speed Climbing for Junior Boys / Girls

Venue: Mars Climbing Gym, Phoenix Market City, Whitefield, Bangalore - 48

Last Date for Registration: 7th April 2013

Contact: Kamesh @ 9886664666

General Thimayya Cup 2013 Bangalore

General Thimayya National Academy of Adventure (GETHNAA) is organizing “General Thimayya Cup Sport Climbing Competition on 12-01-2013 and 14-01-2013 at Sri Kanterava Stadium, Bangalore. The Competition categories and Prize Money as follows.

Speed	Ist Place	IInd Place	IIIrd Place
Men	20,000	15,000	10,000
Women	20,000	15,000	10,000
Jr Boys	10,000	7,000	5,000
Jr Girls	10,000	7,000	5,000

Difficulty (Lead)	Ist Place	IInd Place	IIIrd Place
Men	20,000	15,000	10,000
Women	20,000	15,000	10,000
Jr Boys	10,000	7,000	5,000
Jr Girls	10,000	7,000	5,000
Sub Jr Boys	10,000	7,000	5,000
Sub Jr Girls	10,000	7,000	5,000

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

1.    Sports persons are required to register before 26-12-2012 on 4.00pm by paying Rs. 300/- in the form of D.D in favor of MEMBER SECRETARY, GETHNAA, Bangalore.

2.      Age limit: Junior Boys and Girls - born in 1997 to 1999.

3.      Sub-Junior Boys and Girls - born after 2000.

4.      Sports persons are required to give a attested copy of Birth Certificate.

5.      Applications should be enclosed with two passport size photographs.

6.  The Registered Sports persons shall report at 3.00pm on 11-01-2013 at the International Climbing Wall at Sri Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore.

7.  Send DD  and Application form to GETHNAA, DYSS,State youth Centre/ Yavanika,Nrupathunga Road,3rd floor, Bengaluru 560001

For more information please contact:

 Mr. Umashankar, Chief Instructor & Programme coordinator, GETHNAA on his mobile number +919686601288.

Courtesy: Mr. Umashankar, Chief Instructor & Programme coordinator, GETHNAA

Mars Climbing Gym at Phoenix Market City, Whitefield, Bangalore

Mars Adventures announces the opening of a new climbing wall at Phoenix Market City, Whitefield, Bangalore from 22nd Nov 2012. Mars Climbing Gym, wall is a national standard 52ft high climbing wall with 15ft width. The wall boast of two climbing surfaces with difficulty grades for amateurs and moderate climbers. Climbing Wall is the tallest climbing wall in Bangalore.


Inaugrated by John Thomas and Devaki John.


Inaugral climbs.


On their way to the top.


Top


Courage has a new destination




A big hit among kids














Full view of the climbing wall





Mars Climbing Gym is open on all days from 11AM to 10PM.

For details contact: Kamesh +91-9886664666 / Neeraj +91-9972677442

Rope Course at Somanahalli, Bangalore

A new Rope Course has been setup by Mars Adventures at Somanahalli (On Kanakpura Road) Bangalore. Well, this is closest, the Rope Course can come for Adventure Junkies of Bangalore.
The place is hardly 30kms from Banshankari Temple(within an hours drive time).



The Rope Course is set against the backdrop of beautiful Ravugudlu (Somanahalli betta). The course consists of 9 different activities including a zip line.



The place is magnificent at dawn and dusk.

Along with the Rope Course, Ravugudlu has trekking route and rappelling spot as well.

Enjoy the place....

New Artificial Climbing Wall at Bangalore

A new 50ft high and 12ft wide Artificial Climbing Wall has been setup by Mars Adventures at Play Arena in Bangalore. Play arena is located near Kaikondanahalli Lake(next to Total Mall) on Sarjapura Road.

The new wall is one of a kind in the world as containers have been used as the support structure for the wall. The containers have been used very innovatively to form a T – shape, on which the giant wall is put up.

The wall is now open for use. It has been used as one of the tasks in this year's edition of MTV Roadies as well.

All the climbers are welcome to use the facility. Contact Kamesh at +91 9886664666 for details.

16th South Zone Sports Climbing Competition 2010

Welcome the wonderful world of sports climbing

This year's South Zone Sports Climbing Competition was conducted in Bangalore at the Artificial Climbing Wall located in Kanteerava Stadium on 23rd and 24th of Oct 2010. Needless to say it was an amazing spectacle. It was an opportunity to see the climbing skills of some of the best climbers from the South Zone.

In the realm of sports climbing, time is limited, whether it is difficulty climb(5mins) or speed climb(hardly 10-15secs). This time limit brings out the best from the climbers, be it the planning of the route or the swift moves.


Junior Boys observing the lead route.


This year's competition had only Lead and Speed climbs for Seniors(aged above 16), Juniors(aged between 13 and 16) and Sub-Juniors(aged below 13) categories. Sadly no bouldering for this year.

Day1(23rd Oct 2010) was filled with the semi-finals for Lead and Speed climbs for all the categories. Finals took place on Day2(24th Oct 2010).


Nakul on his lead climb


More than 120 climbers from Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh participated in the competition. A descent number, which needs to grow many many times more in the upcoming years. Well, it was good to see climbers from Tamilnadu and Kerala, keeping in mind the fact that Karnataka has been the bastion of sports climbing in South Zone, or rather in whole of India.

South Zone has been winning the coveted National Sports Climbing Trophy for more than last 7 years. Bangalore climbers have proved it every year.


Sunil on his lead climb


Coming back to this years competition, there was excellent display of climbing from Mars Adventures Climbers.




Isha on her Top Rope climb



Divya on her lead climb



Aakriti on the Roof section of her lead climb



Uthkarsh on his lead climb



Flawless climb of Nishanth Patel was the start attraction of the Junior Boys Lead Category.



Nishath and Nakul on their speed climb



Kids getting a lesson from the Coach



Mars Team

An excellent performance by team Mars, with Nishanth, Uthkarsh, Swaroop and Divya being selected for the 16th National Sports Climbing Competition to be held on a new wall in New Delhi on 9th, 10th and 11th of Nov 2010.

GETHNA, the administrative body for sports climbing in Karnataka made some welcome announcements.
A new speed wall to be ready by next year end
A new covering roof for the existing wall
Platform up-gradation of the existing wall structure

Well, now its time for GETHNA to perform on the wall as well!!!

P.S. None of the final routes were completed, that's shameful. We definitely need better climbers, come on guys, you can do much better than that !!!

Tree Top House in Bangalore

What do these logs of wood suggest?



Having a personal Tree Top House was never so easy. Mars has just finished building a Tree Top House in Koramangala, Bangalore.

The Tree Top House is made up of Casuarinas wood. The construction of the house was split in two parts, first creating the frame at the Mars Campsite and then assembling and erecting it, at the final place.

Ground work for the Tree Top House, at the campsite.





The Tree Top House has been erected in the spacious backyard of the house. The frame being assembled.



If you are interested in dimensions, then you would be amazed to read that the floor area measures 12ft x 14ft, that is more than enough for a Double bed, Sofa set and other luxuries. But, don’t turn the Tree Top House into a bedroom, let it be the place where you feel being part of nature.

It has a never-before-seen flooring. The flooring work in progress.



Well, the Tree Top House is built on four wooden pillars at the height of 8 feet from the ground. There is a jack fruit tree in the backyard as well, but it is still very young, not very strong. Jack Fruit tree has its own share of contribution to the Tree Top House, the tree goes right through the floor and through the roof of the Tree Top House.

Ladder work in progress.



The roof of the Tree Top House is rain proof, now you where to sip hot tea and eat spicy pakoras, isn’t it?


The Tree Top house can easily take load of up to 8 adults.

Now, Behold for the finished version of Tree Top House!!!





The interiors work is still in progress. Kamesh has some marvelous ideas for the interiors as well. Well, I can the see place being used in immense number of ways in future. Few being, a hangout place for kids, casual party place and place to do lots and lots of chit-chat for the ladies!!!!!!!!!