Rock Climbing at Badami - Oct 2012

Just Climbing........

@ Badami, Karnataka, India

on 5th, 6th and 7th Oct 2012

with Kamesh, Anya, Isha, Anil, Shonali, Julie, Madhu, Arjun and Neeraj......

8 ppl, with 10 bags and 1 auto......


Searching for routes...




Top Rope Gorge, Ganesha Area


















Sunshine Wall




Sunshine wall is filled with numerous routes






Badami Deluxe




Fixing hangers, the place is marred with stolen hangers, most of the starting hangers on bolted routes have been stolen by locals or god knows who......










End of the day.... 
By Neeraj Kumar

Bouldering at Turahalli, Bangalore

Well, this ought to be the best kept secret in Bangalore. Turahalli is a place which is hardly 20 kms from the city centre.



The place is awesome for Bouldering, may be the best Bouldering site in India.



There are boulders all around and every boulder has all kinds of routes on it. Every grade is available here.



We started off with warmup on the easy routes.



Thankfully, we had reached the place at around 10AM, rocks were still not very hot and still dry enough to climb.



The first boulder itself, had so many routes on it that we ended up spending almost an hour there.



Boulders with lot of overhang section are the most difficult ones. And here they are in plenty.



Nagu, trying out.





Purush also gave it a shot.



Even the smallest boulder are full of fantastic moves.



The top of this boulder is not a flat surface but it has upwards slope. The slope can not be seen from this angle. :D





Turahalli is truly a Boulderer’s paradise. It is at a kissing distance away from Bangalore, rather it is should be correct to say that, it is within the city limits.

Just make sure that you don’t come here on a hot and sunny afternoon, which rarely happens :D

Keep Climbing...
By Neeraj Kumar

Rock Climbing in Ramanagram near Bangalore

It was one of those days when your body is itching for the dose of climbing and nothing less than Ramanagram rocks can satisfy the hunger.


Beautiful saturday morning.

The weather was perfect for an absolute full day of climbing. One of the best things about staying in Bangalore is the most amazing weather in the whole of the world and one of the best climbing place, only a kissing distance away.


The rock face.

Well, this is the famous rock face, where 6 routes are bolted. All with grades around 5.

Now, I don’t think anything else needs to be said, photographs will say everything. It was a pure bliss.


Dhanalakshmi during the lead climb.


John with Top Rope.


Full view.


John.


Swaroop.


Theresa.


Purushotham.


The group.


Nagu on the left-most route.


Nagu on the left-most route.


Rain god, pounding on us.

Unfortunately, in the afternoon, rain played the spoilsport. Once it came down for 30mins and the next time for more than an hour. And more so, over the face of the rock.


Then it was the time to call it a day. Rock climbing in Ramanagram always leaves me with burning fingers and hell lot of satisfaction. Keep Climbing.
By Neeraj Kumar