Well, i write this blog apparently after about 2 weeks,when we actually went to the trek.After many chain mails,requests and last minute cancellations {as usual} ,we i.e. Sachin, Ganesh, VIkram (horny) and me ,met at kurla station 11:15pm on 7th of feb. 2009 ,to get a lifetime experience which was in store.Horny was dressed up well for d trek only concern being he had too much of luggage :D.It was difficult to stand with that huge bag on his back :D and he was going to trek with that load :D.
So we boarded the 11:45pm train.Damn it was so packed :| . We got to sit at Thane. Train trip was itself quite entertaining :D not sure ganesh was enjoying or not :D. Specially the 3-Tier allegation ;) {sorry ,some things have to be censored ;) }.
We reached our destined location{pssst.....I chose this word with caution not a grammatical error ;)} by 1:45am . It was a bit cold by then. On getting down , the station appeared to be a perfect ramse-brothers horror movie plot. We filled our tummy with IDLI-Chatni , thanks to Horny :D. Then we looked around for some guidance :) as per ganesh the trek site was on right side of station :) {i know in IT industry we are used to such detailed specifics} , we ended up with dialogue from One..Two..Three "Tera right ya mera right" :D. We tried to consult with the station master{a potential ramse-bro lead actor} about the where-abouts of GARBETT-POINT :) yeah that was our supposed destination.The station master was so spooky with a white frail face , long eyes , and perfect ramu kaka look who could be care-taker of a Haweli ....Ghoom naaam hai koiiiiiiii....... :O .
Well after we din't get much of a help from ramu kaka, we went in the RIGHT direction :).As we went out of the station , there were fields around, a typical village background. As we started entering the fields ,sachin came up with , "we should have, had knifes". With that frightful feeling we some how managed to cross down the fields and came on the main road.We could see some workers working at a certain distance we asked them about the GARBETT-POINT. They said we should have got down a station early at Nerul, they said the point was very far from where we were. Never mind again on our way . We came in front of the plateau which we would have to climb over. actually some quarry work was going on around, when we reached there the dogs around were really noisy and we all were still. Then some how we managed to over hear the howling, we trekked our way up. At a point we were too much tired and decided to take a break, drank some water and again on our feet. The soil on the plateau was loose and would slip under our feet, It was pitch dark only torches would help see , and there were thorny bushes around and our aim was to reach the top by 3:30 am. Sachin with the no significant weight on his back was quite swift as usual, he guided us through. On the other hand Horny with his bulk was struggling to pave up . I was with horny sharing a torch and sachin and ganesh sharing the other. We reached a point were we had to rock climb , and the soil was loose underneath. We were literally being dragged down. sachin climbed up and showed the way to ganesh, but he too had a heavy bag and was struggling to climb , we slipped but could rest ourself on the cliff edge, but horny had his worst time coming, he slipped and went on slipping, almost a slip down a rock , n some how i managed to stop his trajectory by holding up his bag. I was really scared by that moment as i myself slipped down holding on horny, some how both of us positioned ourself to be safe. Now we were stuck in the same pose, we couldnt move as we wer on the edge and bulky bags wasnt helping. I was sure this would quite be the end of our trek. In the meantime sachin and ganesh were having a laugh of lifetime :x {assholes :x} Sachin had taken horny's 2 ltr bottle :D ,sachin threw the bottle towards ganesh :D and he missed the catch :D and the 2 ltr bottle went rolling down :D and suddenly ganesh came down almost toppling me over. I moved laterally and sachin bhai showed the way , i tried that part and then some how boosted horny to do the task. slowly but finally we got over that point , and bit of rock climbing did us to next level :D ...... {DAVE level 7 .... sorts :D}
.......to be continued
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