TheFreeBird
I want to trek/hike/travel to beautiful offbeat places with very less crowd. This is my humble beginning towards an outrageous bucket List.
UPDATE I have stopped updating this page since 2019 , you can find my latest adventures here
2014 – 2015
May 2014 HIMALAYA – Triund Trek May 2014
May 2014 – Dec 2015 SAHYADRI treks:
Kalsubai, Alang-Madan-Kulang, ratangad, mrugaggad, manikgad, karnala, raigad, , sinhagad, , shivneri, kalavantin, irshalgad, pratapgad, lohagad, rajgad, torna, janjira, raireshwar, kenjalgad, rohida, kurudeshwar, maangad, panhaledurga, bhimashankar, korigad, ghangad
2016
Jan 2016 SAHYADRI treks – mahuligad, bhandargad,
Feb 2016 HIMALAYA Chadar trek – Frozen river trek
March 2016 TRAVEL Jaipur, Rajasthan
May 2016 SAHYADRI treks – galana, kankrala, dhunda, malegaon,
July 2016 SAHYADRI treks – Ramshej, Dehergad,
July 2016 HIMALAYA trek – Stok Kangri Expedition 20000 ft Summit
September 2016 SAHYADRI trek – Pandavgad, Vairatgad, Rajapuri Caves
November 2016 SAHYADRI Trek – Brahmagiri, Bhandardurga– rock cut stairs
November 2016 SAHYADRI trek – Harihar-80 degree stairs, Basgad
December 2016 TRAVEL– Goa
2017
January 2017 TRAVEL – Jodhpur, Rajasthan
February 2017 SAHYADRI – Tikona trek
March 2017 – Adventure – Swam 1 km at a stretch
April – May 2017 – HIMALAYA – NIMAS Basic Mountaineering Course
August 2017 – Adventure – BP 609 INDIA- Pak Border
September 2017- TRAVEL – Gandikota– Belum Caves
December 2017 SAHYADRI – Risky Bhairavgad Moroshi
2018
For 2018 I have bigger GOALS to achieve-
1. Disciplining Sleep Timings & exercising at 7 am- Followed this for a month 🙁
2. Improving Rock- Climbing Skills – Worked on this
3. Attempting a 6000m peak + A Himalayan Trek- Didnt materialise
4. Atleast 20 peaks in Sahyadris – Nope 🙁
January 2018 SAHYADRI – Chimney climbing at Padargad
Aug 2018 SAHYADRI – Offbeat fort of Bahulagad
Oct 2018 SAHYADRI – Mysterious, Beautiful, Surreal Devkund Waterfalls
2019
2018 goals were hugely underachieved 🙁
Mainly because of the fact that two of my best freinds passed away over in Jan & March. Miss you Bhushan & Chandu . I was mentally broken for a while which lead to loss of interest and no treks . After I got back my act together i did Bahulagad & Devkund. But then job got into my way and wasted the remaining year.
For 2019 without putting forward any numbers, the goals:
- Improve fitness
- Explore more into rock climbing
- One 6000m + peak.
- Will do Weekend treks
January 2019 Mountaineering – Basic Rock Climbing Course @ SVIM
After this rock climbing course I suffered a shoulder injury while trying to do a headstand. This injury had me out of action for almost 6 months . Wihtout any exercise or treks I lost most of my hard-earned stamina and gained some unwanted fats . With this most of my goals for this year were dead.
After theses 6 months with the onset of monsoon i started to feel better and started exercising again. With a 90% fit body wihtout carrying a heavy back pack i re started my journey in Sahyadris. My hunger for mountains is now insatiable. 6 months of idleness has revealed my true passion.
July 2019 – SAHYADRI – 400 ft Kataldhar Waterfall Trek
July 2019 – SAHYADRI – Kondana Caves – Piece of history
July 2019 – SAHYADRI – Kothaligad Fort / Peth Killa – a Heavenly experience
Aug 2019 – SAHYADRI – Sondai Trek – a Heavenly experience
Aug 2019 – SAHYADRI – Mordhan Trek – a Heavenly experience
Sept 2019 – SAHYADRI – Rambaug Point – Matheran – Garbett point – Range Trek . 21 kms but the view was splendid.
THE WAY AHEAD
The plan is to trek as much as possible in the next few years. Travelling can wait for times when body wont support that much exhertion. When i am not planning long trips I am always in for some last moment weekend treks in Sahyadris.
Mountaineering Goals
In the next 5 years i see myself summitting peaks at 6000 m and moving to 7000 m and finally breaking into 8000 m barrier after 3-4 years. I have put this on my website to motivate myself. No long term plan is ready but the nearest plan is to summit a 6000 m peak this year 2019 probably Kang Yatse 2. Financial Plan is yet to be figured out. Only if some rich guy could sponsor me.
Travel Goals
I will continue to budget travel in India to offbeat locations. Long term goals include overseas touristy places like Santorini, Seychelles, Iceland, Adventure trip of New Zealand etc at a point of time in my life when i would become a bit lazy for mountains. I can probably add the entire world in the list. But my priority has and always will remain the hidden offbeat gems in India.
I dont believe in counting visited countries . I think India has enough diversity to last one for his lifetime.
Improving endurance and breathing would be the key focus of 2019.
Will keep you posted. Cheers.
I stopped updating this page since 2019 , you can find my latest adventures here
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Hey bro. Came here from the NIMAS blog & ended up over stok kangri . I have done Chandrashila trek and regular gym goer. Can I do Stok Kangri . what training should I do
Hey Vinay,
I think you have enough fitness to take on a Himalayan Trek, Check the comments for Stok Kangri blog wherein i mentioned the fitness required. Ping me on facebook for any questions
Cheers
Hello Free Bird,
No new treks this year ? What happened
Hello Ananta, Thanks for your concern. During the first trek Jan 2018, i injured my knee. So for the past 6 months i have been recovering & strengthening my knee. Now I am fit & you can expect a lot of treks with that pent up energy .
Cheers
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