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Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Sachin Sawant — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:36:42 -0000

Hi m8,

Bike would be gr8 fun.......... but then are u read to drive for 4 - 41/2 hr ??.......... Trekking is never risky ... its the trekker who is ;-) ........... so if u take necessary precaution the trek will be a gr8 experience for u guys. parking is available near the temple.
If you are planning for a 2 day trek then start around 6:30 - 7:00 am in the morning (assuming that you are starting from pune)

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Som — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:27:12 -0000

Hello Sachin,

Please advices is it safe to go on bikes to Ratangad, is there parking space for the bikes & how long will it take to reach. At what time should we start from pune so that we can start the trek early in the morning & reach the peak by afternoon. We are planning for a 2 day trip.

Thanks,

Som

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Sachin Sawant — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:40:21 -0000

Hi m8,

I have written a FAQs related to Ratangad Trek. This will answer most of your queries.

http://sawantsachin1985.blo...

If any further queries feel free to ask :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Cheers !!!

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Som — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:47:53 -0000

Hello Sachin,

Please tell us the road map to reach Ratangad. We are a group of 8 people [includes male & females]. We have decided to go on bike for this trip [2 days]. At what time should we start from pune so that we can start the trek early in the morning & reach the peak by afternoon.

We are not sure whether we are supposed to take/carry food and water along with us to this site. If you can give us some tips and alert us of "Not to Do Things", that would be great.

Note: Pics are awesome dude :-)

Your suggestions will be of Great help to us.

Regards,

Som :-)

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Sachin Sawant — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:54:48 -0000

Hey,

Thanks for stopping by !!!

Good to hear that you like the pics.

When ever you go i would love to see ur pics.

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Vishwas — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:52:04 -0000

Great place being there after the rains and hope to go there again soon....loves the photograph

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Sachin Sawant — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:34:27 -0000

If you start @ 0600 hrs then i guess you will reach Ratanwadi around 1100 - 1130 hrs, then you will have lunch (which u can have it in ratanwadi itself, the food is very cheap something like Rs30-40 per person ) Even if u start scaling Ratangad around 1300 hrs u guys will need around 3-4 hours to make it to the top , u will be on top around 1700 hrs.
If you want to make it in one day then i guess you guys should start early in the morning something like 0100 - 0200 hrs, then only it will be possible for u to see the fort and enjoy at the top otherwise it would be to hectic.
The best way is to climb up from the ladder side and climb down from Kalyan darwaja........ if u want u can even get a guide for around Rs 150-200

if you need any more info just give me a call : ) ( To get my no. just send me a mail )

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:24:32 -0000

Hi Sachin,

Please tell us a easier route to reach Ratangad. We are a group of 25 people [includes male & females].
We have decided to hire a bus for this trip during which we will cover Ratangad only [1 day].
We will be starting @ 600 hrs from Pune [after completing the night shift] and hope to reach there, cover the site,enoy it and return back home or Start from Ratangad by 4.30 - 5.00 pm. We are not sure whether we are supposed to take/carry food and water along with us to this site.
If you can give us some tips and alert us of "Not to Do Things", that would be great.
We have just started this and are not much aware of the sites or locations near Pune.

Your suggestions will be of Great help to us.

Regards<
Vk.

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Sachin Sawant — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:00:31 -0000

Ya m8, will keep that in mind.... I did check out the pic of yours at lavale ............. the campus looks awesome man...............

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

kten — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:41:03 -0000

Kickass pictures man!!!
I went to lavale this weekend, to check the new symbi campus. What a place dude!! Try that one for size next time!

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Sachin Sawant — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:24:26 -0000

Will publish the map in the next post......... ladder was bit shaky so we decide it was prudent to climb one at time....................

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Sachin Sawant — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:13:50 -0000

Stay tuned there is more to come.............

Thanks for stopping by !!!

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

jane — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:05:16 -0000

ohhhhhhh fukkkkkkkkkkkkk...
i meannn seriouslyyyy... mannnn way to heaven through hell,,, i can only imagine where ya hearts where.. darnnnnnnnn..
reallllllllly excited to know what happened next... the cave.. wowieeeeee... i wish i were there.. i lurvvvvvvv such thingsssss!!

keep it going!!!!

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

anrosh — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:12:55 -0000

are there trails ? or was it a self made map?
and you guys went one at time ?
.trekking is something different. one only walks and climbs and not hangs.
you bet, i would have enjoyed it myself.

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Sachin Sawant — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:59:46 -0000

HI anrosh ,

Oh ya we did it........... the same reaction ( are you kidding me ! ) was shown by all the newbee's as well............ moreover in the picture it shows only one actually there are in all 2 ladder............ Adrenalin rush is one of the reason , the truth is we love trekking .............

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

anrosh — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:40:44 -0000

are you kidding me !
did you walked on the ladder in the picture shown above. ? why did they pay that guy in cliff hanger ? you guys would have done it just for the adrenalin rush !!!!!!
the rains and the greens and the mist around the ghats have always been breath taking.

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Sachin Sawant — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:52:03 -0000

Hi m8,

hehehe.......... leopards .............gosh.

I guess Ajay wont be too amused reading the joke........... hehehe......... isn't ?? :)

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Sachin Sawant — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:47:50 -0000

Hello Sir,

Thanks for the complement ........ Sinhgarh / Sinhagad fort is very easy when you compare it to Ratangad or Torna fort........... Its such a easy trek that people go for jogging there everyday......... : )

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

Vinod Sharma — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:35:13 -0000

Great snaps and a gripping write up. Do the Sinhgarh fort sometime too.

Re: Ratangad Trek - Part 1

sujith — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:57:50 -0000

Something that i would like to add....

Initially we lost of our way and every trekker amongst us became a navigator "Dude this must be the right way" and thereby we had almost 14 routes to climb up.(just kidding)

You know what we use to say to speed up our novice friend, We use to say dat the leopards must be out der in the forest waitng for twilight to pounce on us.

Something for the readers.....

Sachin is a very good trekker, I didn't find a single moment where he was in loss of steam or his legs were giving up(thats an internal joke)if given a chance he would have liked to climb ratangad and kalsubai in a sinlge day.

More comments to come after the second part..