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8/6/2019 GHAC Newsletter August 2011
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8/6/2019 GHAC Newsletter August 2011
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DearGHACians,Asmostofyoualreadyknow,GHACre
centlycompletedthreeexcingyears. In
thesethreeyears,wehaveevolvedfrom
simpletrekstobouldering,rappelling,
raing,paragliding,scubadivingwell,
thelistcangoon.
Westartedwithmeetupsonweekends,
buttheenthusiascresponsefromthe
membershasinspiredsomeofourorgan
iserstoconductmeetupsonjustanyday
oftheweek. Howelsedoyouexplainthe
factthat,atthe meofpreparingthis
document,thecalendarofAugust
showed63meetups,translangtomore
than2meetupsaday! Howelsedoyou
explainthefactthatameetupisfull
withinanhourofitsannouncement!Well,therehavealsobeenin
stanceswhenmembershavesetanalarm
towakeupinordertorespondtoameet
upbeforesomeoneelsedoes. Suchisthe
popularityoftheclubandsuchisthe
needforadventureinthisstressedworld.
Wehavedefinitelycomealongwayfrom
wherewestarted! Thepopularityof
GHACisfurtherevidentfromthefactthat
wearea5000memberfamilyto
day. GHACanditsacvieshavere
ceivedalotofposiveaenoninthe
printaswellastheelectronicmedia.
WiththisspecialIndependenceDayissue,
werelaunchourNewsleerinanew
avatar.Whileyougettoseesomeofthe
changesrightawayinthisissue,theresa
lotmoretowatchoutforintheforth
comingissues.
Wepromiseyou,youwillnotbedisap
pointed.
Farida Sultana
Editors Note
Inshort,weneedallthehelpwecanget.
Atthesame me,Iamnotwillingtosac
rificequalityforthesakeofmakingup
numbers.BeinganOrganizerisakintoa
badgeofhonourandithastobeearned
thehardway.Itwilltake metodevelop
anewcropofleadersandIamprepared
towait.
Iamalsohappytonocenewavenuesof
opportunitythatarebeingexplored,beit
birdwatchingoratriathlon.Thiswillalso
facilitateanewschoolofthoughton
whatadventureisallabout.
IamalsohappytoreportthatGHAC
founditswaytotheworldofTEDx,with
atalkwhichIgaveon30thJuly.Thatin
someway,wastherecog
nionofthegrowingstat
ureofGHACandwithittheimmensecontribuon
beingmadebyeachoneof
you.
Aswemoveahead,letme
takethe meoutand
thankmyorganizingteam
andeachoneofyoufor
makingthisjourneyofad
ventureexcingandpur
poseful.
We
are
releasing
this edionofthenews
leeronAugust15,2011,
adaythatweallcherishas
ourindependenceday.A
daythatmarksourtransiontoanaon
thatwasabletostandonitsownfeet.
Cheers!
Diyanat
DearfellowadventurersWhata mewearelivingin.Justayear
agowewerepangourselves
onthebackforhavinghitthe
3000membermark.Thatwasa
milestoneinmanyways,but
thenmilestonesaremeanttobe
passedbyonourwaytothe
desnaon.
Todayweare5000plusmem
bersandgrowing. Butthen,we
havejustbegunourjourney.A
journeythatisimportantifnot
morethanthedesnaon.
Bytheendofthisyear,Iexpect
toseeadramacincreaseinthenumberofmemberswhowill
joinus.
Withitwillcomethechallenge
ofgrowthandfreshopportuniesonman
agingthefuture.Weneedmoreleaders
whocanleadthisgrowthprocess.We
needmorepeoplewhocanbetrainedto
becomeorganizers.
My message
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TREKKING W ITH GHAC IS LEARNING A LESSON ABOUT NATURE
" Ch a s i n g a n g e ls o r f le e in g d e m o n s , g o t o t h e m o u n t a i n s ." J e f fr e y R a s l e y
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Itwasanideathatcouldhaveonlycome
toDeepamMorpariaorDeepamSiras
weallcallhim.Forsomeonewhoisan
expertinrappelling,theconceptofTri
athlontookeveryonebysurprise.But
then,DeepamSirisamanwhobelieves
intheartofthepossible.So,tookshape
theGreatHyderabadAdventureClub
(GHAC)TriathlonandMiniTriathlon.
Asiswithanynewventure,thedetailing
oftheeventtooksome metosinkin.
Thelogiscswasthebiggestchallenge
andDeepamSirsexperiencecamein
handy. Themeetupwascleartothelast
detailandsoontheRSVPsstarted.The
cyclesweresourcedforthosewhodid
nothavethemandlastminuteclarifica
onswereanswered.Finally,theDDay
arrivedandwehad25parcipantsfor
theTriathlonand20 parcipantsforthe
MiniTriathlon.
Atprecisely7.15am,thegroupofcyclists
whoformedthefirstpartofthetheTri
athlonwereflaggedoffandtheyped
alledontotheirfirstreporngpoint9.5
kmsawayatCineplanetontheMedchal
highway.Amongtheparcipantswere
seniorIPSofficer,RajivTrivediandhis
sonPrasoon.Alsointhefraywasfitness
trainerFaiyazinhisfullprofessionalcy
clingare,pedallingawayfuriously.
AtthefirstreporngpointCineplanet,
thecyclistscollectedtheirtokenand
rodebacktotheirfinishingpoint,Neni
HitechClubontheOldAirportRoad.The
idyllicstretchofroadfromBowenpally
crossroadsalongtheOldAirportRoad
wastheidealplacefortheTriathlon.
Soon,thefirstofthecyclists
trundledintotheclubandre
portedtotheGHACmarshals.
Afiveminutebreatherand
theyweresoonontheirway
joggingalongtheOldAirport
Roadtowardsthecentralex
ciseofficenearBowenpally
crossroads,thefirstreporng
pointforjoggers.AUturn
thereandthejoggersheaded
backtotheclub.Thatwasthe
endoftwoofthethreeevents
oftheTriathlon.A15minute
changeover meandsoontheparci
pantsdivedintothepooltodothe25
lapsofthe50meterpool.Onecouldsee
thesheereffortputinbypeoplelike
RajivTrivedi,whoafewmonthsago
swamthePalkStraitsconnecngSri
LankaandIndia.Soon,onebyoneallthe
parcipantscompletedtheirswimming
roundsandexitedthepool.
ForthosewhotookpartitintheMini
Triathlon,itwasashorteryetrewarding
me.
Allparcipantswhocompletedthethree
eventsoftheTriathlonearnedthem
selvesacerficateandaGHACcap.
Buoyedbythesuccessofthisevent,
GHACisplanningtoconductmoreTriath
loneventsinthemonthstocome.
The Triathlon
August 2011 Page 3
Faiyaz Ali Khan powers his way
Rajiv Trivedi, IPS and his son Prasoon at
GHAC Triathlon
Excellentopportunitytotestone's
endurancelevel.Dhiraj Taneja
Brilliantidea...wonderfully
organized...pushedmetotestmy
limits.Pravanjan Das
Thanksforpungthistogether.Itwas
awesomeandchallenging.Hopethings
keepcoming.Kamal Kandadai
Itwasgreattobeapartofthe
Triathlonandiratethiswith5Stars.
ThanksteamGHAC.Faiyaz
Final event of the Triathlon: Swimming at the
Neni Hitech Club.
Suresh Kochal
CLIMBIN G A ROCK IS CONQUEST OF THE MIND
" T h e b es t cl im b e r in t h e w o r l d is t h e o n e w h o ' s h a v i n g t h e m o s t f u n . "
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Srikanth Rao
WestartedourjourneyfromHyderabad
toHarischandragadwithateamof12.
WeallmetatBegumpetrailwaystaonandtookatraintoPune,andfromthere
toBelpada.Despiteatyreburst,thejour
neybyaminibuswasamazing.Eyeing
beaufulmountains,weenjoyedevery
momentofitanditwashardforusto
keepoureyesofftheunfoldingscene.
Weatherwasdisnctlycold.
Trekking from Savarna Village
Westartedtrekkingfromthemountain
ousareatoreachBelpada.Thelongroad
journeyhadsappedourenergy,andnow
wewere
carrying
our
heavy
traveling
bags.Thevillagerswerekindenoughto
rentusaroom,wherewespentournight
speculangaboutourjourneyinthe
morning.
Wetriedtocatchsomesleep,butwere
unableto.Reason?Wewereallinone
roomwithtwostrongbuffaloeskeeping
aneyeonus.Well,thatwasnottheonly
reason. Itwasdifficulttosleepwiththe
mountainsinthebackgroundandconsid
erablylongwaterbodybesideourroom.
Connuousgrunngandcroakingof
frogsmadeusthinkofthepossibiliesofsnakesamblingaround.Despitethelack
ofelectricity,someofushadasound
sleep. Itwasoneofthebestofthebeau
fulscarynightsIeverspent.
Wewokeupby5amwithanaimtoex
ploreNalichiVaat. Itwasabeauful,but
dangeroustrekthatweeversetouton,
lldate.NalichiVaatisaroutebetween
twomountainsandisconnectedwith
rockpatches.Itwasadifficulttrekwith
sffwindandasteadydrizzle,accompa
niedbybouts
ofthunder.
We
managed
tocrossfivebigpatches.Amongthem,
fourpatchespresentedabigchallenge
forus,butweclimbeduphigherand
higher.Imustsaythattherockclimbing
atNalichiVaatisforprofessionalrock
climbersandnotforbeginners.
The first Patch 10 high
Thefirstrockpatchwasperpendicular
andCshapedandwasaround10 high.
Sailesh,Krishna,RangaandIclimbedup.
Therockwasslipperywithnoproper
grabs,andtoaddtothedifficultyofclimb
ing,water
was
flowing
down
inour
direc
on.Despitethis,wemanagedtoclimb
upandpulledtheotherguysupwiththe
helpofarope.
Second Patch 15 high
Thesecondrockpatchwasataheightof
15 .Thoughwecouldfindgrabs,they
werenotreliable.Theycameoffatcertain
placesandterrifiedthoseofuswhowere
watchingfrombelow.Imanagedtoclimb
upandgivebelaytootherstohelpthem
comeup.Fromthesecondrockpatchto
thirdrockpatch,wehadtotakeaUturn
attheedgeofthecliff. Onesmallmistake
couldresultina1500 slide.
Third Patch 18 high
Thethirdpatchwasthemostdifficultone,
aswewerealreadyataheightthatwould
scareeventhebravestofsouls.Themostdifficultpartoftheclimbingwastofirmly
aachourselveslongitudinallytotheslip
perysurfaceoftherock,whichseemedto
bepullingusoffeveryminute,threatening
tothrowusdown.Holdingonfirmlyand
movingon,wereachedthefourthpatch,
whichdidn'tseemtobedifficulttoreach,
aswewereallsanguineofsuccess,having
crossedthreebighurdlesonourwayto
thetop.
Fih Patch 12 high with huge wind
throwing us away
Thewaytothefihrockpatchwasune
ven.Moreover,theweatherwasnotsup
porveandthewindwasfierce.We
werealreadyataheightof1800 .Itwas
allfoggyandwewereallwetand
red,butwedidn'tgiveup. Krishnaand
Iclimbedupwithourluggage.
Reachingthetopofthefihpatch,we
wereunabletofirmlykeepourfeetto
getherasthewindwasblowingsffand
thefogblindedus.Itwasdifficulttosee
orhearanything.Iwasthinking howto
pulluptheotherguys,whenluckilyIfoundabolt,whichmusthavebeenearli
erfixedbysomeprofessionalclimbers.I
edaropearoundmybellyandwastry
ingtopullupalltheotherswhowere
strugglingtocomeup,whenallofasud
den,windaccompaniedbyrainlashed
us.AfewrockchipsfellonJyothiand
Rangaandthatscaredus,butwedidn't
stopthere.Weaccomplishedourtask.
Climbing Blind
Wetrekkedafewkilometerstoreach
Harishchandragad.Thebeautyofnature
revealeditselftousandkeptusen
grossed.Weadmiredeverybeauful
flowerwesawthere.Thewindblowing
ingustsmagnezedusmore,withfog
envelopingourway.Ittookus13hours
tocompletelycrossNalichiVaatand
reachHarischandragad,whereweex
ploredhistoricalhillfortandcaves.We
spentthenightinacaveatopthehill.
Earlymorningthenextday,westarted
trekkingaroundthecavearea.Walking
forafewminutes,weagaincameacross
arockpatch.Itwasasmallnarrowpath,onwhichrailingwasfixed,thattookusto
Khireshwar. Analyzingtheheightwe
wereabovefromtheground,wetook
greatcarewhilemovingon.Itwasdiffi
cult,asthewholeareawascoveredwith
fog.Finally,amillionthankstoGHACfor
makingitpossibletorootoutthefear
factor.
Travelogue: Harischandragad via Nalichi VaatPage 4 The Adventurers
RAPELLING I S A LESSON OF TRUST
A b i r d d o e s n ' t s in g b e c a u s e it h a s a n a n s w e r , it s i n g s b e c a u s e i t h a s a s o n g .
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August 2011 Page 5
Itwasinmyschooldays,whenaending
anAllIndiaRockclimbingcampatManali
intheHimalayasthatadreamofclimbing
themajes
cHimalayas
was
sown.
Way
backinthe70s,theNaonalCadetCorps
(NCC)wasmostlytheonlywayyoungsters
couldexperienceadventure,camping,
trekkingandotheroutdooracvies.
Thingshavechangedtoday,
with organisaonslikeGreatHyderabad
AdventureClub(GHAC)whichhelpyou
fulfillyourdreamsofanykindofadven
ture.
In2009,somethingwonderfulhappened
whenafriendsuggestedtolookupHyder
abadAdventure
Club,
now
known
as
GreatHyderabadAdventureClub,which
wasplanningadaytrektoBhongirand
Yadigirigua.Ijoinedthemanditcame
outtobeanamazingtrekanda
chancetomeetlotsofyoungfriends.
Itwasagreatbeginningandthat
dreamrunhasbeenonsince.Then
camethefirsteveroutstaontrekof
GHACtoMasinagudiwithRajanPa
telastheorganizer.Onknowingthat
myagewas50+years,hecomment
ed
in
a
lighter
vein,
"We
dont
carry
baggages".Aer30+plustreks(easy
aswellasdifficult)spanning3
years, Igraduatedfrombeingabag
gagetobecomingSirjioraFastnotsoold
Man.Ihaveenjoyedgrowingwithevery
experienceinGHAC.
Whynot?Thecrowningglorywasthe
successfulcompleonofEverestBase
CampTrekinMay2011,adreamasoldas
38yearscomingtrue.IthankGHAC,forall
thewonderfulTreksandsomeverynice
friendswhomIconsiderbrothersandsis
tersofthewild.Iwouldlovetoname
them,butthelistwouldruntoolong.
MyjourneywithGHACfromasingleday
trektoaheroic14daytrektoEBChas
beenanamazingexperience. Ievolved
Physically,MentallyandEmoonal
ly. Everytrekcompletedfuelledthefire
ofdesireandencouragedaempngthe
EBC. Thoughtrainedlastyearalso,Iwas
notconfidentofmyphysicalprepared
ness.Ibackedofffromaempngthen.
Thisyear,despitebusinesscompulsionsandotherpersonalengagements,myfam
ilysupportedmeintakingupthechal
lenge.Thatgavemethewilltotrainseri
ouslyandpreparemyself,physicallyand
mentallytoagoodshape.Ineededto
preparemuchmorethantheotheryoung
ermembers,mostlytoovercomethewor
ryofgengaltudesicknesswhichcan
stopyourprogressandcanonlymeana
walkbacktoloweraltudes.Thehard
workwhiletrainingpaidoff.Iwasoneof
thevery
few
members
who
did
not
suffer
altudesicknessoranyotherproblemsof
exeronorphysicalpain.Instead,mostof
the mes,Iwasthefirsttofinisheveryleg
ofourdailyclimbsandremainedthe
paceseer. Thiskeptmemovatedand
chargedforallthe14days. Itrulyen
joyedtheluxuryofbeingfiteventhough
agewasneverinmyfavourascompared
totheotherteammembers.
TheEverestBaseCamp(EBC),asper
Google,isoneofthebestandtoughest
treks.Itinvolveswalkingandclimbing120kmthroughthemajescHimalayasto
reachaheightof15,600feet.Itisatthe
footoftheMountEverest,thehighest
peakintheworldontheNorthface
(Nepal).ReachingEBCwasanoutofthe
worldexperiencewhichcannotbecom
paredtoanyotherhappinessinlife.The
floraandfaunaissomesmerizingand
beauful,thatattheendofthe10hour
walkandgainingaltudesof500meters
daily,yousllcherishthosemomentsof
watchingpicture
perfect
nature.
The
soundofbellsontheyaks,thechirpingof
beaufulbirdsandthewhistlingofthe
chilledhardbreezehingyourfaceisthe
onlycompanionyouhaveduringthose
longwalks.Thoughwithagroup,youare
walkingorclimbingalonebecauseevery
stepofyourshastobemeasuredand
placedcarefullytoavoidanymajorfall,
whichcanbefatalifcareless.Forme,this
journeywasoneofbestmomentsofmy
life,whereIcouldlookwithin,withcon
nuouschanngofGayatrimantraand
rejuvenatethespiritualbondingofselfwiththenature.
Thenighthaltswerewellcherishedwith
thegi ofNepalihospitalityinthe
lodges,whichwerelocatedonthehills
insmallhamlets,withonlysolarpower
tosupportmoderndaytechnology.
Wenevermissedourphones,televi
sion,internetandalltheothermodern
gadgets.Jokesandrecallingthedays
experienceswouldmakeuslaughour
waythroughthe rednessandpain,if
any.Somememberssufferedacutealtudesickness,includingourgroup
leaderaverygoodfriend,AliRazvi,my
roompartner.Hevomitedandvisited
thecornermorethan4 mesonenight,
yethehadthecourageandthewillto
starttheclimbthenextday.Priyanka
Singh,ayounggirlofourteam,vomited,
experiencedhallucinaons,sufferedbad
appete,butconnuedthejourneyand
finallysucceeded.Fewothershadthe
samedifficulty,buttheywentaheadand
completed
the
expedi
on.
Icangoonandon,butletmehavethe
treasuresomeofthosewonderfulmo
mentsasverypersonalmemoriestobe
toldtomygrandchildrenandfriendswho
mayhavethepaence.
ThankyouGHACforprovidingmewith
thisopportunity,whichIwillcherishall
mylife.
Travelogue: Journey to Everest Base Camp Dream trek of my life
WATCHING A BIR D IS A TRYST WITH NATURE
I f o n e w a y b e b e tt e r th a n a n o t h e r , th a t y o u m a y b e s u r e is n a t u r e 's w a y .
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Arun Vasireddy
Birdsarebeaufulandverylively.Thereasontheyinterestmanypeopleisbe
causeofthedynamismtheybringtothe
naturallife.Yes,theyaretheeasiestob
servablemoving,andfeelingcreaturesin
thenaturalworld.Youneednotdiveinto
waterorventureintothewildtoseea
birdfly.Althoughtheyareveryshy,prob
ablybecausetheydon'twearathing,
theyneedtobeveryacvetosurvive.
Formostbirds,camouflageisthebiggest
defensewhileperseveranceistheirbiggestweapon.Theirfeaturesofadapta
onaremucholderthanusandtheir
behaviorprimive makingthemabeau
fulpieceoflivinghistory.
Toappreciatebirds,wemustbeableto
takeinterestinthem.Aerafewdaysof
lookingatthemasanilliterate,Iwanted
toknowthenameofthebirdalongwith
whichIreadsomeofitsbehavior.This
startedwithaverycommonbird,the
CaleEgret,asitstartedgainingbreedingplumage.Iamsurethatifyou
stoppedlookingaroundandactuallystart
observingthings,atonepointyou'llstart
observingbirdsandenteranewworld
fromwhereyouarenow.Youwillbe
surprisedathowmanybirdsyoucansee
aroundasmallpondoralake Ididn't
knowthatIwaslookingat40+
aroundasmalllakenearmy
house llIbroughtmyfirstbook.
Asvisualidenficaonincreases,
itbecomesakindofKBCquesonnaire,whereeveryqueson
raisesalotofdoubts.Younever
knowwhetheryoucanfreezein
onthatornot,especiallywith
theWarblersandDucks.Afe
malePurpleSunbirdlooksiden
caltothePurplerumpedSun
bird,exceptforablackpatch
fromitsbeaktotheeye,whichisbarely
noceable youwilldisliketheenre
femalebrandofbirds(theyareusually
boringandfrustrang,althoughyou
don'tneedtoshopwiththem!).Now,
you'llenjoybirdinggroupsalotaswe
guessnamesandarguealot.Ihadgreat
joyateverycaptureinthecam
eraandforthefirst me,Icould
seetheworldaroundmeina
greatlotofdetail tothepoint
ofthesizeofaWarbler'seyeup
tothewingspanofaPur
pleHeron.
Asweentertheforests
andthewoodsmore,vis
ualidenficaongiveswaytovocalidenfica
on.Thevoicesaremixed
therearealarms,mangcalls,
breedingcalls,communicaoncalls
andsomemore,butthespectrum
isn'tlarge.Theeyesthathavewid
enedtoseethelargerworld,now
shuttolettheearsgraspadistant
callbeer.Icanhearabird'ssound
hauntmebecauseIcouldn'tidenfyit
whatmore,wehaveverylileapparatus/bookstoaccuratelydecipherbird
sounds.Thatmeansthatalthoughweare
abletohearalotofthelanguagefroma
birdbrain,weareslldumbatit.
Alongwithvisualidenficaonandvocal
idenficaon,behavioralinterestsgrow.
SomebirdsliketheRedventedBulbul
aresocommonthatwetendtoneglect
them,butweknowverylileoftheir
behaviorthough.Forexample,Ihaven't
yetseenithuntagardenlizard,although
itissurelypossible wouldn'tthatbeasight!!IwanttocounttheeggsinaRed
waledLapwing'snesttodeterminethe
duraonofthemonsoonthisyear,and
seehowaBlackKitereactstoaBlack
Drongochasingit(we'veseenitbeing
chasedawaybyParrots,Treepiesand
Crows).
Thecuriosityconnues,sodoesourwan
dering.Newavenuesareopen,butfasci
naonremainsthesame itmayneeda
lilesunbathtoacvateagain,butthenI
can'tstoplookingaroundandsmilingalotaerIstartedbirding.Withsome
birding,Istartedenjoyingmorningwalks,
treksandfree memore.Idon'tknowif
mybirdingisgoingtosavetheworld,
reduceglobalwarming,etc.butitsurely
makesmeenjoythenaturethatisle
aroundmeinabeerway,withoutdis
turbingit,ofcourse.
Nature: Birds and Bird watching
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THE CHIRP , THE FLIGHT,
G r ea t t h in g s a r e d o n e w h e n m e n a n d m o u n t a i n s m e et . ~ W i lli a m B l a k e
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Amar Deep
GHAC was on AIR....
Inthelastfewweeks,afewGHACianswentonairwithFM
RainbowchannelofAllIndiaRadio.DiyanatAlisharedinformaon
aboutourGHACinaninterview.PrashantPaisharedhispassion
fortrekking,rockclimbingandrappelling.Dr.VibhaNayakshared
informaonabout
basicfirstaidfor
thebenefitofap
naHyderabadis.
PadmajaPulla
bhatlasharedher
experienceofgo
ingtoMt.Everest
BaseCamp.Isharedmylovefor
outdoorswith
GHACandthe
wilderness.
Outdoor Leadership Workshop
OnJune25&26,2011,GHACconducteditsSecondOutdoorLead
ershipWorkshop forthesignedupvolunteers.Sixteenvolunteers
made it through
this work
shop. They are
now gaining ex
perience and thefeel of an out
door leader with
a tle Trainee
Organiz
er awarded by
GHAC.
Girimitra Sammelan
GHACAdventurersTeamaendeda"GirimitraSammelan"inMumbaion July16&17,2011.Beingorganisedsince10
years, the sammelan is an annual gathering of mountain
lovers.Veteranmountaineers fromMaharashtraandother
parts of India, alongwith nature lovers from all over the
world, come to
gether and share
theirexperiences.
Itbroughttogeth
ermorethan500
mountaineers
andnature lovers
thisyear.
Through the
efforts of our
outdoor organiz
ing leader,HarshalMahajan,GHACwas invited to parci
pate. AteamofsixGHACiansparcipatedintheevent.They
got an opportunity to meet Mark Inglis and Apa Sher
pa. Mr.Inglis isanuntameddouble legamputeefromNew
Zealand, who
successfully
climbed the
Mount Everest.
Mr.Sherpa is the
superhuman who
has scaled the
highest peak,
Mount Everest,
21 mes!
GHAC makes news
August 2011 Page 7
Know your organizerName:ArunRaj
Origins:BorninKerala,raisedinHydera
bad...more
a
Hyderabadi!
Profession:Greenenergyconsultant
Hobbies:Travelling,trekking,tryingnew
cuisines,fitness,etc.
WithGHAC:2years
Meetupsorganised:around25,maybe
more
Likes,dislikes:Notmany Iliketobein
peace.LovemyfoodandIamborntoeat.
GREAT HYDERABAD ADVENTURE CLUB
L o o k d e e p in t o n a t u r e , a n d t h e n y o u w i ll u n d e r s t a n d e v e r y t h i n g b e t t e r . ~ A l b e r t E in s t e i n
Outdoor survival tip -Lightning Monsoonseasonison,andwecomeacrossnews
reportsaboutpeoplebeingstruckbylightening;many
ofthemgetkilled.
Commonsenserules Dontbenearthetallestobject
around,especiallytrees.Getridofmetalobjectsthat
areincontactwithyourskin.
Asalastresort,expertssuggestsquangwithjust
theballsofyourfeetontheground.Coveryourears,
closeyourmouthandeyes,andhopethatthebolt
rollsoveryou.
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Email:[email protected]
Meetup:meetup.ghac.in
Corporate:hp://www.ghac.co/
Facebook:facebook.com/ghac.in
Twitter:twitter.com/hydadventure
Eccentric,bubbly,enthusiasc,wanderer...
Thesearesomeofthewordsthatfellowtrek
kersuseforVenkee,whocompletedhis100thmeetupearlierthismonth.Withoutadoubt,
thisyoungmanhas
setascorchingpace
ofgrowtheversince
hejoinedGHACon
April3,2009.Everon
thego,helooksfor
treksthataretough
andselectsfellow
trekkers,whohebe
lieveswillgotheex
tramiletoscalemanyapeak.From
discoveringthehigh
estpeakinAndhraPradeshtoclimbingthetall
estofthemallinKarnatakaandMaharashtra,
hehasdoneitall.Meculoushomeworkon
eachlocaoniscoupledwithabilitytogofor
theunknownmakesVenkeedifferent.Keepup
thegoodworkyoungman,nowwelookfor
wardtoyour200thmeetup.
thetrashflowingintothelake,with
themonsoonaroundthecorner.
Withinanhour,the22member
teamcollected150kgoftrashfrom
justabout2acresofland. Thisin
cludedabout
5kgofclothes
and5to8kg
ofglass
boles&oth
erglass
items. The
restofthe
trashwasall
plascinthe
formofoil
packets,milk
packets,chips
packets,cigareeboxes,chewing
gumwrappers,chocolatewrappers
andpolythenebags. Basicequip
mentsuchasgloves,masks,trash
bags,2longwoodenscksand2
handdiggerswasusedforcleaning.
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Venkee scores a century
GreatHyderabadAdventureClub-GHACisanot-for-profitprem-ieradventureclubofHyderabad,AndhraPradesh,India,organisingoutdooradventureactivitiesliketrekking,hiking,camping,birdwatch-ingandadventuresportslikebouldering, rockclimbing, rappelling,paraglidingand whitewaterrafting.Theclubencourageseveryone togetoutdoors,trynewadventureactivities, andhaveafantastictime. We,atGHAC,beleiveingettingmoreoutoflifethroughour out-door activities,withoutcompromisingon thesafetyissues. Wepromoteadventureactivitiesandnatureawareness, inandaround Hyderabad,andorganiseoutstationtreks alloverthecountry.
OurMissionistobringpeopletogetherto:-Promote adventureactivities,-Promote natureawareness,naturecareandenvironment conserva-tion,-Bringadventureactivitytothepoor and underprivilegedchildren.-Extendsupport andassistancetosocietyduringnaturalcalamities.Anyone,in thefollowingagegroups, withaspirit ofadventure,iswel-cometojoinus.
Adults(18to 60 years)-canparticipateat freewill.JuniorII(13-17years)- willrequireparent's/guardian'swrittenconsenttoparticipate.
JuniorI(8-12years)-will requiretobeaccompaniedbyparent/guardiantoparticipate.
Logon tohttp://meetup.ghac.inandregister with usfor free. Wedonotcharge anymembershipfee. Toparticipate,simplyopenthecalendarandchooseanactivitythatinterestsyou.
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Cleaning up Durgam Cheruvu shores
Rashmi Agarwal
TeamGHAC
decided
todosomething
morethanjustlipserviceonWorld
EnvironmentDay.
Environmentlovingenthusiasc
membersof
GHACdecid
edtoclean
upthearea
ontherear
sideofDur
gam
Cheruvu
Lake.We
chosethis
place,be
causethisis
ourfavorite
spotforconducngbeginnersses
sionsintrekking,boulderingandrock
climbing.Whatbeerplacetocom
menceourGreeniniavesfrom.
Wecleanedthearearightalongside
thewaterbecausewedidn'twantall
DID YOU KNOW?ThatGHACtodayisthe
largestonlinemeetup
communityclubinIndia,in
termsofmemberssignedup.
Andsecondlargestintheworld.
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