Monsoon Trek to Kumara Parvatha
This Memorable Journey to Kumara Parvatha which is the 4th
highest peak and probably the toughest Peak to Climb in Karnataka started on
Friday night 8th June when our group of 21 boarded Traveler from
Majestic. So the fun began from the moment we had an introduction in the BTC
style which was more like a memory game and we got to know about each other and
the credit goes to the organizers DY, Arun and Subha.
Next day morning, we reached Kukke Subramanya town around 6
am. We got freshen up and had a light breakfast in a nearby restaurant. After
that we took our luggage from the bus and it started raining heavily. I had
already heard that Monsoon treks in Western Ghats can be very dangerous and at
that moment of time I was thinking, Are we seriously doing this? :D Still Hoping
for the best, We put on our rain coats and started heading towards our first stop
,Bhatru Mane.
Being
a Nature Lover, I was delighted the moment I saw the greenery around when we
entered the forest trail and rainfall was adding even more beauty to it.
Greenery and Relaxing sound of rain made me believe that monsoon trek is one of
the best experiences one can have. But this delight came with a price and that
was Leeches! The forest trail was full of Leeches at that time and at first,
our whole group was so panicked by the leeches crawling up but later on getting
rid of them was child’s play for us! We continued trekking up with few Leech
bites and posing in between for pictures amidst the nature.
We reached
Bhatru Mane around 1pm which is the mid point to kumara parvatha and we had our
stay arranged there already. Till Bhatru Mane, we were all completely drenched
so we changed our clothes there and had lemon rice and pickle in lunch. After
that, We sat down together, played games, posed for pictures and had a really
good time.
It
was still raining continuously and we already had a hint that we could not make
up to summit but we still waited for next morning as per plan and organizers
put in their best for making that happen so we got up early and unfortunately, the
weather was still the same. So we decided to trek down from Bhatru mane to
avoid any mishap. We packed our bags but before trekking down, we went to a
viewpoint where we had a photo session.
After that we Started descending with the same zeal with Arun in the
lead , Subha in between and DY in the trail.
While
trailing down, we even found a water stream all thanks to Ruwise and we lost control after that. We dived into that stream,
relaxed and had fun. For me that was the best part, Mountains and river! What
else do you need? We stayed there for a while and started trekking down again.
We reached Town around 12, got freshen up and had lunch in a
nearby restaurant. Boarded Traveler and fun did not stop there! We played
games, sang songs, danced in the traveler itself all the way until we reached
Bangalore.
Although
we could not reach the peak because of weather but this trek was the most
exciting trek I have done so far and left me with some amazing experiences (and
few leech bites :D). And as it is well said, “Life is a journey, not a
destination.” we
ended our trip with a big smile and bid goodbye to each other with some great
memories.
A
big Thank you to BTC for organizing this trek, making it memorable every moment
and managing it so well. Hope to see you everyone soon.
Written By : Kritika Jain
Date of event : 9th & 10th June, 2018
Place : Kumara Parvatha
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