Skandagiri

Finally, after so much of cajoling to my team mates, they got ready for a team outing.Infact they were always ready but they always ended up in making plans only but not executing them.This was a night trek to Skandagiri ( or Kalwarbetta ).

Skandagiri is around 75 kms from Bangalore near Chikaballapur.Few kms ahead of famous Nandi Hills.The height of the trek is around 1750 ft.Its a small mountain, and the level of the trek is moderate.

We all decided to meet at Srini's place which is near Hebbal.There were 8 people and 4 bikes.We started at 11:00 PM from Srini's place.At 12:30 AM we were there at the Papagni temple, which is at the foot of the mountain.We parked our bikes, hired a guide and started our trek.Just before the real trek was about to start, there appeared a shop in the mid of nowhere.A man was there in his tent serving omletes,tea and of course cigarette's at 01:00 AM in the night.Some of us had omletes and tea, and then we started.

We reached the top at 3:10 AM.The journey of climbing up was amazing.Due to clouds at the top, it was getting misty as we were climbing and the visibility reduced which was making it difficult to trek,as if the dark night was not enough.Thanks to Hari, who insisted everyone to bring torch with them, it helped a lot.

It was too chilling at the top due to the blowing wind and dense mist.We were there till 06:30, when we started to come down.At 08:30,we decided to go back to our respective places without any further halt in between and started our journey back home.

Route: Hebbal-Devanahalli-Chikaballapur
Distance: around 75 kms from Bangalore
To carry: some snacks, juices, fruits and plenty of water and better if if you carry some first aid.
For further information visit: Skandagiri
For more pics visit: Skandagiri Album