ghac newsletter august 2011

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.

[email protected]

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

Page 6 The Adventurers

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


7/8

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.

Get more out of life

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.

Reachouttous@

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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