Torna Fort Trek

“If Sinhgad is a cave then Torna is eagle’s nest"

This statement by James Douglas was the start point which set the ball rolling and propelled me for the trek to Torna Fort.

 Torna was the first fort won by Shivaji at the age of only 16 years ! ( I am wondering what I was doing when I was 16 ..Most probably must be chasing girls in college!)  I think seeing this huge fort must have prompted Shivaji to name it Prachandgad.(The Huge One) 

Another very noteworthy thing about this fort is that it is one of the highest Fort (1405mts) in Pune District.

Most trekkers like to do Rajgad- Torna or Torna –Rajgad trek. This involves crossing few mountains and walk of 5-6 hours of ridge walking. However due to constraint of time we undertook to trek to Torna.

As Torna fort is near from Pune so  my daughter and me  took a night train Pune –Veraval Express and Sachin ,Mayur ,Dolly were to join us from Pune, we were to catch this  train from Vasai, As I have never taken any train from Vasai station  so was unaware as to on which platform the train was suppose to come and this resulted in lots of commotion for us , so much so that Akshita and me were running and climbing stairs from one platform to another , My daughter shouted aloud and said  

“Dad !! Saara trek idhar hi karaa doge kya !! “ I smiled and said “beta yeah toh thoda sa stretching chalu hai, before the actual climb” hearing this my daughter had a weird looks on her face which I deduced could be like Go to hell !!! . At last our train arrived and we managed to easily get into our compartment akhir mai reservation lekar ja raha tha, But what is this meri seat per yeah kon so raha hai, I tapped on the shoulder of the guy and said bhai sahib yeah mera seat hai” he rubs his eyes and say sab seat khali hai aap samne wali seat per chale jao . 

 I was like flabbergasted and wondered Kya Such me yaar in our country sab log yeah seriously sochte hai ,jo tera hai woh mera hai aur jo mera hai sirf mera hai.

Anyways I finally was able to get my encroached seat back. The guy was grumbling arre itna bhi kya seat ka 4 ghate ka safar hai baad me ghar per sona hi toh hai.I turned around and said oye boss pehli baat mai ghar nahi jar aha aur doosri baat sona toh door mujhe agle din pahad chadna hai. The guy must have thought that I am crazy…per who kya jane hamare shauq(hobbies).

It was 4.45am when we reached Pune. As our bus to base village Velhe  leaves from Swargate ST Stand so I took a bus from pune station to  Swargate. Swargate is quite popular so one can find numerous mode of transport. It is hardly 15-20 minutes drive from Pune station. But problem yeh thi ke swargate itna popular hai ki bus me baithne ko jagah hi nahi thi . Fully packed and I must be standing on my toes like a balle dancer, meri daughter lucky thi I don’t know how she can get that bechara expression on her face and people offer her seat. Poor me mai standing hi travel kiya ….imagine yeh haal hai subhah 5.00am ko !!!

At Swargate, Pune, so many buses but where is my bus ?

I was given to understand that there was 6.30 am bus from Swargate to Velhe (Velhe is the Base village for Torna Trek) So I went to the Enquiry counter, It is another mad house bas woh bunda jo counter ke peeche tha mere ko get lost nahi bola…simply said aapka bus toh gaya , I said lekin abhi to 5.35 hai  bus 6.30 ki hai na, he said toh aap 9 no platform per jao woh aayegi, Crazy yaar  however no bus turned up till 7.oclock.   Upon looking at the time table at the ST stand the first bus timing was given 8 am. Full chaos. Per hum trekker multiple option lekar chalte hai , yes ,Another way to travel is that we catch the bus which goes upto Bhor or towards Satara. In this case we get down at Cheladi/Nasarapur Phata.(Distance from pune to Nasarapur Phata is around 30 kms).From this Phata we get sharing Jeep which takes you to Velhe Village(31kms). We took the 7.30 Bhor Village bus and  followed the above mentioned route.

Waiting for the jeep at nasarapur phata

 In the bus we met a group who were going to Raireshwer so I asked Mayur and Dolly bolo Raireshwer chalna hai, and they were  like" sirji maaff karo" Let me tell you we wanderers never have fixed destinations atleast for me I never know where I will end up therefore it has become a practice for me to inform my wife where I am when I reach the base village.(Its easy to report pati kahan se lapata hua tha)

All set to enter Velhe Village

It was almost 9.30 when we reached Velhe Village .Velhe is a small Town which has quite a few hotels where you can have Maharashtrian delicacies viz Poha,Misal, Wadapau etc.. Nowadays due to large trekker traffic Velhe has a lodging and boarding facility too !

Our Trek starts just from the Velhe village itself ,one has to come upto the Police station of Velhe village just next to that there is a cemented road trail,

 

Follow this cemented trail just behind the police station

you start walking on that for hardly 200 mtrs and take a right and you can see the trail in front of you ,

From the village one can see the trail very prominently

 passing through the village within 5 minutes walk you  come across a small man made waterfall.

Posing time

 Waterfall dekh kar Mandakini itni excited nahi hoti hogi jitna hum trekker ho jate hai. Cameras came out of the bags , posers like us jumped into the waterfall and bas photo…photo aur photo.

 From here we kept walking along the trail and then you see the stream on your right side

this same stream falls over that man made waterfall.Jiske neeche hum log pose mar mar ker photo le rahe the.

 As we cross this stream we can see the trail in front of us going up the mountain. We start the climb from here ,just ahead we see a large rusted signboard giving details of the torna fort.

The trail as you can see from the stream

 If one stops here and look around him he will find himself watching at the numerous water falls all across various mountains, The stream below at the foothill looking serene and magical, with lush green carpet running parallel to it.

Greenery, waterfall surrounds you

The trail going uphill is quite prominent still one has to be careful to avoid some overlapping foot trails which could lead you into the forest nearby. As we were doing this trek in the Monsoon so walking through the fields 

walking through the fields 

and climbing the initial portion was murky and muddy affair especially with lose red soil, making it very difficult to climb, many people were slipping and gripping at bush or stone to avoid slips. This climb some people may find stiff 

Muddy slopes on the way up

but once  we cover this climb of say 1 hour session we reach a traverse section. This portion is easy consisting of flat to gentle climb of ½ hour till you reach the ridge section.

The ridge

Walking on the ridge is one of the highpoint of this trek. We see Lovely valley on both sides , If you are facing towards the Torna Fort on your left we can see beautiful series of mountains with clouds hanging over them,

 mountains with clouds hanging over them,

 Numerous Waterfalls and on your right side in the backdrop we can see panshet dam backwater engulfed by the mist. It’s a sight to behold.

 

Panshet dam backwater engulfed by the mist

 As they say Boss Break toh banta hai ..well this point is such point where you must sit for a while because by sitting here you will experience sheer heavenly delight, Let me tell you it is not the end of goodies here because the icing on the cake is in form of Vagabond Breeze that blows over this ridge, 

Enjoying the breeze on the rigde..Dil to Bachaa hai ji

Mind you its so fierce that it can sweep you off the ground literally. One has to hold hands to withstand the impact of this wind.( My suggestion is become a child and enjoy been superman in this Wind).

Moving from the Ridge, the climb gets little tougher because of the two Rock patch. This is about one hour climb from the ridge to the Top. Though there is railing along the rock patch section yet one has to be very careful while climbing during monsoon holding grip on this rocky patch becomes tricky. Getting down from this portion while coming back was indeed very difficult for many people. After climbing the first rock patch and further climb of 15 minutes we come across a waterfall, atleast more than 50 feet in height, Do drench yourself under it because the waterfall is again one of the highlight of this trek. Once you are done with the water therapy be ready to encounter the second and the last rock patch.

Stone stairs

It’s a medium level rock patch with stone stairs, few of the steps have broken hence the climb becomes tough especially during rainy season. Here again there is iron railing which provides support. Once we complete this section we enter the fort through Bini Darwaja

a little walk further we see large water tank and just behind that is Menghai Goddess temple. On the right side of the temple is Budhala Machi and on the left side of the temple if you walk further you reach Konkan Darwaja. It is so called because from here the route opens to Konkan Plateau. Further as one walks on the Torna Top plateau you come across the famous majestic Zunjar Machi. Reaching to the furthest end requires good amount of skill as there is a rocky patch to overcome. Here I would like to bring to the attention of the the readers that if you do Torna Trek in Monsoon exploring the Torna Top is literally not possible due to excessive misty condition leading to very low visibility. Generally one day trek is not sufficient to cover the entire Fort(after all it is Prachandgad..The large fort).

 

Prachandgad..The large fort

Points to be noted:

1.If you want to enjoy all round beauty of sahyadri Trek then do it in monsoon .

Advantage: Lush greenery, Misty condition, .Less Fatique while climbing

2. Disadvantage of doing in monsoon: Nothing is visble on the Top,so you are not able to explore, getting down is hell of a problem because stone stairs and rocky section is quite slippery and the last portion of Descent is through muddy patch so you keep slipping and falling.

3.Winter is a good Time to trek here.

4.If trekking in non monsoon season then carry atleast 3 ltrs of water because there is no water source on Top.

5, Jeep from Velhe to Cheladi is easily available but From Cheladi/Nasarpur phata to Pune getting transport can be difficult.

6. it is better to hire pvt vehicle till the base village.(this is more relevant to Mumbai people )

 Thank You

If I can do.... so can you !!

 I generally write on trekking experiences but this time I shall be writing my experience on cycling.The sports which I have never pursued with much interest( I think Mumbai roads must be the deterrent factor here).Last year I bought the cycle Hero Ranger with the expectation that I will become the next Lance Armstrong.( Ab sochne me toh koi tax nahi hai na so why not) but soon within a week my dreams came crashing down when I realised that cycling is not my cup of tea.One year down the line I must have rode the cycle hardly for 10 times and yet despite so much shortcomings from my side I was yet able to ride a cycle from Andheri to Churchgate. Hence the above thought that If I can do this why not you... so go out and explore yourself and Explode like never before.


My Journey:




I had read the update of this cycling event from Bandra to NCPA, Dil me ek ladu foota ki karoonga lekin dusra ladu foota toh mai daar gaya bola marega...arre nahi hoga.But still overcoming my apprehensions I called the Organizer Mahesh Ajinkya.First thing I told him ki Boss I am not into cycling but want to do it. He said" kuch soch nahi tu aaja" these inspiring words cleared one mental hurdle for me but still I was little low on confidence perhaps that is the reason I didn't clicked on going option and clicked on maybe. 










Morning Dilemmas :
Early morning the clock alarm started to blared at 4 am, I quickly got up and soon realised that today's agenda is cycling and not running Bas kya tha wapas bistar me jakar so gaya...thinking all kind of excuses, Mahesh ko bolunga sorry yaar alarm nahi suna (as though he cared whether I come or not still sharam naam ki bhi koi cheez hoti hai na) but then my conscience pricked and said Don't be a loser atleast go and try. On this note I got ready and left for my office(Because I keep my cycle at office...) Reaching Andheri west and waking up the poor office boy I started my ride to Bandra where we were all suppose to assemble. 

Lonely Rider
Riding the cycle on a lonely Mumbai street is an awesome experience( Only stray dogs can be a problem) As I was crossing the Indian oil junction on the link road few riders crossed me and the effortless zeal with which they crossed me left me quite demoralised for a second and I was left watching there flashing red tail light. By the time I came to The Club I again thought its OK I tried, now I can go back home, I brushed this negative thought and kept plodding and pedalling.My ride from Andheri to Bandra was the worst I could do because I was all alone and few unknown riders kept passing me which made me feel all the more lonely and sad. How will I be able to keep up with them.Turn Back Turn Back you will be the laughing Stock.

A happy and well diverse group

Bandra:Starting Point
We all assembled at Bandra Lucky Restaurant. The group consisted of people from all age groups.A happy and well diverse group.We first time riders started 15 minutes earlier and the regular ones followed.For me the ride became pleasant from here onwards. Watching riders going past me was not depressing anymore on the contrary it made me feel if they can why not me too and those who were behind me helped me to self motivate myself that atleast I am ahead of them...Beta aur zoor laga you must finish this ride.

Lost And Found

As it happens to me much often that whenever I am running or trekking I lose myself in my own thoughts similarly here too as I was riding I didn't realise that the other cyclist who were ahead of me has taken a right turn from Portugese Church while I kept riding straight. Ek pal peeche dekha koi nahi aur aage bhi koi nahi I thought I am lost and knowing the speed of the other cyclist I thought ho gaya meri ride ka THE END but fortunately I have little bit idea of roads in Dadar so managed to come out from near the Century Mill Signal and  with sigh of relief I saw few cyclist passing by. I was very happy to be on trail now.

Introspection Time

Passing through the streets of worli It dawned upon me as to how much distance I have covered today and that thought itself was enough to explode plethora of  thoughts and Images in my mind.I was overwhelmed and could feel the happiness for having done something which I thought I was not capable of doing. For a regular cyclist this total run may be a peanut but to a novice like me the experience is something out of the world.The purpose of my writing this blog was to bring in those people who are sitting on the fence to come forward and take up this Sport of cycling.Even if one person starts cycling after reading my tale I will feel that my purpose is served. Personally I feel it is only the state of mind at the end of the day.The Barrier is more Mental than Physical.

Finally At NCPA

Last lap

We had a small break at Haji Ali and from there we moved towards the Peddar Road. Riding further from the Mahalaxmi Temple the route is on incline and I was pedalling furiously to overcome the incline. Someone told me that we should lower the gears as we reach the incline now with my limited understanding on this topic I reduced the gears on the incline and was in such shambles watching all the other cyclist pass me by...Mere ko laga ki mai Tread mill per bag raha hoon...because illusion aisa hai ki you are running but you are there at the same place.Sweating and panting I could see Jaslok Hospital I felt any moment I would be in Cardiac Ward. Somehow managed this part of the ride and then the fun began for me because it was all kind of downhill and flat from there onwards.( Kas pura rasta aisa hota ) soon we were on Marine Drive and Finally at NCPA.We had a photo session and from thereon we moved to Mocha Cafe where the Organisers had fixed up superb Breakfast. The participants started getting dispersed from here as everyone has to take different route. Few of the participants decided to take train back home, However I survived  without scumbling to the temptation to take local train back home and tried my best to complete the circuit back to Andheri on the cycle,Which I did. A distance of 56 kms , not bad for a beginner.

Hence the title friends that if I without any experience can do this ...why not you. So go ahead and give your best shot.  
  

Thank You To the Team

Ankai-Tankai Trek

Pre-Trek Commotion:

A trekker always have a wish list of the treks he want to do, similarly on my wishlist Fort Ankai-Tankai was sitting right at the top. Unfortunately for some reason or the other this trek of mine constantly got postponed, that at one stage I felt that this trek is jinks and I will never be able to do it. Therefore one day I decided that I will just get someone with me and do this trek alone but then destiny has it’s own way and I found companion in Utkarsha and subsequently few others too joined me ( Rohit,Amit,Shweta.Pritesh,Nitesh)

Our Team
from Left to Right Nitesh,Shweta,Aashish,Utkarsha and Rohit)(Amit and Pritesh behind the Camera)

 Believe it or not, till the day of the trek I was not sure as to how many people will be coming with me. Matter of fact when someone asked me how many people are coming I said “ Ab jo station per aa gaya samajo woh hi jane wala hai”( whosoever is on the platform is the one who will be coming) Problem toh yeah tha ki station per wait kiska kare yeh bhi nahi maloom tha .( my trekker friends understands what I am saying here), In treks people suddenly disappear or can get added at last moment,        Therefore the final count is never final !!!

Ready for the train journey.

 Train Journey:

It was decided that we will catch late night train from Dadar. In our case it was the Dadar-Sainagar Shirdi express. The train was scheduled to start at 9.45pm therefore I requested everyone to be early at Dadar as we have to catch seat in an unreserved compartment but to my dismay no one turned up at Dadar. My panic button got activated which in turn ensured that my fingers were running all over the dial pad of my mobile “ Abbe Kider hai Tu” “Arre woh aa raha hai kya ki nahi” …etc etc. Despite so much commotion and frenzy I managed to hold the seats using whatever tools of encroachment available to me viz. Newspaper,Bag,handkerchief and a fellow passenger( Yeah I roped him too so that he can keep his bag too !!! for holding the seat of our friends who were very kind enough to inform me that they were going to board the train from Thane !! Till the time train left Dadar Station I was sweating out that these encroached seats do not get occupied.( Being a Mumbaikar we learn all these tricks by default.Thanks to our local train experiences).Once our train reached Thane station I almost craned my neck out of the window to ensure that Nitesh,Pritesh,Shweata,utkarsha don’t miss me ( I was by choice sitting at the emergency window the one which do not have grilled section ). Luckily everyone made to the seats and I heaved a sigh of relief and said to myself Mission Accomplished.

Benefits of Emergency Window of Unreserved Compartment

Such train journeys are always exciting because everyone has so many stories to tell, so many experiences to share that the 5-6 hrs journey passes away just like a wink of an eye. It was 2.15 am when we reached Manmad Station.

Night at Manmad Station:
 Abb 2.15 am ho ya per public ko photo mangta hai… so out everyone jumped and did their part of posing.

Photo session at 2 am at Manmad staion

 In the meanwhile Amit and myself we went out to check what should be the next mode of transport to reach Ankai Village. We had a talk with the TC at the platform who failed to understand as to what we will attain by climbing Ankai Fort. He advised us not to set out for Ankai at night because it may not be safe especially girls were also with us. Similarly the Guy at the Tea stall too said don't go at night take a connecting passenger train in the morning or go by auto.Me and Utkarsha we went outside the Station, where we took stroll in the streets of Manmad I cannot describe to you the pleasure of just idle walking in a sleepy town( I think the time must be 3.00am)  later we enquired regarding auto fare and were shocked to know that the auto guy were asking for 300 bucks for 3 passenger( and let me tell you that Ankai Village is hardly 8-9 kms away ). Another guy quoted 200 Rupees but Trekkers toh Trekker hote he so we decided to take early morning passenger train to Ankai which costed us just 5 Rupees.The passenger train arrived at 5.10 am and took an eternity to leave Manmad Station.This delay ensured that we all had another photo session.
Bechare Diesel engine ko bhi nahi choda , Sab Diesel per chadkar photo le rahe the aur bechara engine ka driver was looking at us as if we are a  nut case. But we Weekend Wanderers aise hi hai...Full on full masti bhare 

Diesel Engine ko bi nahi Choda

The train journey took hardly 10 mins and we were on the Ankai Station.Per yeah kya boss ..Platform kider hai..lolz the platform is so small that it a BEST bus stop can put it to shame.

Ankai Station:

I am calling it a station because I saw a station master and a Lantern guy( Horror filmwala).The daylight was yet to breakout so we were careful while crossing the railway trek.We asked the Station Master for direction but to our dismay he dropped a bomb on us Arre asli wala nahi ..I mean literally when he said aap log galat station per utar gaye ho ..you guys should have got down at Ankai Quila and not Ankai.
There was pin drop silence ,Sab ke chehre dekhne wale the, I could feel the WTF feeling because at this wee hours stranded at an unknown station...Bas sab ke maan me ek hi sawaal tha...... ab kya. But let me tell you we trekkers thrive on these kind of situation because they serve our taste(Travel) buds. We then spoke to that Lantern Guy , he said that we will have to walk atleast 4 kms to reach Ankai Village , Now this was a good news ..4 kms we said thank you chalne hi toh aaye hai and saying this we all started walking back toward the Manmad side with the Ankai Fort perched on the right hand side of the treks.

Walking along the railway line with Ankai-tankai Towering on our right side

 We kept walking along the railway treks and just before we reached a small bridge we diverted towards the right side ,towards the Ankai Village. In 15 -20 mins we were at the Base of ankai-Tankai Fort.

The Village Well and Ankai Fort on left and Tankai Fort on the right side can be see.

It’s a small village.There was shop in the village where one can buy chips etc. We filled up our bottles with water from the Village well and started our trek. One can clearly see the Jain caves from the well , a little walk further towards the right side will lead you to the steps of this Twin Fort.

Just when you start trek we can clearly see the Jain caves

The Trek Begins:
 Once taking the right  from the village well we come across stone stairs which actually is the start point of this trek. We took the steps and on our way passed a deserted dargah 

Deserted Dargah on the way

 Walking further for hardly 5 mins we were at the jain caves. These caves were two storied ( I am seeing this kind of caves for the first time). The caves had some excellent carvings , statues etc 

Two storied Jain Caves

but honestly didn’t looked like maintained.( though there was a placard of archaeological department) Villagers were washing clothes at the water tank. Inside the caves also one can see litters thrown around.

Jain Caves

 In it’s full glory these caves must be a marvel. How I wish we can save our heritage. We rested for a while here and small photo session 

Mini Photo session

 From these Caves we took further steps toward the Ankai Fort. 

The Stone steps continues from the Jain Caves to the Fort Gate

This trek is very good for a beginner because there are these stone stairs through the trek which makes climbing very easy. As we kept walking on the steps shown above we could see the Giant gate of the fort from below.

One gets the clear view of Fortification from the stairs

 There is lots of Fortification still left . There is a large Door through which we make an entry into the fort , thereafter there are series of doors ( must be 6-7 in numbers) and spiraling stairs. 

Large Fort Gate through which we enter Ankai Fort.

Upon entering the fort we come across a plateau within the Fort .we see a fort wall with shelter space.

Fort wall with the shelter space

From this place, one can either take left turn and continue walking within the Ankai fort or can take right turn and move toward the Tankai Plateau. We opted to finish with the Ankai Fort.There are rock cut steps which leads to the next level of fort

Rock cut steps which leads to the next level of fort

Series of Gates 

From here we enter through 2nd gate and then series of gates ( must be 6-7 in numbers) and spiraling stairs.On the fort there are again caves, there are 3-4 caves , again in very pathetic condition.

Large Caves on the Fort

Caves  with lots of carved deities,( How I wish they could restored)

Carved Idols in the fort's Caves

Carved Idols in the fort's Caves

Walking from here and climbing further we come across a small temple( I never understood what God it was)

A little climb further take us to the Top gate from where we reach a section which has a mosque kind of construction.

Top gate

Abandoned Mosque like Structure 

 Standing at the top we can see the Gigantic plateau of Tankai. This whole exploration hardly took 45mins and we were on our way back.

View of Tankai Plateau from Ankai Fort.

 As everyone was very hungry so we decided to have our lunch on the stairs of the fort as the Arc above it provided shade.

Lunch under the shade of this Arc

Food and Jitters on the staircase of Ankai Fort: 

Nothing can beat the trek lunch because every person who has come to the trek has something unique to offer.Cramming ourselves with parathas,bread butter and what not we were ready to get up but at just the same moment a huge Monkey descended on us. 

We were are very terrified and just stood as statues along the inner wall of fort. Pura scene me comedy bhi thi aur tragedy bhi thi , Tragedy is liye kyo ki hum ko laga ab kuch bhi ho sakta hai boss, because we were aware that monkeys here are very notorious so either he can attack us to get the food or scare us. Lekin uske baad ka scene yaad karta hut oh soch kar bhi hasi aati hai. Ek Raja ke darbar me jaise sipahi puri attention me khade hote hai waise hi hum log stairs ki dono aur bina saans liye full concentration se khade the, andhar full tension  aur udhar se monkey sahib steps se neeche ek Raje ki tarah utarte hai ,give a dirty stare to each of us and slowly step by step walks down without a care in the world. Aur stairs ki end me jakar he turns back, we all froze again in tension,( Pin drop silence) The monkey watches us all for a second and coolly walks off. Boss kuch der ke liye sab hil gaye the baad me toh we kept laughing like as if there is no tomorrow.After getting down we again reach a common section and from here there are stone cut stairs which leads to the Tankai Plateau.

 On reaching the top there was not much to explore except a small structure which turned out to be shiva temple.

Shiva Temple on the Tankai Plateau

and few water tanks. 

Dry Water Tank 

However the view from the top is mesmerizing specially the ankai top, and the mountain range behind it Goraknath Fort and Hadbi chi shendi.

Ankai fort, Goraknath and far behind Hadbi chi shendi as seen from Tankai Top

One can see lovely fields and the highway running across, even the train passing through this vast expanse of land looks very beautiful.As we had started the trek very early therefore we managed to finish it quickly and reached the base village at our targeted time of 11.30 am, because we wanted to catch afternoon train from Manmad.

We had to walk around 1 or 2 kms to reach the Highway from Ankai Village ,enroute one can see the other side of this fort along with the gorakgad fort.

Side view of Ankai enroute to highway

 The sun was hitting hard, but yet the whole group was cheerful and within no time we came across the railway line which we crossed over and reached the highway.We all squatted under the tree to catch the first available transport.

Squatted under the tree

  There are few ST buses passing from there, luckily for us an open tempo was picking villagers we too jumped into the tempo and had hawadar journey singing songs ,clicking pics and making jokes and within no time we reached Manmad.

Hawadar Journey in open Tempo

We had lunch outside the Manmad station, Boarded the first train , fighting the sea of people we managed to get into the train. We all got the place to sit at nasik till that time it was balle balle at the door.It was 7.00pm when we touched Dadar. All in all it was a fantastic trek with some great friends.

Thanks to the Team

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