Ascend the Dukes Nose, get all geared up and rappel down 300 ft and walk along the cliff back to safety!Join Team Mapping Journeys on 24th and 25th January and get your adventurous dose for the long weekend :D
Rappelling, (in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.
Place: Duke's nose, Lonavala
Base village: Kurvande
Rappelling Height: 300 ft, Traverse 1000 ft.
Date: 24th January, Saturday
Grade: Medium
Batch 1 : 24th
Batch 2 : 25th
Itinerary:
08:00 am: Meet and greet at Lonavala Station.
08:30 am: Reach Dukes Nose base camp and have breakfast.
09:00 am: Start the trek to Dukes Nose.
10:00 am: Training and harnessing followed by the main event.
05:00 pm: Move from base camp towards Lonavala.
06:00 pm: Journey ends at Lonavala.
Mumbai Participants
Catch Indrayani Express and get down at Lonavala station
05.37 am: Mumbai CST
05.46 am: Dadar
06:05 am: Thane
06:30 am: Kalyan
08:00 am: Lonavala
Pune Participants
Catch Pune-Lonavala local and get down at Lonavala station
06.27 am: Pune
06.33 am: Shvaji Nagar
06.55 am: Pimpari
07.04 am: Dehu Road
07.16 am: Talegaon
07.30 am: Kamshet
07.55 am: Lonavala
Cost: Rs. 1,500/- per person
Memories of our previous batch : Our previous batch photos : https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/110818447138779464511/albums/6090141640622292081