Conquering Kalsubai

Tripoto
1st Oct 2014

At Kalsubai peak

Photo of Kalsubai Peak, Indore, Maharashtra, India by Anushree Shenoy

enroute

Photo of Kalsubai Peak, Indore, Maharashtra, India by Anushree Shenoy
Photo of Kalsubai Peak, Indore, Maharashtra, India by Anushree Shenoy

enroute

Photo of Kalsubai Peak, Indore, Maharashtra, India by Anushree Shenoy

Your heart races with every step taken, eyes gleaming with happiness, excitement filling you up with every inch that you move closer & finally – feeling of euphoria! And these emotions just keep coming back time & again. Have you ever felt this emotion? I have & that was with my first ever trek to Kalsubai

Kalsubai is the highest peak of the Sahyadris in Maharashtra with an elevation of 1,646 mt & is located in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. It was a beautiful Saturday morning that I set out on my first trekking adventure. It was a few years back, but it was like tasting blood & the mountains keep calling me ever since. This was a monsoon trek & the weather was just awesome with lush green bushes everywhere. The minute I boarded a train before dawn I knew I was heading for an amazing adventure. Once we started, the path was mesmerizing with flowing streams & a beautiful landscape around us. Rains lashed us every now & then which seemed like a breath of fresh air.

After a 6 hrs hike uphill, we reached the Kalsubai peak. I have never felt that kind of happiness before. Cold breeze, standing on top of a mountain peak and looking down at the valley beneath us – It was pure bliss & a moment of nirvana for me.

Photo of Kalsubai Peak, Indore, Maharashtra, India by Anushree Shenoy
Photo of Kalsubai Peak, Indore, Maharashtra, India by Anushree Shenoy
Photo of Kalsubai Peak, Indore, Maharashtra, India by Anushree Shenoy
Photo of Kalsubai Peak, Indore, Maharashtra, India by Anushree Shenoy