Posted: 08 Oct 2014 07:16 AM PDT

Dear Vibers , We are glad to invite you trek to Ratangad on Sunday 2nd November 2014.Brief Introduction about Ratangad: - Region: IgatpuriFort Height: 4225 ft. ( Above M.S.L. )Type: HillGrade: Medium Base Village : RatanwadiDistrict: Ahmednagar As the name speaks, Ratanad is described as "Jewel Fort of Sahayadri". It gets the name as it is origin for the river "Amrutvahini". Located in the district of Ahmednagar, it stands tall to 4255 feet above mean sea level. The fort is about 2000 years old and is situated at banks of Bhandardara lake. The main attraction of this fort is "Amurteshwar" temple which falls into "Hemadpant Era" ( way back to eighth century ). It truly defines the ancient sculpture of our great ancestors due to it's carving.   Ratangad is a natural rock peak with a cavity at top that measure 10 feet high and 60 feets wide, thus forming a needle eye sort of appearance called as "Nedhe". This is caused due to Wind Erosion and one can experience the nature's power over there.     It has a water cistern which is usually filled with water throughout the year and was one of the largest rainwater catchment area for its time.     Fort has a main entrance called as "Tryambak Darwaza." Also we have some remains of smaller entrance to the fort called as "Chor Darwaza". Two ladders have been added to provide easy access to the main fort area. Journey Details: - .. Read more

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 06:59 AM PDT

We at Vibes Outdoors have arranged a 300 feet rappelling at Dukes Nose, this also covers a superb and thrilling traversing of almost 1000 feet. Place: Duke's nose, LonavalaBase village: KurvandeRappelling Height: 300 ft, Traverse 1000 ft.Date :-  Batch I:-9th November, 14 Description ,Dukes Nose near Khandala which is named after Duke Wellington, is a huge pinnacle seen while traveling from Mumbai to Pune. The sight from top is unique and magnificent as one sees a vast landscape and the winding Mumbai-Pune expressway cutting through the ghats and trains chugging along the tracks.It's famous for rappelling, rock climbing and valley crossing activities.Rappelling (English Name) also known as abseiling (German Name) is a method of a quick and safe descend after a climb. It's an act of descending a mountain face by sliding down a rope, which is attached to a body harness and fastened to an overhead projection, with sufficient friction provided as to make the speed of descent controllable .... Read more

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 06:57 AM PDT

We at WILD TREK ADVENTURE CLUB,PUNE Reg No.MH.1479/2013/pune,glad to invite you for every hardcore trekkers dream trek "LINGANA 1000 ft CLIMBING & RAPPELLING "EXPEDITION. AFTER 8 SUCCESSFUL BACK TO BACK BATCHES IN LAST SEASON (105 PARTICIPATING MEMBERS SUCCESSFULLY SUMMITED LINGANA ) ,9th & 10th BATCH ALREADY EXCEEDED. WTA CLUB,PUNE INVITES YOU FOR NEW SEASON FOR hardcore trekkers dream trek "LINGANA 1000 ft CLIMBING & RAPPELLING "BATCH 11 ON 23 NOV 2014. Lingana is an obscure fort near the famous Torna fort in Pune district. Being a most difficult fort in Maharashtra it is visited by only few trekkers and that too very few trekkers manage to reach top. The technical expertise needed to climb this fort as reaching summit involves massive 1000 ft technical climbing & while descending approx 600 ft rappelling which requires all mountaineering equipments & certified experience. ... Read more