KumaraParvatha

Its just over a month after the last trek (kodachadri), that i get a mail from my friend, sent by "the wanderers" abt a trek to KP. KP had been on my wish list ever since i did kodachadri. many on that trek were of the opinion that KP is tougher and i was intrigued. so, we ditched the plan to goa and contacted wanderers. got ourselves registered for the trek.

The Story as told by murali on his blog gives most of the facts. it was indeed hard. but not challenging. kodachadri trek had trails where there was no path. i kinda enjoyed the 'mystery' element. Paths in KP is broad and very easily distinguishable in the forest... once we crossed bhattr mane, it turned more into 'rock climbing' than trekking. the terrain was pretty much the same. kodachadri had more of forest area, whereas KP has open grasslands/rocky terrain more. there is another route to trek, from somawarapete, which is supposedly easier and shorter. Must try that sometime!

Salient features of the trek: joined a cool group of trekkers, made few good contacts, KP trek itself was aaaaaaaaaaaawwweeee... wait for it..... some!!! Looking forward to more treks with wanderers. its convenient! :)