Comments | pinkoliphaunt: We marched us up to the base of a hill, and then...

pinkoliphaunt

We marched us up to the base of a hill, and then...

Oct 15, 2007 22:23

Yesterday, we set out to climb this mountain. It's called Brahmagiri and it's in South Coorg, near the Kerala border. Those lines are apparently the border markings.

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just_ann_now October 15 2007, 22:00:50 UTC

Aiyeeee!

That's for the oliphauntses, of course. A resounding "Ewww!" for the leeches; but also a firm "You go, girl!" for your cavalier attitude towards leeches in general, and the finer points of leech removal in specific.

And the photos are gorgeous! That one of the waterfall is going on my desktop as soon as I go back to work *groan*. Thanks so, so much for posting these.

Oliphaunts! Hee!

pinkoliphaunt October 16 2007, 10:17:08 UTC

The oliphauntses were all very resolute and all that:o *sigh* Heh:)

I'm glad the leech removal treatise is appreciated:) I'm not sure I'd have been as cavalier if they'd stuck on longer... I'd prolly have moaned long and loud about having to clean my shoes!:))

Glad you liked the photos:) I hope the sight of the waterfall gives you some respite at work:o... there's more here I'm the 32 teeth in blue:)

just_ann_now October 16 2007, 10:32:06 UTC

There you are! *waves*

pinkoliphaunt October 16 2007, 11:40:11 UTC

*waves back* :)

arunshanbhag October 15 2007, 23:05:08 UTC

Elephants in the wilds! Wow!
Awesome!

... and fret not - there will be other mountains to climb
:-)

pinkoliphaunt October 16 2007, 11:20:46 UTC

I know but it still felt a little depressing. Especially when the peak is so clear and the view is supposed to be so very good.

But yes the wild elephants were a huge wow.... especially the lone one we spotted later. He was so much closer.

discoboy71 October 16 2007, 07:55:42 UTC

oh super neat, so did u camp overnight ? Ive really not encountered leeches before, but they are crummy creatures !

pinkoliphaunt October 16 2007, 11:38:52 UTC

No, we didn't camp. Returned the same day. We started off 7:30ish and were back around 5:45 in the evening.

Leeches sure are crummy. I was quite sure I would want to walk around bleeding into my shoes. Laundry would be a pain then!

discoboy71 October 16 2007, 13:53:09 UTC

oh thats cool for a 1 dayer ! Lemme know when ure group is going next ?

pinkoliphaunt October 17 2007, 09:30:10 UTC

Sure. I usually go with this lot. The organisation and logistics are slightly sad (they let bratty kids into tough treks and go a little haywire on timings sometimes) but it’s reasonably priced and usually works out okay for small scale treks like this. Nothing too great up for the rest of this month though so waiting to see the November schedule. Kar. Mountaineering Assoc. is sposed to have a nice one this month but I can't figure out when. I'll keep you posted!