| Activities: Hiking, Camping, Rock Climbing |
| Picturesque hill, at one time fortified (4 km from Ramanagaram) is on the left bank of the Arkavati. The fort is ascribed to the Kempegowda’s family. The hill has an overall height of 3,066 ft. The surrounding villagers used to take refuge in this hill fort on attack by enemies. This hill is called Ramadevarabetta or Ramagiri as the hilltop has a Sri Rama Temple. To reach the hilltop, there is a flight of steps laid of late. There are in all 450 steps having gradual gradient. There are three stone gateways through which one has to pass before reaching the top. The hill is full of bears. Behind the hill on the other side, are some caves and some small dolmens of pre-historic times. |
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| Curriculum |
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Introduction - theoretical: climbing equipment (harnesses, karabiners, figure eight, and ropes, belaying devices), basic information about safety (communication between two climbers - climbing calls), rules of behavior at artificial walls, basic knots, types of belay.:
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Working on boulders - introduction, forms of bouldering, climbing games, organization of a climbing lesson, Bouldering as a training form for improvement of climbing skills, training of strength skills… |
Rappelling - Rappelling is a means of descending by sliding down a rope. |
Face climbing - Face climbing is the classic form of climbing on rock. It is similar to climbing a ladder. This greatly impedes progress, reduces our scope of vision, and often causes an outward pressure on the feet, increasing the chance of their slipping. |
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| Sample Itinerary |
| 0645 hrs: Departure from Bangalore. |
| 0800 hrs: Introduction to Rock climbing and bouldering. |
| 1030 hrs: Rappelling . |
| 1330 hrs: Lunch break . |
| 1430 hrs: Chimney Climbing. |
| 1545 hrs: Face climbing. |
| 1730 hrs: Course end, return to home. |
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| Package Cost On Request |
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