Girisanchar

About Treking

The landscape can stimulate creativity among us and inspire to reflect on life, relationships from a "different" perspective. Also exposure to the legends, voices and rich oral traditions of the mountain villages can enrich the writing and other creative skills. These stories, paintings and other art objects can serve to explore a number of issues in the humanities.

Trekking is a tiring physical activity where you tramp up and down hills, cross streams and endure cold, heat, sweat and grime. Trekking basically is about freedom and following a simpler and gentler way of life at least when you are on the trek. The gently rising middle hills with their river valleys have to be traversed on foot. The air is pure, the light magical, the people friendly and you have stepped back a few decades in time! You follow the rhythms of nature. You go to sleep soon after sunset and wake up with the first light of dawn or even before. Many of the illnesses of civilization are the result of leading a lifestyle not in tune with nature\'s clock. This is becoming a difficult task in an increasing complex world and trekking may be of some help!

Trekking can serve to introduce, highlight and underline a number of issues. The exposure to fresh air, fresh food and an unhurried pace of life can do wonders for the mental and physical health. The unhurried environment allows for deep reflection and in depth study of a number of issues. Magnificent waterfalls and dense forests create an enchanted atmosphere. The going is tough but the reward is great!

Things to Remember

Hydrate your body two days prior to the trek, which means almost triple your water intake to avoid Dehydration.

Many people struggle and have a miserable trip because of the backpack they carry during trekking. The weight should be distributed equally over the shoulder pads. Adjust the straps in such a way that they do not sag behind, but take care that they are not too taut either. Always use a hip belt to stabilize the weight around the waist.

Acquire good quality sports or trekking shoes for trekking( remember it is long term investment) Since your feet need maximum protection while trekking in rugged rocky terrain, While climbing up one can keep shoe laces little bit loose( not too much ,just a bit), and while climbing down one can tighten the shoe laces to preventing your toes from brushing harshly against inside front of your shoes,( not too much tight but bit tighter than usual) . Use them regularly for a couple of weeks before embarking upon any expedition. Any problems like blisters or sore feet can be taken care off in the urban jungle itself. To avoid BLISTERS one can wear double socks, First wear thin nylon one, then wear thick Turkish sock, this will definitely prevent blisters. To avoid sweat allergy Always sprinkle boric or Neosporin or micoderm ( any anti fungal powder will do.) powder before wearing sock. ONE MUST NEVER DO A TREK WITHOUT SOCKS.

While trekking one must wear Full sleeves T-Shirt And loose track pant or loose trousers, Full sleeves T-Shirt to avoid sun burns, scratches from rough rock edges thorny plants Mosquito/insects bites etc. Loose trouser is to enable free movement of legs during trekking.

Always carry your personal medicine kit , which must have all the medicines you need for any specific Ailment. For e.g. if you are allergic to dust or smoke You must carry medicine pertaining to that.

Once you start Trek along with entire Group try and get your NATURAL RHYTHM of walking, never attempt to walk too fast or too slow this can lead towards premature Fatigue, When we start walking during trek, our body reacts to it little differently, when we attempt to put lot of sudden stress on our leg muscles It tends to tire faster, so give it slow start and allow our muscles some time to get used to the kind of stress you are going to put on them. When we tend to overstress any muscle ,There is a gradual build up of Lactic Acid in the muscles, which is then flushed by filtering process of oxygenated blood, during this detoxifying process one feels sever acidity build up in stomach and as a result one feels vomiting sensation. These are regular symptoms If you begin trek very fast, so its signal for you to slow down. Better Way to do trek is GO SLOW BUT AT STEADY PACE. Do not compete with any one, just try and observe the nature around you, Try and relax mentally, Make this a Beautiful experience.

It is advisable to carry WIND CHEATER but it is not advisable to wear it while trekking, while trekking our body produces solid heat and to regulate that heated muscles our body sweats profusely ,and in humid atmosphere it hot and perspiring situation and we aggravate it by wearing wind cheater, all in all It leads towards suffocated feeling, so our advise is to keep wind cheater in your sack, and wear it only when you take a long halt , because that is the time when your body starts cooling down, Once you reach on top or after gaining reasonable height, when you stop your body cools down very quickly, in just a matter of 15-20 minutes Your body transits from "Feeling very hot" to" Shivering cold" , This is where one must use wind cheater to maintain body temperature normal. Once you reach on top Drink as much as water as you can because the trekking time of 2 hours can sap out two litters of water through sweat alone, and soon if you will not replenish that amount of liquid, you will start getting cramps. It is good idea to drink ELECTRAL powder with 1 litter of water. To avoid dehydration ,Thumb rule is to sip on water at regular intervals.

If you are a nature lover looking for an adventure and have the will to endure, then trekking is the activity for you. It is an activity embarked on foot for a long duration hand in hand with nature. You do not need to have previous experience or any special equipment to enjoy a good trek. All you need are a good pair of boots, long socks, a good waterproof backpack, spare socks, Sleeping gears( Carry mat) , 2-3 pair of dresses, Plate, Glass, Spoon, Tiffin box for pack-lunch, Torch, 2-3 plastic clips to hang your wet clothes on you back, Water bottle, something to keep you warm during winter or in the evenings & Toiletries etc. Sun cap & two blankets will be provided by us. Try not to use new shoe or chappals, you may end up with shoe bite. Try walking for at least 1 to 2 km daily before two weeks of your trek. Avoid jeans as they can be uncomfortable. Dress colours should be sober greens, beige, browns, grays to camouflage yourself in an environment with shy wildlife and birds

Things You should bring

1. Ruck-sack
2. shoe with a good grip
3. Spare socks
4. Sleeping gears(Carrymat)
5. 2-3 pair of dresses
6. Plate, Glass and Spoon
7. Tiffin box for pack-lunch
8. Torch
9. 2-3 plastic clips to hang your wet clothes on you back
10. Water bottle
11. Toiletries

Sun-cap & two blankets will be provided by us.

Try not to use new shoe or chappals, you may end up with shoe bite.

Try walking for at least 1 to 2 km daily before two weeks of your trek.

Avoid jeans as they can be uncomfortable.

Dress colours should be sober greens, beige, browns, greys to camouflage yourself in an environment with shy wildlife and birds