Adventurous trekk "Mankayam -
Brimore - Ponmudi" with Tree Club. We 18 people started at 9:00am from
Mankayam Checkpost via Nedumangad - Palode route. Then to Brimore estate via car,
reached there at 9:30am and started trekking at 10:00am from Brimore Estate.
There were 2 guards accompanying us. Wow there was too much ups in the start
and of course leeches. Damn! As a precaution we carried salt water and it
helped a lot during the walk. There was 100's and 1000's of leeches on the way,
if we stand still anywhere for at-least 1sec then the leech will enter our
shoes. We saw footprints of an elephant throughout the way and we feared about its
encounter. It was an adventurous walk through sun and slippery rocks, steep
climbs etc. And I was just about to sit over a snake, later I came to know that
it was a super poisonous snake thanks to Ameer Iqbal for the perfect alert
timing. After traveling through grass lands, we reached the top of #Ponmudi at
1:30 AM. Just checked my legs, wow full of leechs, blooding non-stop. Salt
water helped us. Then we had lunch and started the return trip at 2:30 am. By
that time it was total fog, and very poor visibility and suddenly rain started,
just mild rain. The return trip had 2 options (1) Travel through normal route
but time consuming and its raining (2) Traveling via shortcuts but through the
kingdom of leeches but. We choose option 2 as the raining went a bit heavy and
cloudy also an elephant is somewhere nearby. We went through bushes and steep
ups and downs. The glucose in my hand was very effective than water. Walking
through the bushes, as we walked forward the heights of the bushes is coming to
raise, and finally we end up in the road. Travelled back to Mankayam falls, had
a sighting of the 3 stage waterfalls and then we returned. It was a pleasure and
adventurous trip. Total trek length was 14-16kms in around 7hrs. Hope every
body enjoyed the journey
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