Rock Climbing Series – 3: Madhugiri- The Vertical Limit
Madhugiri: The Vertical Limit Overview: One of the toughest and dangerous rock climbing i have ever done in my life. Madhugiri fort, believed to be built by a local chieftain Raja Hire Gowda and later renovated by Hyder Ali, is built on the hill and does look like a miniature version of the Great Wall of China. There is an interesting story behind this as well. Please check the reference website mentioned below for details. Having no fair idea of the distance, we set off towards Madhugiri from Bangalore at 6am by bike on a cloudy Sunday morning. Tumkur road wore a deserted look early morning and it was foggy as well. We decided to cover as much distance as possible before the sun rises overhead. We crossed Dobaspet and entered Koratagere. By this time we had covered close to 100 kms and realised that it is a bit too far for biking. We had our breakfast at Koratagere at a simple tea shop. After gathering some energy we continued towards Madhugiri. There was a small lake enroute whe...