Trekking the gateway to exploration and exuberance

Its been said by buddha
The one who conquers his mind will conquer the world.

So true isnt it??

When our mind and body are not in equilibrium we  exhibit the traits of untamed mind lets consider the situation mentioned below.

We usually thrive to make this happen everytime we create  mishap out of frivolous things such as insatiable at yourselves on getting late from bed ,on your bike for not getting started at the first kick,or shouting at your spouse over misplace of your wallet?

Dont you??

Yes obviously we all tend to behave and later repent on the same.

In this very age of technology and modernization people are so much running out of time and serenity they remember all the stuffs external but they are totally unaware of their own nature.

Well!!!!

In order to understand our own selves and to get peace of mind we can look after an all energetic and vigorous activity known as "trekking".

Trekking

Trekking is climbing of the mountains and hills.its the walk through the different terrains,steep or even very high altitude.
Which not only increases our physical endurance but also helps to retain good poise.

There are various benefits of trekking which we look at later part of the article.

Trekking types

Trek based on the distance and other climatic conditions can be listed into following

1.Easy Trekking.

Which may cover upto 4 to 5 kms of distance in a day with decent terrain and can be demanding less stress walk.
Tadiyandmole trek coorg is one of the best trek in southern part of india for the beginners.It can be done for 2 to 3 days.

2.Moderate Trekking.

This trekking covers a moderate terrain with moderate slope and altitude and which covers a distance of 5 - 6 kms per day and demanding a trekker's good physique and stamina.
Chandrashila located in uttrakhand is one such moderate trek to embrace the trekkers.

3.Hard trekking

This is often done by the trekkers who are specially trained  and which consits of hardest terrain with steep and high altitudes upto 14000meters which also requires the skills of trekkers in midst of adversities.The trekkers are required to be walking upto 7-8 kms per day amidst the high and lows of rock mountains and such treks lasts between 7-10 days.
In india Kailash Trek is one such hard treks to be done.

How do you prepare yourselves

Obviously trekking is not everyone's cup of cake!!!!

You require to sweat everyday in order to make a trek either easy one or hard.
Every drop of sweat in the preparation will take you 1 step further in the journey of your trekking.please do keep in mind about the necessity workouts to be performed before you kick start.

Following are some simple steps to follow.

Build your stamina-If you regularly go to a gym start doing cardio exercise and squats which will improve the stamina of legs.Walking everyday with fixed deadlines can be more effective in the process.(trying to walk 1 km in less than 10mins)

Eat healthy food-As trekking demands much of your energy you got to intake more of protein hence can try meat,fish to avail body with direct protein.Apart from protein, calcium content has to be looked over for retaining good calcium content in the body ,milk and egg are best in calcium content.

Apart from these few tips can be helpful
1.avoid excessive fat intake.
2.stop smoking.
3.perform exercise for strengthening back and legs.
4.breathing exercise.
5.proper diet.
6.walking with certain amount of load on the back pack.
7.regularly fixing time schedules to cover a specific distance.
8.taking staircase instead of lift.

What are essential things to carry in a trek.

Its always a arduos task to carry things while climbing any mountain but if you properly take care then the labour of carrying unwanted things could be reduced.

1.sleeping rucksack .
2.tents with flexibility of carrying and folding .
3.track pants, fine fabric sweat t shirts,socks, karchief,jackets and hats.
4.essentially carry water bottles to keep you hydrated always.
5.bed mattress, bed sheets and sleeping bag.
6.trekking shoes with proper size as to avoid pain.
7.Dry fruits and chocolates for getting instant energy.biscuits,jams butter and bread will help for long days.
8.a rope and swiss knife.
9.markers, chalks and old newspapers.
10.Map and books related to the particular trek.
11.medicines and antibiotics.
12.paper plates and cups.

Famous treks in india

There are numerous places for trekking in all the parts of india.
We have shayadri hills in the southern part ,in the north are Himalayan ranges.In  karnataka there are longest mountain ranges in the distict of chickmangaluru located at 200kms from bengaluru and many more in north karnataka region in Bellary district the skandasiri mountains and in the Gadag district kappatadagudda are few such mountains.

What are Health benefits of trekking

As trekking involves lot of physical activities along with its hardships it also brings into your health more energy ,revamps the body and relax the mind leading to strong mind in a strong body.
Below are few of the health benefits.
1.cleanse your lungs due to better respiration.
2.reduces stress.
3.builds cardiovascular strength and helps in maintaining steady blood flow.
4.helps in reducing body weight.
5.improves memory power.

Apart from these it also helps you get insights of life such as

1.making you menatlly strong to face any privation.
2.makes you learn accepting challenges.
3.helps to explore yourself.
4.gives you memories priceless.
5.makes you realise importance of responsibility.
6.makes you a new person.

Whom to approach for a trek.

There are numerous trekking agency which provides the facilities with fully trained and experienced team.You can also hire a local trekker for the same which can be less expensive.

Any adventure is only valuable when it throws at you numerous difficulties and also teaches you to grow .Take a lesson from each experience and move on as there is no life in standing still.


Hope you are looking after such experience do not forget to take along with you the camera to capture the beauty of the nature.