Don’t go chasing waterfalls!
April 25th, 2007 | Published in India, Living, Nature & Wildlife, Personal, Photography, Travel | 31 Comments
But we did! And what an exciting chase it turned out to be.
Starting with a one hour climb up the mountains, emerging into the green valley kissed by fleeting clouds and then a walk along the ridges of the mountains to reach our destination — the Bandaje Abbe falls. After which, we come to our little camping spot right next to a gushing stream.
Just beyond this serene and peaceful spot, a little further down, the stream gushes out over the rocks and turns into a beautiful waterfalls.
It’s not advisable to stand over the rocks as it’s a slope and you can easily lose your grip. So we crawl on our stomachs towards the edge. And look down as the water roars over the rocks over the side of the mountain; down, down, around 150 feet and then disappears into the thick forest below.
Oh, what a feeling…
No words needed, so I’ll let the pictures do the talking.
April 25th, 2007 at 5:44 pm (#)
The fall is just beautiful. Crawling towards the edge — the idea gives me butterflies in my stomach!
April 25th, 2007 at 9:12 pm (#)
Now now, that was crazy and am sure it was fun..
Loved the first pic — the smile makes it even better :)
You really make me lament on fate [Why am I NOT IN Bangalore…] — I would have been a part of each of these treks I can promise you that !!
April 25th, 2007 at 9:46 pm (#)
[…] <a href=”http://www.anitabora.com/blog/2007/04/25/dont-go-chasing-waterfalls/”target=”_blank”>Anita</a> has some beautiful photographs of her trek to Bandaje Abbe falls. Linked by shruthi […]
April 25th, 2007 at 9:49 pm (#)
Neat post…The pics are great and so is your advenure. How did it feel, when you were on your stomach and seeing 1500 feet below, as water was gushing down with pace ?
April 25th, 2007 at 10:34 pm (#)
OMG Anita.…sahi hai!!
April 26th, 2007 at 1:10 am (#)
Awesome pictures…where are these falls located ?
April 26th, 2007 at 10:29 am (#)
Amazing shots!!
April 26th, 2007 at 10:30 am (#)
kousik: if you’re scared of heights, its probably not the best idea :)
prasoon: it was great fun! yeah, but this place is not near bangalore. it’s closer to mangalore!
tanay: it was strangely mesmerising and it’s difficult to decribe the feeling. and i actually wanted to hang my feet over the edge, but my trek companions held me back! and rightly so :)
thanks mehak!
pooja aggarwal: in the western ghats, in the kumara parvata range.
April 26th, 2007 at 10:30 am (#)
thanks prashant!
April 26th, 2007 at 11:26 am (#)
OMG.. I got fear of heights and it would have been funny if I had been there to walk with shivering legs…
Sunset photos are amazing..
April 26th, 2007 at 12:29 pm (#)
Wow! Amazing pics!!
And its scary to see you lying on the edge of the rocks!
April 26th, 2007 at 2:48 pm (#)
Awesome pictures though quite scary. Looking at you perched on the edge, gives me a knot in my stomach.
April 26th, 2007 at 4:23 pm (#)
Anita…i’m feeling dizzy just looking at the first pic. really brave of you guys i must say …ooof!
*takes swig of firangi paani to calm nerves*
April 27th, 2007 at 11:16 am (#)
Anita..Awesome pics…Crawl to reach the edge:-)pretty exciting…dunnow how you guys mustered courage to do tat…must be Intrepid explorers..keep the wheel rolling
April 27th, 2007 at 12:02 pm (#)
Nice photos Anita
April 27th, 2007 at 2:43 pm (#)
Crawling over to the ledge like that — boy, is that a gutsy thing to do or what? But then so much like you, eh? :)
April 27th, 2007 at 9:11 pm (#)
Good mood, pix and ambience.
http://karnail.blogspot.com/
April 27th, 2007 at 11:19 pm (#)
Its not very often we walk on all the fours :)
April 28th, 2007 at 1:00 am (#)
Wow! Breathtaking. I am wondering what the hell I was doign when I was in Bangalore.No one told me about these ones.. :-( and I was too many useless things like “coming to US.. getting the project and blah blah..
But I am becoming a fan of your photography. And I also love the way your blog goes.. So free of relations and its bitterness.. I wish everyone has courage to live life as they want.. like you..
May 3rd, 2007 at 4:52 pm (#)
kris: thanks! not a place to hang out if you have a fear of heights!
Jo: thanks!
Lavs: i was quite safe :)
Aqua: hehe :0) it was a nice feeling there! am sure the firangi pani helped ;)
Mark: thanks! it was safe. held on tightly to the rock :)
Sakthi: thanks!
Ravi: though it was a slope it was very gradual. that’s why i was on my stomach and not standing, which would have been risky!
Karnail: thanks!
Venky: yeah, you’re right! :)
zeya: haha :) thanks for the nice words too. glad you enjoy my photos!
May 4th, 2007 at 4:05 pm (#)
That’s adventurous to crawl over 150 feet high.
And watching water fall & greenery.
May 4th, 2007 at 4:59 pm (#)
paavani: it was fun!
May 16th, 2007 at 10:41 am (#)
great!!you r one heck of an adventurer
May 21st, 2007 at 1:19 pm (#)
Jeff: :) :)
May 21st, 2007 at 10:17 pm (#)
OOps — you are daring enough to go to that high. Don’t get encouraged with people comment and stop trying dangerous :>
June 4th, 2007 at 6:06 pm (#)
[…] After the North East in March, I did a trek to the Bandaje Abbe waterfalls in Chikmagalur district. […]
June 25th, 2007 at 1:49 pm (#)
Hi Anita,
can you provide me with the details regarding the route along with the nearest bus stop where to get down?
January 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am (#)
[…] Spent the new year doing what my mom thinks I should stop doing now — climbing mountains! Went to the Bandaje Abbe falls and camped near the stream, a place I’d been earlier in March so it was nice to go back again. […]
May 13th, 2008 at 8:51 pm (#)
I was searching for ideas to travel on your blog and came across this post. I missed it before…
I did that crawling long time back at Matheran.
I am not very sure, if have courage to do that now…
November 19th, 2008 at 4:14 pm (#)
hi we are planning a trek to kumaraparvatha leaving bngalore tomorrwo night to kukke and start trek from their to KP I saw these pic of the falls is it on the way to KP, can you exactly give me the direction to reach their kindly mails me
thanx in advance
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