An outing in Gabbar's den

It’s amazing how a few words of Josh and a hand of help from friends can inspire us to attempt what looks like unfathomable at first glance. That’s exactly what happened last Saturday. A bunch 25 Joshileys, sacrificing their early morning weekend nap, joined hands to create an experience that will remain fresh in the memory for a long long time.

The challenge was to conquer the mighty, teasing rocks of Ramnagaram (Gabbar's Own Den) and by the twilight the Joshileys had accomplished the mission with a master’s perfection.

We started out with Rappling, where we climbed down, keeping ourselves perpendicular to an almost vertical 120 feet rock, with only a rope tied around their waist and words of encouragement from the peers ringing in our ears.

Then we moved on to Boulder climbing, where we climbed up a steep slope. We crawled up the slope, along a narrow crack, balancing our body with virtually no tool available !

The next event was obstacle climbing where we transformed our bodies into a sky-rail moving between the two ends of a cable stretched many feet over the ground.

This was followed by a trekking to the place where once Gabbar ruled and Basanti danced.

As the day came to an end and the sun set behind the Ramnagaram slopes, a bright sparkling sun shined on the face of each Joshiley. And even though our bodies were aching, our hearts and soul were rejuvenated.

It’s in situations like this that we learn to challenge our limits. We learn not to be intimidated by the size of the obstacle and allow ourselves to be guided by faith rather than fear. It’s in situations like this that we make new friends. And it’s in situation like this that the words,- “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man but he is just a few minutes longer” come true.

A great event of josh and fun. Big applause to my Josh team and members of Ecotrailz club for such a wonderful experience.

“IF YOU ARE NOT LIVING ON THE EDGE, YOU ARE TAKING TOO MUCH SPACE”