Today I was a rocketeer! Or rock climber. Along with Save the Rock Foundation and my fellow ISA group, we, (about 30 of us), went exploring in the vast underbrush of our University of Hyderabad. Who knew this campus was 24,000 acres large? Our adventures included lots of thorns, huge boulders and rocks, and buffalo lake. If you think climbing up a mountain or huge earthshaped boulders is hard, sliding down them is an even more dangerous feat. After climbing to the top and catching a glimpse of the water buffalo gawking at us humans trying to conquer the rocks, we make our way safely to the ground, feeling as if we have accomplished some great feat. And all this is available in my backyard. You can bet that I will be going again and climbing maybe even higher mountains this time. The rock formations are extremely beautiful and give you a great view of the dense forest surrounding you everywhere. There were even a few cave like structures where the remains of late night bonfires and parties marked the walls. My favorite was the rock temple, literally shaped like a small room with an altar and elaborately piled roof of rocks.
The Save the Rock Foundation rock climbs and hikes to promote awareness of the natural landscape, beauty, and the mother earth around us. They like to find different rocks and mountains to climb around the city and usually organize a group of students, young adults, parents and children to accompany them on these awareness hikes. It is the equivalent to a marathon for breast cancer or diabetes except the terrain is much rockier.
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