Dear Friends,
MAC is happy to announce that after a gap of a decade, the forest department has agreed to permit rock-climbing practice to begin at Gandhi Tekdi, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. Certain rules and regulations are to be followed and a one-time registration of every climber is necessary. As of now, only the members of non-profit making organizations (Trusts/ Societies/ Section 8 Companies) are allowed. Such organizations as well as the individual climber(s) will have to submit a declaration in duplicate at the time of registration. Formats of both these declarations can be downloaded from the MAC website from the links given below.
After registration, for each visit, every climber will have to pay Rs. 120/- (Rs. 70/- as regular entry fee of the SGNP + Rs. 50/- as practice fee). There is a paid parking facility available at the Borivali main gate at the SGNP. Private vehicles are not allowed. One can walk or cycle up the Gandhi Tekdi to reach the rock site. Relevant SOPs and rules are are also available for reference on MAC website. Please study these carefully before venturing into SGNP.
Kindly note that the entry time is between 08.30 am to 12.00 noon only and the exit time has to be before the closure time as prescribed by the SGNP authorities. Rock-climbing practice is allowed only on Sundays. MAC volunteers will be available during entry hours to help with registration process every Sunday between 08.00 am to 12.00 noon.
So, if you wish to climb at Gandhi Tekdi, this is the right time to become a member of MAC or its institutional associates like Girivihar, The Himalayan Club, Dongri, Sahyamitra Trekkers, and others.
PDF Versions:
SOP and Guidelines
Editable Word Documents:
To Register as a Volunteer at Main Gate, click Here https://mahaadventurecouncil.org/sgnp-climbing-volunteer-registration/
Great Efforts for Community Thanks a million
Great going by putting your foot in the door of SGNP ! Keep trying fr chimney, crack and the subsequent overhang further. BTW, one of the picture with a small opening at the bottom of a rock patch brings back old memories. Sometime around mid 70’s, while frequenting kanheri, we had noticed a small patch of rocks and wanted to explore more to find out climbing possibilities. Around that time Ovalekar Sir, had mentioned to me be careful in that area, as there are some pythons ! Anyway I ventured one odd day, with a friend of mine, and as we moved through the thicket, we stumbled upon a large python, almost 10 to 12 ft long ! We were barely few feet away, for few seconds we froze (us n the python) after no sign of movement from us the python slithered into that very hole you see in the photograph. That day we decided to skip climbing as we were not sure if another creature props up in the middle of our exploration. Subsequently I visited the site few times but couldn’t find any pythons. Did any one of you find them after a long time of restriction, or they are devoured by the increasing leopard population ?
Well done all volunteers who helped to open this and making it more organized and safe practice.
Thanks