Bangalore Part Four – chossclimbers

Bangalore Part Four

India

Go back to India.
Go back to Bangalore Part Three.

Mysuru — Mysuru.

And so we needed a filler route for the following day which, in the end, did not work out for us. We picked a route that was pretty new and so it was full of crunchy flakes. It was not really something on our list and so we did not have the sufficient appetite for it. Instead, we drove to the nearby city of Mysore (Mysuru) and did some sightseeing.

Photos

Bull Of Heaven — At the trailhead (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Jal Siddeshwara Betta, home to classic (& runout) Namaste route (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Heading up to the Jal Siddeshwara Betta for a day of unplanned climbing (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Pranee & Shirley on the way up (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Slabby approach section (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Shirley among some prickly veggies (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Leading pitch 1 of Bull Of Heaven (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Leading pitch 1 of a new route called Bull Of Heaven on Jal Siddeshwara Betta. Ended up backing off after the first pitch as the rock was still quite flakey. Photo by Punit (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Higher on pitch 1 of Bull Of Heaven. Photo by Punit (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — At the first belay (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Shirley starting up pitch 1 of Bull Of Heaven. Pranee and Punit are waiting patiently below (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Shirley following the first pitch of Bull Of Heaven. Photo by Pranee (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Nearing the first belay (and the last one for us; Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Shirley nearing the top of pitch 1 of Bull Of Heaven. Photo by Pranee (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Starting up pitch 2 (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Backing off from pitch 2. Brand new route and still very crunchy (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Hiking back down through a village (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — A drying operation in the village (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — Hiking in-between fields (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — More of the spicy-spicy (Dec. 2023).

Bull Of Heaven — More of the village scenery (Dec. 2023).

Bangalore — A stuffed, rice flour based savory cake specialty in Ramangara (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Starting the drive towards Mysore (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Randomness along the drive to Mysuru (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Think we’ll pass on the freshly squeezed juice (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Mysore (Mysuru) Palace (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Colorfully dressed women at the Mysore Palace (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Shirley and Punit at the Mysore Palace (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Mysore Palace (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — At the Mysore Palace (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Mysore Palace grounds including a temple (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Mysore Palace (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Mysore Palace (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Temple entrance at the Mysore Palace (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Shirley and Punit at the entrance to the temple (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Temple grounds that are part of the Mysore Palace (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Temple gateway (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel in Mysuru (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Wankers at the entrance to the Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel in Mysore (Dec. 2023).

Mysuru — Beer time at the same place (Dec. 2023).

Mysore — Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel (Dec. 2023).

India — Scoring some fresh coconut juice along the drive back to Bangalore. Click photo for some live & lively action (Dec. 2023).

India — Ranganatittu Bird Sanctuary just north of Mysore (Dec. 2023).

India — Residents of the Ranganatittu Bird Sanctuary (Dec. 2023).

India — Ranganatittu Bird Sanctuary (Dec. 2023).

India — A visitor at the sanctuary (Dec. 2023).

India — Look at that grin! Enjoying the all you can eat buffet (Dec. 2023).

India — Ranganatittu Bird Sanctuary (Dec. 2023).

Go to Bangalore Part Five.
Go back to India.