That afternoon, we drove 2 hours to the city of Ranchi in the neighboring state of Jharkhand.
In the morning, we took a quick flight to Bangalore where we’d spend the next six or so days. Later that day, we met Pranee, a local climber and developer of routes, who’d be our Bangalore area guide. Looking at our wish list of routes, we picked a line called Morning Star (5 pitch, 5.10) on a formation called Varlakonda as the objective for the following day.
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Packing up at THB for our drive to Ranchi (Dec. 2023).Along the drive from Tulin to Ranchi (Dec. 2023).Colorful (Dec. 2023).Schoolgirls (Dec. 2023).More random sights from somewhere along the ~2 hour drive (Dec. 2023).Picking up some fruits along the road (Dec. 2023).Outskirts of Ranchi (Dec. 2023).Ranchi night tour. Actually, we are looking for a place to eat (Dec. 2023).Shirley and Punit taking in the sketchiness (not really) of Ranchi after dark (Dec. 2023).Late night veggie market in Ranchi (Dec. 2023).Ranchi (Dec. 2023).Ranchi at night (Dec. 2023).After dinner, decided to catch a ride back to the hotel vs. walking back the same way. This is an electric rickshaw (Dec. 2023).Are you sure it’ll fit? Morning ride to the airport. Actually, Punit ordered two cars as we don’t travel light (Dec. 2023).Ranchi Airport (Dec. 2023).Bangalore-bound (Dec. 2023).Ranchi Airport (Dec. 2023).Welcome to Bangalore. Clear skies and sunnier weather (Dec. 2023).Bangalore. Obvious air of prosperity (Dec. 2023).A temple in Bangalore (Dec. 2023).Some cows by a temple. The one on the left has a slight birth defect: an extra leg, complete with a hoof, growing out of its back (Dec. 2023).More cows (Dec. 2023).On the way to meet Pranee who was working at the climbing competition (Dec. 2023).The event (Dec. 2023).First night in Bangalore. Looking for a place to eat (Dec. 2023).Bangalore at night (Dec. 2023).
