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The height of the pinnacle is roughly 150-180 ft and this is sitting on top of a hill that is about 350 feet high. Hadbi Chi Shendi has been climbed by a few professional climbers from Mumbai and Pune and they have rated the route as ‘easy++’ in the year 2009. The five of us from GHAC however, would like to change the route rating to ‘Medium’ after careful consideration of a few points:
Hadbi Chi Shendi (150-180ft)
The rock being ‘Pillow Basalt’ is quite unstable and quite a few large pieces have just broken away in our grip. The rope was a big confidence booster here.
There are no solid grips after the first half of the climb
The fixed bolts (Previous climbers) were loose due to the rock erosion and rusted after exposure to the elements
The whole pinnacle sits on the tip of the hill. A fall on either the left or right side would lead straight to the bottom of the hill rather that the pinnacle and was a partially negate on climber confidence, especially with the rock not holding any of the chock nuts properly due to the erosion rate.
Accident:At least two trekkers were killed and one hurt during an accident at the popular trekking site, Hadbichi Shendi hillock near Manmad, officials said here on Thursday.
According to delayed reports, the incident occurred on Wednesday evening around 6.30 p.m. when the 17-member troupe of the Indraprastha Trekkers - a professional group from adjoining Ahmednagar - were in the final stages of the descent after completing the gruelling climbing trip.
The base hill is around 400 feet tall, with the Hadbichi Shendi - or Thumbs Up Pinnacle - rising a sheer vertical height of some 200 feet, making it a difficult climb even for veteran climbers, according to locals.
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