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Trekking at high altitude requires a lot more preparation than a regular trekking adventure in lowlands. Walking through snow and ice can be very challenging and having to do so at an altitude where breathing can also be a challenging task makes it all the more difficult. Here are a few must have equipments and gears for those of you venturing out on high altitude treks and ice climbing:

Warm clothing: The temperature at high altitude is mostly way below freezing point. Therefore, this requires mountaineers to be very well protected while trekking and ice climbing. Carrying along warm fleece jackets, woolen gloves, waterproof mitten gloves, thermal shirt, thermal leggings, thermal socks, face mask to keep away from the snow dust blowing at your face, at least one additional pair of socks, gloves and thermals to change into, in case the ones you are wearing get wet.

Snow goggles & Sun block: The completely snow capped mountains and acres and acres of whiteness powerfully reflect off the sun’s rays making it very difficult for you to see while trekking on high altitudes. Carry along snow goggles to shade your eyes from this glare. Also, since you are that much closer to the sun, the rays can be very strong and penetrating. To protect your skin, wear sun block and carry a bottle of it along with you.

Mountaineer’s climbing harness: At times you would be faced with steep climbs to cross over these you would need to be equipped with mountaineer’s climbing harnesses. Strong nylon ropes with a slight stretching tendency, locking carabineers to aid climbing, ice screw to help in getting a grip on the snow capped mountain side are some essential climbing devices you should be carrying along.

Descending devices: Just as you would be faced with steep climbs, at the other end, there would be some steep descends as well. In order to be able to descend safely, you would need proper descending devices. Carry along descending harnesses and abseiling descending devices.

Protective gears: Protecting yourself from injuries in case of a fall or a slip owing to the slippery surface on which you would be trekking, wearing helmet is a must. And also, walking over ice for days together may cause frost bites, even though protected with thermal socks, woolen wear and waterproof shoes. Carry along rubber boots and change into them when you have to wade through semi liquid ice covered surfaces to protect your feet from the extreme chillness.

Energy Food: Carry along ample high energy food and water with you. At high altitude, shops and snack bars are not easily found, hence carry along your stock of food and water to last your for a couple of days.


Thrillophilia has some exciting packages for adventure sports activities such as jummaring, resort outings with adventure games, rock climbing, and many more around top five corporate getaways Bangalore. We use only the best in class safety equipments to ensure your utmost safety.
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To break the monotony of everyday humdrum, everyone needs a holiday once in a while. This helps in refreshing the mind and recharging the body to face the world with renewed enthusiasm. Corporate leads, have taken up to organizing team outings for their employees to give them this much needed break. These team outings, better called Team Outbounds, are not just a fun day out with buddies, but these leisure trips perfectly blended with team building programs to help develop the employees into better team players by enhancing their team spirit. Let us see why such team management offsite are a much needed break for employees.

Helps create a clutter free mind: Team outing means a day out of office, and a day when you can leave behind all those deadline tensions, review assignments, testing and coding tasks and the whole lot of office related mind bogglers out of your mind for a while. This time away from office, helps employees clear a whole lot of clutter from their minds and re-focus on the important aspects once they are back at work.

Aids in breaking the ice: New employees who join an already established team, face the anxiety of being able to fit into an existing established team, keep up to pace with their seniors and have a constant pressure to prove their capabilities, and fast! The informal feel of team outbound programs, help break the ice between fresh hires and their seniors by putting them together in a friendly environment, outside the formal norms of the office environment.

Bridges the gap between senior and juniors: Adventure outing activities are all about having fun as a tram. And during these activities, juniors and their bosses are thrown together as team mates and are seen assisting each other towards a team goal, in the most informal atmosphere. This casual interaction between them aid in nurturing a friendship between them not just on the game floor but would be carried back to office easing out their work relationships as well.

Enables better understanding: Employees get to learn a lot about each other through these outings which would not have come across to them at the work place. Every participant gets to display their latent talents, leadership skills and hidden qualities to their colleagues while attempting team challenges and games at the adventure team building activities.

Thrillophilia handles corporate team outings in and around Bangalore. Get in touch with us for your next corporate outbound through our Weekend Getaways and see the difference for yourself.

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_ The green paradise of Kerala, Wayanad is situated in an elevated picturesque plateau in the Western Ghats. Pristine, enchanting and hypnotizing, this hill station with its vast stretches of misty mountains, green meadows, water springs, wild jungles and sparkling lakes, is overflowing with natural beauty, history and culture.

Wayanad’s ensemble of topography gives tourists opportunities to indulge in various forms of adventure team outing activities. Forest treks, boating, overnight camping, bird watching and wilderness study are some amazing options available to visitors. The resorts at Wayanad are as interesting as its landscape.

Experience the jungle-feel: To keep up with the aesthetic appeal of the Wayand’s natural prettiness, there are some resorts which offer to their guests, the opportunity to climb atop trees and live in tree top houses to enjoy the thrill of jungle life. There are simple bamboo cottages, with a warm cozy feel to them, or little more elaborate tribal huts constructed with utmost care and artistic touch to give them an authentic feel, making your holiday at Wayanad, truly unique and memorable. This exquisite experience comes at a cost of around Rs.5000 per tree house for a room for two.

Unpretentious Home-stays: For those who like to keep things simple, comfortable home stays are for you. These are modest homes that are available to guests, entirely or on share basis depending on their need, and yet are equipped with the basic comfort one would look for in a resort accommodation. These home-stays come at a fair price of around Rs.2000 to Rs.3000 for single or deluxe rooms. Usually home-stays don’t come with much facilities, but there are a few with do provide swimming pool, a conference hall and a recreation room for their guests.

Ideal time to visit: Wayanad has a healthy climate all through the year. Monsoon months of June to September are warm with heavy winds and rainfall. Wayanad looks beautiful with average rainy days. December to February is perfectly chilled and tourists love these months in Wayanad. The ideal months for sightseeing when nature is at its best and can be beautifully captured in photographs, is during the months between October and May.

Be an early bird: These exquisite tribal huts and tree homes get booked like hot cakes during the peak season as everyone going to Wayanad looks forward to experience this unique adventure stay. Hence, it is best if you be an early bird in making your reservations well in advance to ensure you have a tree house or tribal hut booked under your name, before anyone else takes it away!

Thrillophilia has many customizable packages for camping, resort outings at Wayanad and adventure team building activities at Wayanad. Drop in your enquiry today and get the best deals.

Contact Us: Thrillophilia Adventure Tours Pvt. Ltd.
Thrillophilia Adventure
4th Floor, 2628, 27th main, 1st sector,HSR layout
Bangalore, Karnataka   560102
India
Mobile +91-968-602-0000
Mobile +91-968-612-0000
Email: [email protected]

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