braava sundar discretion better part of valour relieved safe thanks once again for your wishes and blessings Velliangiri malai trek arduous tough exhausting total of 7 hills to be trekked, takes anywhere between 10 to 15 hrs return journey, depending on fitness levels and past experience in trekking etc 4 to 4.5 hr with extreme difficulty managed the first hill hardest and decided to return Couple of mistakes and lessons requires adequate preparation mental physical ⁠Need to undertake trek with very light bag with just a towel glucose ors had about 3.5 to 4 kg sling bag with shawl food packets from Isha toilet-ki that started feeling heavier and heavier as I climbed higher ⁠Carrying a backpack would have made it a lot easier ⁠I wore just hawai chappals which was not most helpful ⁠Couple of co-trekkers all about 30/35 yrs old made it to the top and returned by about 5 pm we started at 9 last night today descent was more physically demanding and steep first hill has no real trekking in a sense just climbing steps that are very steep, uneven and at times smooth slippery over 70% trekkers bare-foot and perhaps half my age slipped at two places, fell, recovered with just minor bruises ⁠Realised that wisdom is the better part of valour ⁠Good to take one hill at a time