Matacanes Trip......
<Originally Created > Monday, August 4, 2008 3:56:12 PM
Conquering the 3rd toughest / largest Canyon in the world was no easy task.....
How can the mind and the body co-ordinate and esure that u can face something that you have never expericence....to test all of it... Matacanes is the place....
We begin the day at 4 AM to gather at a place "Cola de Caballo".Thereafter, waited for the trip organisers to ensure the commutation of our group (36 people).
Then begins a ride to the town "Potrero Redondo". A rough rugged travel to the place where there was not much of a constructed road in sight with a duration of around gruelling 2.5 hrs. We had a thought probably it might be just where we begin...we came to know...we had not yet seen the beginning ...
On reaching, we change our dress...change our gear...get water proof clothes...life jackets..mountain climbing/descenting apparatus (opposite Eight,8).. some food for the journey (choclate and cereal bars).
Then, we began .....
Climbing up and drudging through the trees and narrow paths ... paths from where you just cant afford to slip... and you cant turn back...We kept on walking and moving on highs and lows of the mountain terrain...for about 2.5 hrs. Thereafter, we reach upon our first interaction with Water.... man was it a hurdle... thats when I came to the fact that the Matacanes trek has 60% of water in it.... A thought/feel gripped ..Oh... but why was such a thought that crashed with me... till now i think there are 2 reasons ..1) I wear glasses 2) I Dont know swimming...
A jump of around 5 - 6 meters into the gushing waters was the first step.... Had some uncertainity in the feets at the edge...but..there was no way back...hence...I just JUMPED ..
Then was the stage of Mountain Rappling... pull yourself down from the summit of the mountain into a pool below with the mountain being of a height of around 34 meters ...it was scaring... first timer ..complete amateur... oh..
A very nice avid description of the Matacanes adventure can be found here : http://www.gonomad.com/features/0706/mexico-matacanes.html ... it is very similar if not same to the experience I had....
Better shots of what we actually did http://iiijuntadeconsejo2008amhm.com/AImagen/Santiago2/Fotos_Matacanes.jpg
How can the mind and the body co-ordinate and esure that u can face something that you have never expericence....to test all of it... Matacanes is the place....
We begin the day at 4 AM to gather at a place "Cola de Caballo".Thereafter, waited for the trip organisers to ensure the commutation of our group (36 people).
Then begins a ride to the town "Potrero Redondo". A rough rugged travel to the place where there was not much of a constructed road in sight with a duration of around gruelling 2.5 hrs. We had a thought probably it might be just where we begin...we came to know...we had not yet seen the beginning ...
On reaching, we change our dress...change our gear...get water proof clothes...life jackets..mountain climbing/descenting apparatus (opposite Eight,8).. some food for the journey (choclate and cereal bars).
Then, we began .....
Climbing up and drudging through the trees and narrow paths ... paths from where you just cant afford to slip... and you cant turn back...We kept on walking and moving on highs and lows of the mountain terrain...for about 2.5 hrs. Thereafter, we reach upon our first interaction with Water.... man was it a hurdle... thats when I came to the fact that the Matacanes trek has 60% of water in it.... A thought/feel gripped ..Oh... but why was such a thought that crashed with me... till now i think there are 2 reasons ..1) I wear glasses 2) I Dont know swimming...
A jump of around 5 - 6 meters into the gushing waters was the first step.... Had some uncertainity in the feets at the edge...but..there was no way back...hence...I just JUMPED ..
Then was the stage of Mountain Rappling... pull yourself down from the summit of the mountain into a pool below with the mountain being of a height of around 34 meters ...it was scaring... first timer ..complete amateur... oh..
A very nice avid description of the Matacanes adventure can be found here : http://www.gonomad.com/features/0706/mexico-matacanes.html ... it is very similar if not same to the experience I had....
Better shots of what we actually did
http://iiijuntadeconsejo2008amhm.com/AImagen/Santiago2/Fotos_Matacanes.jpg
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