Tango 6 in trekking commentary and list

Aashna Jain and Marjolein Bender deliver the long awaited Tango 6 guest blog, in running commentary. All the list-lovers amongst you can find an outline of “Good Moments” of our pretty-efficient-themselves-Tango 6ers just below. Enjoy! 

The third Phase began and we were all very excited to start the Tango 6 trek. After two long days of travel to southern Kerala, we climbed the second highest mountain in southern India. The trek seemed a bit difficult, but it was all worth it when we reached the amazing views at the top. As a bonus, we won the expedition competition for being the fastest group up the mountain. 

Also our “Survival Day” proved to be great. We had to find everything to cook dinner with and build our shelter. Though we had some mishaps with the chicken killing, the whole group pulled together and created a delicious meal. 

The chicken. Before.

The next day was rafting day: We built two rafts with the help of the guides and set off on our way. There was a slight competitiveness between the two rafts, but that all stopped when we witnessed the three wild elephants coming out of the forest. This unique event was an amazing experience to watch. 

For the next days we fell into a sort of routine. Every day the views were amazing and the trek was made even more incredible by our regular parotta stops. When we reached our campsites we took lots of time to relax, play cards, and swim. Even our fellow Thejas trekker was taught to swim by the rest of the group. 

While our first rest day did actually deserve its name, the second of its kind was a bit more eventful. We ventured into the town of Kumili and enjoyed a day of spending too much money buying clothes and eating to our hearts’ content, which made us pumped to finish off the trek.

New trousers obviously.

Especially on our longest day trekking we were so motivated that we were ready even before our guides were awake and we were the fastest group in the history of Raleigh India. The last three weeks have been amazing with wonderful views, excellent food, lovely guides, and great friends. Being on Tango 6 has been the most incredible experience. 

And now, the list: