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http://www.safeclimbinginitiative.org/index.html Safe Climbing Initiative
(SCI)
What is SCI? Our accomplishments? Decision is yours.
SCI is a non-commercial organization established in the year 2006 for the cause of climbing safety and awareness. What are our aims?
• Rebolting of climbing routes
• Spreading awareness regarding climbing safety
• Bolting of difficult trekking routes
How SCI works?
• SCI selects a climbing route as a project which was previously bolted. We only do rebolting and do not make any new climbing routes.
• We invite various organizations working in the field of trekking and mountaineering to sponsor the project.
• These organizations bear all the expenses related to transport, accommodation, food and media coverage. As participation is more important than mere sponsorship, sponsors need to work together with SCI at project site. With project completion, sponsors acquire the credit and right for media publicity.
• SCI shoulders responsibility for the expenses of technical gear and bolts required in the project.
• Working on site helps to spread awareness regarding climbing safety.
• SCI does not conduct any kind of climbing activities or expedition during, after or in between rebolting projects.
• Climbing is strictly done for rebolting of routes. Who are the members of SCI?
• Any person could be a member of SCI as it’s not a commercial organization and members are not bound to its activities.
• Members come together for a project and contribute their share in any form. After completion of project they can enjoy their activities with their respective clubs or organization. Why MGB Bolts?
• Sahyadri is made up of Besalt rock which is very porous and multilayered.
• This feature makes it weak for holding any bolt placed superficially.
• Previously used bolts were drilled only 2cms into the rock and there were no arrangements to ascertain its perfect placement.
• The new MGB bolt is 16 mm wide and 9cm\ 18 cm long which drills through multiple layers of the rock.
• It is prepared from a V2A steel available in India at reasonable cost.
• Also these bolts are manufactured by SCI itself, which make its cost considerably lower than similar options available in market.
• Welding with metal spots on both sides of the bolt helps to hold it well. This increases its vertical pulling strength which is more than 3000kg.
• Bolt is placed inside the hole of identical length and diameter with a chemical tube. The chemical tube breaks and forms a very hard mixture needed to hold the bolt for all the life.
• All this process takes mere 10 minutes for fixing. Year 2007
• Dukes nose- Lower 500 ft
• Dukes nose- Traverse
• Sponsored by- SCI
Year 2009
• Kalakrai pinnacle- 200ft
• Dhak Bhairi Cave- Traverse
• Sponsored by- Vedh Sahyadri trekking club,Pune
Year 2009
• Tel-Bail- All four walls
• Sponsored by- B.J. Medical College Mountaineering Academy,Pune
Year 2010
• Vanarlingi pinnacle- 500ft
• Vally crossing set up from pinnacle to Jivdhan fort
• Two trekking routes of the Jivdhan fort
• Sponsored by- Giridarshan Trekking Club,Pune
Year 2011
• Vajir pinnacle- 250 ft
• Two routes of the Pinnacle
• Sponsored by- Sagarmatha Giryarohan Sanstha,Bhosari
Why should we join SCI? Adventure is an emerging sport in recent times. Rappelling, rock-climbing, valley crossing activities are emerging as a ‘high’ in youngsters. While these activities bring a considerable risk to an individual, bolts become the most important protecting factor in terms of safety. Should we give our future generations a more safe and standard sport environment? Or will we let them hang their lives on unsafe bolts? Finally, ‘Our safety is our responsibility.’
27/08/2026
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SCI- Safe Climbing Initiative Safe Climbing Initiative(SCI) is a NGO working for the establishment of safe climbing environment since 2002 and got registered in 2007 at Pune Charitable Commissioner as per Bombay Charitable Trust Act with a registration no. MAH/294/2007/PUNE, Safe Climbing Initiative is the first and only social....
23/12/2024
Safe Climbing Initiative is pleased to inform all that we got an opportunity to present at the Indian Mountaineering Foundation AGM on 22nd November 2024.
Dr Narendra Patil (President of SCI) presented the purpose and goals of Safe Climbing Initiative and also the work done on re-bolting of various rock-climbing routes in Maharashtra.
For those who don't know , Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) is the apex national body for mountaineering and allied sports. IMF supports, promotes and regulates national and international climbing and mountaineering in India and is affiliated to the UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation).
It was a great honour for Safe Climbing Initiative to get audience at the National level. Not only did we get a chance to share our achievements and experiences as an organization, but also got some good suggestions and tips from some very well esteemed and renowned mountaineers present at the AGM.
Thanks to the IMF Office Bearers for allowing us this wonderful opportunity to present our works and efforts in the field of climbing safety.
30 जून 2024 रोजी, नाशिक येथे झालेल्या 'सह्याद्री मित्र संमेलन २०२४' मध्ये, आपल्या Safe Climbing Initiative (SCI) या संस्थेला 'विशेष उल्लेखनीय कामगिरी - संस्था विभाग' हा पुरस्कार प्रदान करून गौरविण्यात आले.
त्याप्रसंगी या छोट्या माहितीपटातून संस्थेची माहिती देण्यात आली आणि गौरव करण्यात आला.
01/07/2024
आनंदाची बातमी..
काल, 30 जून 2024 रोजी, नाशिक येथे झालेल्या 'सह्याद्री मित्र संमेलन २०२४' मध्ये, आपल्या Safe Climbing Initiative (SCI) या संस्थेला 'विशेष उल्लेखनीय कामगिरी - संस्था विभाग' हा पुरस्कार प्रदान करून गौरविण्यात आले.
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सह्याद्रीच्या कातळकड्यावरील प्रस्तरारोहण मार्गांवर वा कधी कुठे अनभिज्ञ कातळकड्यांवर प्रस्तरारोहण - चढाई करताना कठीण ठिकाणी बोल्टींग करणं तसं जिकिरीचं आणि महाकठीण काम.
पण गेल्या २० हून अधिक वर्षांपासून, याच खूप जुन्या आरोहण मार्गांवरील बोल्टींग केलेल्या परंतू कालपरत्वे धोकादायक झालेल्या ठिकाणी रि-बोल्टींग करून जुन्या, धोकादायक बोल्टींगला नवीन आधुनिक तंत्रज्ञानाने बनवलेल्या विशेष बोल्टस् ने रिप्लेस करणे आणि तो आरोहण मार्ग पुढच्या पिढीतील आरोहकांना अधिक सुरक्षित करून देणे, हे कामही वाटतं तितकं सोपं नाही.
या कामातनं सुरक्षितता हा पैलू अधिक प्रबळ करण्याचं काम करणाऱ्या "Safe Climbing Initiative" या पुण्यातील संस्थेस "विशेष उल्लेखनीय कामगिरी पुरस्कार" प्रदान करण्यात आला.
संस्थेच्या अधिक माहितीसाठी या माहितीपटात अधिक माहिती बघू शकता -
https://youtu.be/-qpCxNd64M8?si=49pm3lzrunv4WK2Y
तसेच खालील वेबसाईट वरही अधिक माहिती बघता येईल -
https://www.safeclimbinginitiative.org/
याचबरोबर श्री. आनंद पाळंदे यांना सहयाद्री रत्न आणि प्रियांका मोहिते यांना सह्याद्री युवा रत्न या विशेष पुरस्काराने गौरवण्यात आले.
याप्रसंगी प्रमुख पाहुणे म्हणून महाराष्ट्र शासनाचे मुख्य सचिव डॉ. नितीन करीर, महाराष्ट्र राज्याचे उत्पादन शुल्क विभाग आयुक्त डॉ. विजय सूर्यवंशी आणि संमेलनाच्या अध्यक्षपदी श्री. उमेश झिरपे होते. इतर पुरस्कार वितरण, गिरिभ्रमण आणि सुरक्षितता यांविषयक चर्चासत्रे आणि सादरीकरणे यांसारख्या विविध कार्यक्रमांनी सह्याद्री मित्र संमेलनाची सांगता झाली.
29/06/2024
विशेष उल्लेखनीय कामगिरी पुरस्कार
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सह्याद्रीच्या कातळकड्यावरील
रूटवर वा कधी कुठे अनभिज्ञ चढाई
करताना कठिण ठिकाणी बोल्टींग करणं
तसं जिकिरीचं आणि महाकठीण काम.
पण गेल्या २० हून अधिक वर्षांपासून
याचं रूटवरील बोल्टींग केलेल्या ठिकाणी
रि-बोल्टींग करून जून्या बिल्टींगला रिप्लेस
करणं हे कामही वाटतं तितकं सोपं नाही.
या कामातनं सुरक्षितता हा पैलू अधिक
प्रबळ करण्याचं काम करणाऱ्या
"Safe Climbing Initiative" पुणे
संस्थेस "विशेष उल्लेखनीय कामगिरी पुरस्कार"
जाहीर करण्यात येत आहे.
संस्थेचे मनापासून अभिनंदन 💐
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