Photo jumble torrent5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() "I'm Indiana Jones" I thought as I climbed over huge rock formations. There was no clear route but it was not going to be easy to get lost just keep following the river and climb over anything in the way. The high walls either side of us rose over a hundred feet to a clear blue sky and the boulders that had been washed down the river bed were the size of cars, vans and even houses. Once into the gorge itself the views were amazing. There were a few occasions where concentration and careful footing were needed but on the whole it wasn't too much trouble. The route was fairly obvious and the path clear. The start of the walk was a steep descent down to a grassy valley. Once we arrived at our start point we noticed that everyone else setting off on the walk had hiking boots and back packs, some had telescopic poles and even ropes! But having spent a number of summers climbing in Chamonix I felt sure that we were more than prepared for what lay ahead. The road through the mountains provided spectacular views and some "interesting" head-on encounters German tour buses. With one car parked in Port d'Soller we climbed into a second car and set off for Escorca. However such trifles were not going to stop me I had overcome bigger obstacles before did I mention I swim with sharks? Especially as neither our departure point or destination were anywhere near home. ![]() Starting in one place and finishing in another was, as I'm sure you can imagine, inconvenient. This posed something of a logistical conundrum. From Sa Calobra our plan was to then take the ferry to Port d'Soller. ![]() The walk starts in Escorca, in north west Majorca, and finishes in Sa Calobra on the coast. "Four or five hours for little old ladies, I'll do it in two." A five mile scramble over boulders along a dried river bed that takes between four and five hours. The proposed route was along the "Torrent de Pareis" and a little research showed that this was the most physically demanding walk on the island. I am the man who swims with predators! I have stared death in the eye and he blinked first!! Isn't there a Python I can wrestle? A Sunday afternoon stroll does not sound that exciting. When it was suggested that I follow up my heroic outing in the shark tank by going hiking, I was understandably unimpressed. Red Bull flowed in my veins, fear had been banished into my bedroom wardrobe, and I chortled in the face of death. Pillai, from Kerala, who lived in Zirakpur, and Sanjay Kumar, from Kasauli, were manager-administration and Vipan Kumar from Tarola Mandi and a resident of Mohali was assistant manager.Ī case of rash driving and causing death due to negligence has been registered against the truck driver in Pinjore.Having bravely risked my limbs to bring you an account of diving with sharks at Palma Aquarium I was convinced that I was the most extreme person in Mallorca. Gopalan from Bhilai in Chattisgarh and living in Sector 21, Panchkula, was general manager (HR). Kamaldeep is under treatment at Panchkula. The freezer in the PGIMER morgue was not functioning properly because of which the bodies were sent to other hospitals, a senior Torrent official said. Post-mortem of Pillai and Sanjay Kumar’s bodies, kept at the mortuary of Chandigarh’s Government Medical College and Hospital and Government Multispeciality Hospital, respectively, will be done tomorrow. Gopalan and Vipin Kumar’s bodies were handed over to their families after autopsy. Later, Pillai and Kumar were referred to Chandigarh’s Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) where they succumbed to their injuries. Pinjore police personnel, after being informed about the accident, rushed driver Kamaldeep, age not disclosed, Babu Pillai, 42, and Sanjay Kumar, 30, to the Panchkula civil hospital. It’s a single lane,” said a cop.Īagosh Gopalan, 49, and Vipan Kumar, 38, died on the spot. “Either both vehicles could be speeding or the car lost its balance because of the bad road. The reason for the crash is not clear yet. The truck driver fled after the accident at 6:30 am. Police said the Ertiga car was going from Panchkula to Baddi. Four officials of a pharma company, Torrent in Baddi, including a general manager in the human resources department, were killed and the driver injured when their car hit a truck head on near Kiratpur village in Pinjore on Tuesday. ![]()
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