Routes as sport in India

Added 3 hangers on the first 3 botls which were missing earlier along with a maillon on 13th March 2021 for one of the anchor bolts.

Top anchor has one Petzl chemical anchor and one hanger with mylon.

Top anchor has one Petzl chemical anchor and one hanger with mylon.

Slight overhang, long moves and crimps. Starts in the big scoops.

One bolt anchor

Crimpy to reachy to powerful. What a crux. Climb up if your keen. One bolt anchor

Slight overhang, crimpy route. One bolt anchor

First and top bolt missing. Amazing crack technical line.

Overhang with crackline, good holds. One bolt anchor

Technical overhanging start with heel locking. Top anchor missing.

Hard overhanging starting moves. All good holds afterwards.

Starts with a left heel hook. This route has 2 anchor bolts with maillons. The second maillon was added on Jan 1st, 2022.

Overhang start with jugs en-route. Top anchor missing.

Slight overhang but good holds.

little dynamic movement start with side climbing towards the top, mail-on bail.

Overhanging right to left traverse.

Traverse from right to left with good holds.

Anchor station and 2 lead bolts hangers are missing. This is on the left side of French Indian Masala route

Crimpy and technical Hold broken down low, making this a powerful start to a crimpy problem, double crux will have you sweating.

Crimpy leading to overhanging crux. First bolt is about 15 feet off the ground. 6bish lead up to the first bolt.

This route was bolted in April 2018 and it's the route right of La vie est Belle(life is beautiful) and on the same wall. Added the missing hangers and maillons on the anchor along with the hanger on the first bolt on Jan 1st 2022.

Shares same start as Badami Delux, heads left. On the left wall of main walk in gully. Super exposed finish

First routes on the entrance of the gully before reaching the sector higher up. Shares 1st bolt with Jumping Indian but heads right. Pump fest. 1st bolt kinda high, starts w/ slab with crimps then slopers. No hand rests to a juggy overhang. Amazing route! Must do!

Starts behind the large boulder in the main gully. Caution: starting bolts are missing

Anchor has two hanger bolts.

After the first two clips the route shares rest all clips of " Soñador"

Anchor has 2 hanger bolts.

This route shares the first two clips with the Dreamer and then moves to the right.

Top anchor has 2 hanger bolts, each with one mylon.

first two clips of this route are shared by the next route Sonador.

Top anchor has two hangers with one mylon in each.

Top anchor has one Petzl chemical bolt and one hanger with mylon.

Top anchor has one Petzl chemical bolt and one hanger with mylon.

Anchor has one chemical bolt

Anchor has 2 hanger bolts each with one mylon.

Top anchor has two hanger bolts, each with one mylon.

Anchor has two hanger bolts, each with one mylon.

Left hand most climb on the main wall. Bit reachy for shorter folks, and can seem harder than 6b.

Outstanding route, amazing holds the whole way up. Technical and strong. Must do. Shares the first 2 bolts with Surga & Sawli route.

Crack climb which is bolted. Starts with hand jams and then opens up with off width at the upper crux. If done on gear needs wide gear.

Shares the same start as Porotos Con Rienda but traverses left after the third bolt.

Short routes with very defined holds throughout.

Short route with powerful moves up to the second bolt.

Slightly overhanging climb with good crimps throughout and jugs from second bolt onwards. Be careful with belaying. In case of a fall before the third bolt, the belayer can get pulled into the drop at the base leading to a ground fall for the climber. The route ends in a surprise traverse.

An easy traverse with lots of large pockets that get easier higher up. Pre-clip the first bolt

Traverse leftwards to finally clip the shared the anchor with Interstellar. The route has two starts; the left first bolt is the original route.

Traverse left to finally clip the shared the anchor with (l. The route has two starts; and it shares the last bolt and anchor with Interstellar. Starting on the right first bolt is an easier variation.

A sustained and dynamic climb with a surprise and possibly reachy crux sequence in the middle.

A nice flowy climb interrupted by a few satisfying power moves in the middle.

A sustained climb with a fingery sequence between the 4th and 5th bolt. Stay left! Take a rest before tackling the small roof to the top.

An easy start with two mini cruxes after the second bolt and then at the top. Don't go right into the chimney.

Climb the arete to the right of the chimney and enjoy some feel good climbing. Belay from the top of the boulder at the base of climb.

Just a really nice climb; follow the line and stay central/left between the 4th and 5th bolt.

A great beginner route or for warming up with crux between 4th and 5th bolt

A powerful corner climb going through a small roofy section

A cruxy start and bouldery moves until the crux around the 4th bolt. Easy climb post the crux.

A heaven for lovers of crimps and balance movements

A long sustained climb full of fingery pockets and cool features. Enjoy!

Just a good long warm-up; spot the rhino horn on the route, and use it!

A route with features that you are unlikely to find anywhere else in Badami! Fun and long.

A route with features that you are unlikely to find anywhere else in Badami! Fun and long.

A demanding slabby start with technical moves followed by crimpy sometimes juggy vertical face to the top.

Slabby start with good holds leading to vertical juggy sequence with small cracks just before the anchor.

Begins along a diagonal crack by the the tree. Once you battle the first crux to get out of the crack and into the face, enjoy the flowy and juggy moves, with ample rest, until you reach the mini roof to tackle before clipping the anchor.

Clip stick the first bolt. Bouldery start, don't drift left or right--go straight. Dave Gates fixed a partially bolted route that was abandoned a long time ago. The older bolts are SS304 (not SS316 like the the rest of PowerStar).

Saraswati tower left hand route Two bolts missing in the route, rappel to clean anchors over the lip.

Saraswati middle route. Powerful moves on good quality rock. One bolt anchor

Saraswati right hand route. Ground fall bolting and a dodgy looking first bolt at that. Needs a rebolt.

4 lead bolts and 2 anchor bolts. Maillons were added on 15th August 2022.

This route is the only one in Saabarpadi. Ganesha, showed us the route and helped us set up the anchors. While bolting this route a rain storm came in and I was stranded on the wall for quite a while. Akshay had to jumar up and retrieve the fixed rope in the dark, hence the name.

Awesome, technical crimpy line on an overhanging face. Pumpy. first sport route after the big Boulder with small tree. Rap to clean.

Bouldery start to good climbing.

Bouldery start to good climbing.

Cool line, technical crimps and side pulls on a slightly overhanging wall.

Great line, shares first 2 bolts with 7b+ then traverses right.

Awesome crack leading into great rock up top. Has anchors

Cool featured rock, great climbing.

Around the corner, facing Bangalore. Below the trees in the image below. • The take-off is the crux, there after the line eases up. • Use the two bolts and the tree to the right to protect to reach the tree to the left. • FA by Prerna Dangi. Route by Sohan & Amrit. Dec 18th, 2022.

• A spicy 3-bolt line. According Charan, when he onsighted the line, the name resonates with what he felt, ‘going from one set of bad holds to another.’ The holds are quite good. • Starts along the crack with the root growing out of it, and then traverses left to the first bolt. • FA by Charan H. Route by Sohan & Charan. Dec 18th, 2022.

Mildly overhung bouldery route

Technical boulder problem (6C-7A) at the start, it is advisable to stick clip the 1st bolt.

Bolted for lead - Subhash S, Anchors by Saurabh C

Boulder problem at the start with tiny crimp and gaston

Preclip first bolt, placed slightly high to avoid ground fall

Bolted by BV Amith and Subhash S

Starts atop a series of boulders, with a tree growing atop it. Start at the base of the pile of boulders or station the belayer so, and use the tree as the first protection.

3-bolt line, with take-off crux, mildly high first bolt, and one more crux along the way. Use the tree to mitigate the fall consequences.

FA: Akhil Menon, August 7th, 2022. Route by Shyam Krishnakumar, Charan H, Akhil Menon, & Sohan