Arun Sawant (61) who started trekking in 1974 and 29 others were rappelling at Konkan Kada, a point at the fort on a trek. Sawant, who had retired as a deputy manager from MTNL last year, was trekking on the 1,800ft-high Konkan Kada cliff. “He accidentally slipped and fell 550ft below into the valley around 7pm. He had his safety gear, ” said Sachin Shinde of Nisarg Mitra who was among the rescuers. . “Also, he had trained thousands of people. It’s a great loss for the trekkers community,” Anand Gavde, said, “ He was a guru to all of us .” Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/thane-rappeller-who-discovered-new-trek-route-falls-to-death-from-murbad-fort/articleshow/73404960.cms https://www.loksatta.com/blogs-news/arun-sawant-trekker-died-while-rock-climbing-from-the-kokan-kada-harishchandragad-in-ahmednagar-pkd-81-2064190/ à¤ावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजली ट्रेकर्स च्या विश्वातील अत्यंत दुःखद घटना...महाराष्ट्राचे लाडके ज्येष्ठगिर्यारोहक व नवीन काहीतरी करण्यासा