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The Chennai Trekking Club (CTC) is a voluntary nonprofit organization whose members meet weekly for outdoor recreation, environmental education and social responsibility activities. The club was established on February 22, 2008 by a small group of trekking enthusiasts in Chennai, India. It started as an informal group of several friends in the computer industry and quickly grew into a 10,000+ member organization that primarily facilitates trekking as an organized sport. CTC mainly organizes 2-3 day weekend treks in and around South India. It also organizes related activities such as short treks for disadvantaged people and walks for charity, nature photography tours, one day hikes and workshops on navigation using GPS, photography, first aid and survival skills. CTC has organized more than 300 treks and more than 500 new members join each month.〔 ==History== The Chennai Trekking Club (CTC) was started by a few trekking enthusiasts from CISCO, Thoraipakkam, Chennai a few years ago. In February 2008, after completing around 10 treks throughout South India this small group published their adventures and photos online in the blog http://www.Chennaitrekkers.org and allowed new people to join their group. After that, many people found them by word of mouth or on Google and joined the club. There is no membership fee. Three years later they have 10,000+ members in the club, with over 6,000 active members who have participated in at least one trek. On average over 15 new members join every day. CTC has completed over 300 treks throughout India.〔 Several trekking destinations undertaken by the club include: Anaikatti, Barapalli, Charmadi Ghat, Chembra Peak, Coorg, Pune Forts, Javadi Hills, Kalrayan Hills, Kolli Hills, Kondaveedu Fort, Nagalapuram, Nagari, (Ombattu Gudde ), Ootacamund, Palani Hills, (Parvadhamalai ), Pulicat, Roopkund, Sakleshpur, Savandurga, Skandagiri, Tada, (Tadiyandamol ), (Tadkalpudipeak ), Talakona, Tirumala, Top Slip, (Vavulmala ), Vellarimala, Venkatagiri, Venkateshwara, Wayanad, Yelagiri, Yercaud〔 For their 2nd anniversary celebration on February 20–21, 2010, CTC organized 14 simultaneous treks for 444 members. For their 3rd anniversary celebration on February 19–20, 2011, CTC organized 14 simultaneous treks for 427 members.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chennai Trekking Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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