Reaching Valiya Mula Kundi Top is not a casual walk in the park; it is a proper trek. There are two primary routes to the summit:

The final 1.5 kilometers is the "Heartbreak Ridge." The Shola ends abruptly, and you are faced with a stretch of exposed, windswept grasslands. The climb approaches a 70-degree gradient in some patches. Here, you will use your hands as much as your feet. As you scramble over the final boulder, the vegetation vanishes, and you are standing on the bare rock face of .

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