Bengaluru450km by road
About Badami
Red sandstone cliffs above an old town and its cave temples, with well over a hundred bolted routes, mostly sport, plus some trad and bouldering. Do not climb near the cave temples.
- Pranesh Manchaiah and Gerhard SchaarRan the Bolts for Bangalore project that added dozens of bolted sport routes and trained local climbers to boltSource: Adventure Wildlife
- Praveen CMMany-time national champion who bolts new sport routes and coaches young climbers from KarnatakaSource: Open Magazine
- Gowri VaranashiFirst Indian woman up French Indian Masala (7b+) and organiser of CLAW, the women's outdoor climbing event in HampiSource: The Bridge
- Siddhi ManerikarRedpointed Samsara (8a) in November 2018, called by The Outdoor Journal arguably the hardest sport route climbed by an Indian womanSource: The Outdoor Journal
- Adarsh SinghDelhi climber and national champion who climbed Samsara (8a+) at Badami when he was 15Source: 4Play
Getting there
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Where to stay
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Who to ask
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Hospitals and emergency
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In an emergency call 112. Roads and hospitals change: check before you travel.
Guidebook and links
Weather
The usual season is Nov–Feb.
| Measure | JJan | FFeb | MMar | AApr | MMay | JJun | JJul | AAug | SSep | OOct | NNov | DDec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C by day | 30 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Low °C by night | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Rain mm | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 157 | 187 | 139 | 161 | 112 | 25 | 11 |
Yellow months are the usual season. Averages for 2015 to 2024 from the Open-Meteo archive (ERA5), at about 564 m. The rock in the sun can feel much warmer, and in the shade much colder.