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Hampi
Three days, 340km north, into a Vijayanagara ruin field strewn through balancing boulders. Climb Matanga at dawn.
why we keep going,
Vitthala temple, the stone chariot, Lotus Mahal, Elephant Stables. Hire a moped; do the south bank slowly.
Cross the river to Hippie Island for the bouldering scene and a slower evening.
October to February only. Summer makes the rock too hot to climb and the ruins too bright to walk.
local context
Hampi is the ruined capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, sacked in 1565 and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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