"I have lost my path" - this was the last message a Kerala techie sent before her phone died during a trek in Karnataka. She then sat on a large rock by a stream, hoping for someone to find her. With no food in her backpack and an empty water bottle, Sharanya spent the next four days waiting for rescue. She walked out of the dense forest on Sunday. GS Sharanya, a 36-year-old IT professional and a native of Nadapuram in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, set out to climb Thadiyandamol, the highest peak in Kodagu, Karnataka. "I reached on Wednesday and booked a homestay in a nearby village. The next morning, on Thursday, I reached the check post and began trekking at around 8 am," recalls Sharanya.