Saturday, November 10, 2012

KALASAG - MASP Friendship Climb v2.0

Berkelah Waterfalls
Location: Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
09 - 11 November 2012


backpack (✓) trail food (✓)
water (✓) passport / IC (✓)
headlamp (✓) camera (✓)
extraclothes (✓) slippers (✓)
mess kit (✓) toiletries (✓)
raincoat (✓) 1st aid kit (✓)
phone (✓) garbage bag (✓)
alak (✓) ALAK!! (✓✓)
..is everything ✓ !?? 

It was past 11 in the evening at Queen Street Bus Interchange and the 52 Palakaibiganers are ready to go. Excited! It's a long journey for sure, since Kuantan is located in state of Pahang Malaysia, 352 kilometers away from Singapore. We boarded the bus and almost everyone are preparing to sleep, except those people at the back! Preparing to commit a crime, hay.. mga lasinggero! Tsk! (Sino bang mga nasa likod?? hmm..)
suspects!
The sun is about to rise when we arrived at Kuantan Bus Terminal, still sleepy since inuman session ended around 3am. We took a cab, breakfast, then go straight to JOP. But before we reach the JOP, we need to cross the river and walk for 10 to 15 minutes because the bridge (few hundred meters away from JOP) collapsed! A good stretching..


At the JOP, everyone is too busy for the final preparation - packing (again..), stretching, change costume, load distribution, etc. As everyone seems ready, we Pray.. then the trekking begins..!



Berkelah has an easy trail from JOP to campsite. It took us 45 minutes (more or less) to reach the campsite - that's around 10 in the morning. We pitch our tents, lunch teams start preparing, and some of course, take a rest and enjoy the view..
..trails


campsite
kainan time!
saraaap!

swimming time! - near the campsite



Time check - 1pm. It's time to resume our trek. Some of the oldies decided to stay at the campsite to keep an eye on our stuffs (weh? mag iinom lang kayo bwahekhekhek). And the rest decided to continue. This is the hard part! The trail from campsite to the main waterfalls is more challenging. Most of the trail are solid rock and a river on your right. Some rock formation along the trail are too steep and slippery. Whew!

trails to main waterfalls



After long battle, finally we reach the magnificent waterfalls - very rewarding indeed! 
Berkelah Waterfalls


KALASAG - MASP

..on our way home - stopover


Thanks to all.. Mabuhay!


..salamats sa mga kinuhanan namin ng picture bwahekhekhek

Friday, November 9, 2012

KALASAG - MASP Friendship Climb 2012







KALASAG - MASP Friendship Climb
Location: Berkelah Waterfalls, Kuantan, Pahang Malaysia
 09 – 11 November 2012

Itinerary
Day 1 – November 09 (Friday) 

2200 - Meet-up at Queen Street Bus Interchange
2230 – ETD

Day 2 – November 10 (Saturday)

0500 - ETA at Kuantan Bus Terminal / Breakfast 0600 - Taxi going to JOP of Berkelah
0700 - ETA at JOP / Final Preparation
0730 - Start of trek

0830 - ETA at Campsite
0900 - Set-up camp
0930 - Photoshoot: First Waterfall
1030 - Back to campsite / Prepare for Lunch
1200 - Lunch
1300 - Start of trek to Second and Third Waterfalls 1400 – Reach 3rd Waterfall / Photoshoot
1600 - Start descend
1530 - ETA at Campsite / Prepare for Dinner
1900 - Dinner and Socials
2300 - Lights out(??)


Day 3 – November 11 (Sunday)

0600 - Wake-up call / Prepare for breakfast 0700 - Breakfast / Break camp
0900 - Start descend
1030 - ETA at JOP

1100 - JOP to Kuantan Bus Terminal
1200 - ETA at Kuantan Bus Terminal / Lunch
1600 - Depart from Kuantan Bus Terminal to Larkin 2100 - ETA at Larkin

2100 - ETD at Larkin
2200 - Back to Singapore 

..bwahekhekhek