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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Gunung Bunga Buah

Altitude: 1430 masl

Location: Gothong Jaya, Malaysia / Genting Highlands

14 – 16 September 2012

Itinerary

Day 1 – Sept 14

2200 Meet up at Woodlands Bus Interchange

2230 ETD from Woodlands Bus to Larkin

Day 2 – Sept 15

0030 ETD Larkin to Kuala Lumpur (Putra Sentral)

0430 ETA at KL / Breakfast / Prepare for Pack Lunch

0700 Taxi going to JOP of Gunung Bunga Buah (Gothong Jaya) – 900masl

0930 ETA at JOP

0900 Start of trek and ETA at Campsite

1400 ETA at campsite / Setup Camp

1500 Ascend to Summit and Enjoy the Scenery (Picture taking)

1630 Prepare for Dinner

1800 Dinner and Socials

2300 Lights Out??

Day 3 – Sept 16

0600 Wake-up call / Prepare for Breakfast

0700 Breakfast

0800 Break camp and Prepare for Descend

0900 Start Descend / Estimated time of Arrival to JOP

1200 ETA at JOP / Prepare back to Kuala Lumpur (TBS)

1300 ETD JOP to Batu Caves (Optional) – by taxi

1330 Side trip - Batu Caves (Optional)

1400 Batu Caves to TBS – by taxi

1430 Lunch

1600 ETD from TBS to Larkin Bus terminal

2000 ETD Larkin to Singapore (Home Sweet Home)

..bwahekhekhek

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Low's Peak - Mount Kinabalu (4095.2 masl) + Padas! v2
Trail: Mesilau Gate --> Laban Rata --> Low's Peak --> Laban Rata --> Timpohon Gate
August 24 - 29, 2012
Sabah Malaysia

Day 0 / August 24 - the Meet Up.
1530 Meet - up at Changi Airport Terminal 1. Everyone is on time, no late hanep!
1740 Depart from Changi Airport Terminal 1

..excited! at Changi Airport Terminal 1

2005 ETA at Kota Kinabalu International Airport (T2)
2100 Depart from KIA to hostel / Dinner yeah!
2300 Lights Off!

sarap!

Day 1 / August 25 - the Rafting!

0600 Wake - up call

0700 Depart from hostel

0930 Arrived at Beaufort / Breakfast

1000 Depart from Beaufort - by train, cool!!

too0toott!!

1200 ETA at Pangi Station

1230 Start rafting. Everyone is excited! ..and thrill!! hahaha

are you ready for loOo0ong!!?

Let the paddle begin! 9km distance and 7 thrilling, exciting, stirring and tough rapids! These 7 rapids (Merry-Go-Round, Break Point, Scooby Doo, Cobra, Curve, Lambada and Head Hunter) will make you feel what their name means whew! After 2 long hours of paddling, finally we completed the course without the boat overturn. Then everyone jumped in the river to swim except for one! He's scared of drowning!? "Your wearing a life vest Jeff!" :p

great job guys!

Tired and exhausted after rafting, we need to relax and recharge! ehem!

Day 2 / August 26 - Free and Easy (agad!?)
0600 Free and easy / Breakfast / Lunch

1300 ETD from hostel
1600 ETA at Mount Kinabalu Headquarters / Register
1800 Dinner

2100 Lights Off!

Mt Kinabalu HQ

the kids, the oldies and the ladies!

view of Mt Kinabalu at HQ

dinner time!

Day 3 / August 27 - the Climb!
0600 Wake up call / Breakfast / Register

0800 ETD at Mount Kinabalu Headquarters
0900 ETA at JOP (Mesilau Gate)
0930 Start trek
1700 ETA at Laban Rata (3273masl) / Dinner
2000 Light Off!

Mt Kinabalu HQ

..at Mesilau Gate

lunch time..

Day 4 / August 28 - Trek to Summit..
0100 Wake up call / Breakfast

0200 Start trek to summit
0400 ETA at Sayat Sayat Hut / Register
0600 ETA at Low's Peak (yeah!)

Congrats KALASAG!

0800 Start descend
1100 ETA at Laban Rata / Lunch
1200 Resume trek
1600 ETA at Timpohon Gate
1700 ETA at Mt Kinabalu HQ / Dinner
2000 Back to hostel / Celebration!

Day 5 / August 29 - Uwian na!

..salamats sa mga kinuhanan namin ng picture bwahekhekhek

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Gunung Datuk

Altitude: 870m / 2900ft

Location: Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

28 – 29 July 2012

Itinerary

Day 1 - July 28 (Saturday)

0630 Meet-up at Woodlands Bus Interchange

0700 Depart from Woodlands Bus Interchange to Larkin

0800 ETA at Larkin / Secure bus ticket going to Melaka Sentral

0830 Larkin to Melaka Sentral

1130 ETA at Melaka / Lunch and Secure ticket going back to Singapore

1230 Taxi going to JOP

1330 ETA at JOP / Secure payment to rangers’ station and Final prep

1400 Start of trek

1800 ETA at Campsite / Set-up camp and Prepare for dinner

2000 Dinner and Socials

2300 Lights out

Day 2 - July 29 (Sunday)

0600 Wake-up call / Prepare for breakfast

0700 Breakfast

0730 Ascend to summit

0830 Break camp and Prepare for descend

0900 Start descend

1200 ETA at JOP / Prepare back to Melaka / Packed lunch

1300 JOP to Melaka

1400 Side trip to Melaka (Food Trip)

1900 Depart from Melaka Sentral to Larkin

2200 ETA at Larkin

2300 Back to Singapore

27 - 28 April 2013

..bwahekhekhek

Sunday, June 10, 2012

The Freedom Climb 2012

Gunung Rajah

Height : 5,526 feet (1685 meters)

9-10 June 2012

Distance to campsite approximately 6-7 hours and another 2 hours to the peak.

Day 1
00:00 BUS: Larkin to Bentong, Pahang
04:00 ETA Pahang / Breakfast
06:00 Taxi to Chamang Waterfalls
08:00 Start Trek / Adventure begins
13:00 Lunch / Rest
14:00 Continue Trek
16:00 Reach Campsite - 7hrs
17:00 Continue Trek to summit
19:00 SUMMIT + photo session
20:00 Descend / night trek
22:00 Reach camp Site / Socials
23:00 Lights Off

Day 2

06:00 Rise and Shine
08:00 Breakfast / Break Camp
11:00 Descend
13:00 Lunch at the White Rock/ Swim-swim
14:00 Continue Trek
16:00 Reach the long and effin' logging trail
17:00 Reach Lata Chamang Waterfalls/ Clean- up
18:00 ETA; Taxi to Bentong - KL
20:15 Reach TBS KL Bus Station; Off to Singapore
02:00 HOME SWEET HOME :)

Woodlands Meet-Up

This is my first freedom climb ever. We're supposed to hike in Gunung Hantu Besar (Ghost Mountain) but unfortunately our guide there informed us last minute that the trail was closed and we're no longer allowed to camp. Our Team Leader, Ernie initiated to climb Gunung Rajah instead and thought that it would be the best way in which we don't have to waste our expensive bus tickets that was bought beforehand.

Breakfast at TBS Bus Station

To be honest, I agreed to join this Freedom climb without a proper training and at that time I really had no idea where this mountain is nor how high it is, and from what I have learned from others who already climb Rajah - the trek is going to be TOUGH. Phew.

Gunung Rajah is located in Pahang and most trekkers start the trek from the foot of Chamang Waterfall in Bentong, Pahang. Physical fitness and stamina was more than a pre-requisite for this trek and the total distance covered was approximately 32km and that was inclusive of the long undulating logging trail in the beginning.

Take 5 :)

We have successfully reached the summit of Gunung Rajah for a whole day non-stop trek. Due to time constraints, we compressed this climb to 2 days/ 1 night itinerary. It requires one to trek through the initial logging trail which feels really far and long! After which we trek along undulating terrains of the logging trail then reached the steep slopes of the gorge. The path becomes narrow after the gushing rapids along the logging trails. The trail gets steeper and muddy. Good thing is that there's no sights of leeches. It was not easy trekking up to the campsite as one would have to circumvent many fallen tree trunks, and have to navigate through muddy and steep terrains. A trek where all of us should keep a reasonable safety distance between one another.Not long after ascending to the steep and muddy slopes, we cross a few rivers before reaching the campsite. It was a sigh of relief. Thank God as well, we were blessed and fortunate for the good weather. We pitched our tents at the campsite, rested for a while and continue to climb. Each of us must have that eager "summit push." We were all careful of our handholds and footholds while ascending.

Adam and Eve's Tree

It's just 4pm and it was getting cold already and the air was moist. We began to gain more body heat while scrambling through the uneven mossy forest on that afternoon then VOILA! Signs of ropes were seen just after the false summit. Geez. The actual summit is a vertical rock face with ropes slinging by the side to assist the us all up to the top.

We have reached the summit just before the sun sleeps. And it was very beautiful. The sight of Genting Highlands far right, the exquisite mountain ridges plus the enchanting sea of clouds. It was indeed breathtakingly perfect, a worth of long and tiring trek.