 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri
 KP Hikers would like to wish Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all hikers, campers and trekkers. May this Aidilfitri celebration will bring us closer as a community.
Maaf Zahir & Batin
Posted at 10:49 am by kphikers
Permalink
Monday, May 04, 2009
Royal Belum
Royal Belum is one of the last frontier for trekkers. The word "Belum" in Malay Language itself means "not yet". Belum is divided into two parts mainly Upper Belum and Lower Belum.
Lower Belum is mainly made of secondary forest but upper Belum or Royal Belum on the other hand has not been touched by modernisation and 90% of its area has not been explored.
Located on the northern part of Temenggor Lake, Royal Belum is inhabited by tigers, elephants, tapirs, horn bills and one of the few places on earth to see Rafflesia flower. Its river are a heaven for fishing and its pristine jungle are believed to be on of the oldest there is.
Why are we talking bout Royal Belum? Because we intend to visit it. For the time being, this would be a survey to see how many will be interested. We don't have the details yet. This expedition is believed to be leisure and will take 4-5 days and the intention is to do it late July or early August this year.
The trip more or less will involve fishing, swimming at waterfall, trekking and lazying around the jungle. This won't be a hardcore trip, so invitation is for anyone who's interested. Please mail to kp_hikers@yahoo.com
Update
~ The camping site tentatively is set at Sg. Sanghur, look at northern side of the map
~ Campsite location is 2 hours of boat ride from Pulau Banding..
~ ..and 4 hours of trekking, along the river. Don't worry, No hard treks or hills
~ Good place for searching animal footprint and fishing
~ Campsite nearby to the river
~ Still negotiating the cost with service provider to "kawtim" for lowest price
~ Tentative date will be 31 July till 3 August 2009 (Friday - Monday)
11 May 2009
~ Was informed that permits for entering this park are strictly controlled
~ Anyone who want to enter Belum must submit particulars a month before the entry date and if the said person failed to turn up, he/she cannot be replaced
~ So, anyone who wishes to go (once we finalised the date) will have to pay the entry permit fee b'coz if the person failed to turn up, the rest will have to bear the fee
~ In this photo, Shaz with the catch from recent visit to Belum
~ Got this from the same campsite we are planning to go
~ Take a look at the size.. err i meant the fish not hers
26 May 2009
~ The date is set at 31 July - 03 August 09
~ 3 Boat @ 21 pax in total : First come first served basis
~ The rate? I believe is the lowest we could manage.. mail me if interested
Confirmed Name - Boat 1
- Guide
- Angler i
- Angler ii
- Angler iii
- Angler iv
- Angler v
Confirmed Name - Boat 2
-
Frost
-
Paku
-
Kholil
-
Akademiks
- Ayam
- Jazs
Confirmed Name - Boat 3
-
-
-
- Jan
- Kala
- Shaz
08 June 2009
~ The trip is full, no more addition
~ Will advise on the ration and transport arrangement later
10 June 2009
~ Tentative trip schedule is as below :
Schedule
30 July 09 - Thursday
2230 - Meet up at KL (location will be decided later)
2300 - Depart to Grik, Perak
31 July 09 - Friday
0500 - Arrive at Grik town
0505 - Breakfast, pack for lunch and proceed to Pulau Banding
0700 - Arrive at Pulau banding, Perak
0830 - Depart by boat to drop point
1000 - Drop point and start trekking to camp site
1400 - Arrive at camp site
01 August 09 - Saturday
We shall swim, eat and sleep and repeat it as many time as we like
Fishing and animal foot print searching activity is optional
02 August 09 - Sunday
We shall swim, eat and sleep and repeat it as many time as we like
Fishing and animal foot print searching activity is optional
03 August 09 - Monday
1030 - Trek to drop point
1230 - Arrive at drop point
1730 - Arrive at Pulau Banding
2130 - Arrive at KL
25 June 2009
~ Still waiting for the permit
~ Did anyone of you had criminal record? Permit seems delayed :-P
~ Due to information that Sg Tiang is shallow and shy of Kelah, it was decided that we shall head to Sg Sanghur
~ Anyone good with casting, bottom etc. (err....fishing terminology) can bring whatever rod that suits river fishing
~ Usage of fishing net, fish bomb are prohibited, violators will be fed to the fish ha ha
~ Seriously, no monkey business, use only rod
~ Anybody who cant fish, follow my lead; which would be to eat as much as possible, swim and sleep by the river bed
27 June 2009
~ We got the permit
~ Food will cost RM40 or less for 4 days
~ Rations will be devided equally among hikers, so participants pls bring backpack not less than 50L
~ Regular campers pls bring 65L backpack, need to carry ground sheet and fly
~ Friendly reminder : don't stuff your backpack full with clothes, leave ample space for rations which will be devided on travel day
~ Now would be a good time to start jogging and exercise as preparation for the trip
18 July 2009 - Latest
~ Confirmed, ration will cost RM40/pax for 4 days
~ Car arrangement and meeting point will be uploaded in a day or two
~ Those who are travelling from outside Klang Valley, pls be in KL by 11 pm @ 2300 hrs
~ Keep the jogging and cut out heavy dinners :-) Keep fit for the trip o'mate
~ Friendly reminder : leave ample space in your backpack for rations which will be devided on travel day
Menu
31 July 09 - Friday
Breakfast : di Pekan Grik
Lunch : bungkus dari Grik
Tea Break : Cucur
Dinner : Nasi putih, ayam goreng kicap, sayur, ikan pancing
01 August 09 - Saturday
Breakfast : Bihun goreng & fishcake
Lunch : Nasi putih, tomyam, sayur kobis, ikan pancing
Tea Break : Keropok lekor, sos
Dinner : Nasi putih, Ikan bakar, Sayur
02 August 09 - Sunday
Breakfast : Mee sup, fishball, cili potong
Lunch : Nasi goreng, telur goreng, papedom
Tea Break : Biskut lemak
Dinner : Nasi putih, sup sayur, ikan masin, ikan pancing
03 August 09 - Monday
Breakfast : Roti, sardin
Lunch : Nasi goreng tapau
Tea Break : di Tasik Banding
Dinner : di KL
Posted at 03:22 pm by kphikers
Permalink
Friday, April 24, 2009
Gg Trusmadi-Tambuyukon
It was the second and third highest mountain in Malaysia, both behind Mount Kinabalu in G12 list (12 highest mountain in Malaysia). It's true what we heard before, if you think Mt Kinabalu is tough then don't even think of climbing this two mountains. We wouldn't say it's impossible, even K2 has been conquered.
Trusmadi is relatively easier than Tambuyukon, read carefully... it's relatively. We won't say its easy per say. We managed to reach Trusmaidis summit in a days climb but only managed to reach Tambuyukons summit on the third day. If we were to rank it, it would be HARD for Trusmadi and HARDCORE for Tambuyukon.
Trusmadi has a steep gradient climb but Tambuyukon has extra leech, blood sucking flies, mental torturing hills, narrow trek with deep fall, slippery slopes (everyone fell), rain and the cold weather. If you plan to climb both of this mountain, you should not be a beginner. By the way, the trek during starting of Mt. Tambuyukon is not marked, so stay close to the guide unless you don't mind getting lost. It will be very hard for naked eye to search for trek in many lower part of this mountain. GPS coverage is limited due to thick tree canopy.
We would rate Mt. Trusmadi as :
Location : Tambunan, Sabah
Diff : 7/10 - Hard
View (Peak) : 8/10 - Beautiful view
Clean : 7/10 - quite clean
Nature : 7/10 - Still in good shape
Water : 6/10 - No waterpoint at summit We would rate Mt. Tambuyukon as :
Location : Ranau, Sabah
Diff : 9/10 - Hardcore
View (Peak) : 9/10 - Breathtaking mountain range
Clean : 8/10 - Well kept
Nature : 8/10 - In good shape
Water : 5/10 - Last water point 4-6 hours from summit
We would say this was a successful hike and everyone was strong mentally to finish the hike. Special thanks to Gogoyeaha (Che Zie) who helped with fuel at Kota Kinabalu.
08 April 09
0930 - Depart from LCCT Kuala Lumpur (KL) to Kota Kinabalu (KK)
1235 - Arrived at KK
~ Meet with Gogoyeaha to pick up our butane
~ Took the mini bus to City Park
~ Had our lunch before walking to Bandaran, its nearby
1530 - Took a van to district of Tambunan
~ By the way, people over here call the van a bus
~ Cost us RM13/pax and we had to take extra 3 seats for our backpack
~ Saw a lot of waterfall such as Masakod Waterfall along the way
~ Stopped at one of the rest house to visit the rest room
~ The road was mostly uphill and was misty
~ There's a big Raffelsia Information Centre on way to Tambunan
1815 - Arrived at Tambunan Village Recreation Centre (TVRC)
~ Tambunan a small town
~ We took the Bamboo Chalet for 6 of us, its complete with kitchen
1900 - We were told the nearest eatery is at the town 2 km from TVRC
~ The only eatery at TVRC closes at 5 pm
~ We have no choice but to walk all the way
~ Beware as there are a lot of stray dogs along the way
09 April 09
0715 - Packed our hiking gears and had our breakfast at the stall by the river
~ We arranged to have our breakfast early, it can be done via TVRC
~ The food? hmmm... The only place we had, so what can you say
0830 - Our ride (4 wheel drive) picked us at TVRC
~ Off road we went for 35 minutes, then the 4WD was stuck in mud
~ We pushed, pulled and even tried to lift it but nothing worked
~ Second 4WD came to to rescue and pulled our from the mud
~ Little we knew that this incident would cause us the sunset view
later in the evening
0940 - We moved on to the drop point
1040 - Arrived at the drop point and unloaded our gears
1050 - We started hiking
~ It was muddy and the trek looked like an old logging road
1130 - Reached last water point, the next one is around 4-5 hours away
1315 - Had our lunch at UMS Camp
~ It was a consensus that should we reach Camp Cabin later than 3 pm
we will not pursue to the peak the same day because it gets dark
early by 1 hour in this part of Malaysia
1700 - Reached Camp Cabin, 2 hours past time line
~ We decided to move on, so much for the earlier consensus
~ Prepared our headlight for night trekking
1910 - Reached the top of Mt Trusmadi, second highest mountain in Malaysia
~ Missed the sunset because we were too late to reach the peak
~ The rain started pouring not long after we set our tent
~ There was lightning
10 April 09
0600 - Woke up to catch the sunrise
~ The wind was strong, so strong it manage to push me 2 steps behind
~ I took cover behind some bushes, it was cold
0730 - Cooked breakfast and hot coffee
0840 - Started descending from the peak
0958 - Reached Cabin Camp
1015 - Started hiking out from Cabin Camp
1040 - Reached the garden (Taman Bunga)
~ It's named as garden because a lot flowers are found here
~ After the garden, we were faced with 2 very steep hills
1220 - Reached the area where we started climbing when we came yesterday
~ Saw a pair of bear footprint along the old logging road
~ The print was kinda small so was not a cause to be concerned unless
there's a mother bear around, that would have been a
1356 - Reached drop point
~ The 4WD is not here yet, so the guide borrowed atans cell phone and
called the driver ~ Checked in, washed our cloth and dried our backpacks
~ Cooked fried rice and salted fish for dinner
11 April 090800 - Checked out and took a van (bus) to Ranau
~ Traveled on a narrow old road
1100 - Arrived at Poring Lodge
~ It is located 500 m from Poring Hot Spring
~ Even thou our muscle is still aching climbing Mt Trusmadi, we went to
Poring Hot Spring to relax
~ Meet with En Palimin, one of the officer there who was really helpful
and went all the way to Kg Monggis (Mt tambuyukon starting point)
to make sure the guide will be there tomorrow1800 - We cooked dinner at the lodge
~ Everyone packed their backpack for tomorrows hike
12 April 090900 - Meet our 4WD driver Mr John and his son and drove to Monggis Sub
Station
~ Crossed three shallow river and the road was not that bad
1020 - Reached Monggis Sub Station
~ Meet the guides (2 of them as 3 climbers need 1 guide)
~ It's necessary as the route at Mt. Tambuyukon are not marked and
there's a good chance anyone left behind will go another way
1045 - We handed over our climbing permit and started the 14KM trek
1215 - Reached Kulat Shelter (2.2KM)
1320 - Kera Shelter
~ The guides commented we are walking too fast
~ Errr.... no comment as i was literally walking fast to avoid the fly
~ Yup.. the fly will buzz around your ear and then will try to bite you
~ Not to forget the leech, ha ha.. in abundance, this mountain should
be named Mt Leech instead 1528 - Reached Wuluh Camp
~ Had a small discussion and we decided to push to Kepuakan Camp
1654 - Reached Kepuakan Camp
~ It rained and we had to walk along narrow steep trek, where the drop
is more than 30 meters down
~ The trek was slippery and everyone had their share of falling
~ Kepuakan Camp has ample camp site and a beautiful river beside it
~ And not to forget the over friendly leech which can be found here too
13 April 091000 - Started hiking to Musang Camp
~ Climb, climb and climb all the way
~ It's climb non stop all the way to Musang Camp
1225 - Reached Musang Camp
~ It was raining when we reached here
~ The water point is 10 minutes away ~ We decided to camp here and day pack to the summit tomorrow 14 April 090200 - Yup, 2 am we started climbing to the summit
~ Was it cold? U bet it was, the shirt, socks were still wet that morning
0540 - We reached the summit of Mt Tambuyukon
~ The view's breathtaking
~ The wind cuts to the bone
~ We saw some light from Mt Kinabalu which is clearly visible
~ Waited for the mist to clear out to take pictures
0730 - Started to descend to Jeneral Camp
0830 - Had our breakfast at Jeneral Camp
1045 - Reached Musang Camp
~ Packed our tent and gears1155 - Descend to Kem Kepuakan
1340 - Reached Kem Kepuakan
~ The route was extra slippery as it rained last night
15 April 090900 - We started to climb down to Monggis Sub Station
1000 - Reached Wuluh Camp (KM 8)
1140 - Reached Kera Shelter (KM 4)
1244 - Reached Mempening Shelter
1330 - At Monggis Sub Station
~ We have completed 28KM of Mt. Tambuyukon trek ~ Hardcore to the root
1500 - Took the 4WD to Poring Lodge and drove to KK
1830 - Checked in at Summer Lodge
16 April 09We slept, ate, walked, shopped and enjoyed the sunset from KK jetty
17 April 091830 - Took the flight out from KK
2100 - Arrived at LCCT KL
It was a wonderful journey and i wouldn't have it any other way or with anyone else. Thanks to Atan, Akademiks, Ita, Ameer, and Sir for making this happen. The group was cheerful all the way even during 2 am climb. Looking forward for next climb. Tahan? Mulu? Murut? Let the leech bites ease out first..
 Breakfast at McD LCCT, KL before the departure
Lunch at KK
Limited visibility along the way to Tambunan
Stopped at a rest house
Where we stayed prior to climb
Breakfast before Mt Trusmadi climb
Our 4 wheel drive to the drop point
Loading backpack and tents to the back of 4WD
Our guide : Mf Jeff
Man with little words.. i think our conversation is less than 20 words in 2 days
He told us Trusmadi is tougher than Tambuyukon.. yeah rite..
1/2 hour into off road, we were stuck
We tried to help, pulling, pushing, shaking, even lifting
Well, we have to try rite..
..and after everything else failed, the real help came
we moved on to the entry point
Immortalising our name as Mt Trusmadi climber
Drop point : from here by foot only
...and up we hiked
Strong GPS signal here
why did i took this hobby instead of chess? he he
Us: is that the peak?
Guide : No. Its another peak way behind that one
Take 5 at garden  Sunrise
Kinabalu at a distance
Yes, the peak behind the clouds is Mt Kinabalu
Been there but am craving to go again
Us back at TVRCSlept here before heading to Poring the next day It was a mess Tambuyukon sermon by Nazryst  Went to Poring Hotspring the next day The resort was walking distance from ours  Signing the visitor's book after tree canopy walk We cooked dinner at our resort MT TAMBUYUKON This mountain is known to local as Mandalong if i'm not mistaken In local language it is called The Black Mountain because if looked from far the mountain appears to be blackin colour
Next morning we're off to Monggis Sub Station This was the road to Monggis At Monggis Sub Station Nice house for the ranger Starting point : 14KM trek Briefing by the guides 1st reminder by them : a lot of leeches here Our 1st rest was here : Kulat Shelter Took our lunch here The trek at Mt Tambuyukon Can you spot the trek? Don't think so cause there ain't one 
Kinda spooky because there are no treks Our 1st campsite : Kepuakan Camp
The river beside Kepuakan Camp 
Went to second campsite the next morning
Our second campsite
Musang Camp
Izam and Atan after the visit to the waterpoint
tired mate?
Leech
Everywhere, everytime
We found this at our campsite
Cracks good joke and talks a lot
Mandalong : The Black Mountain
In wee hours the next morning, climb to the summit begun
Green snail
At last we saw the marking
From the peak of Mt. Tambuyukon, we saw the mighty Mt. Kinabalu
above the cloud
We saw the sun rising from the horizon
We saw the view
and stayed till the cloud cleared
The cooking stoves valve froze at the peak
Hot water lasted for 30 second before becoming cold
Good insulated cloth and gloves are essential here as the temperature plus the wind can make fingers go numb
Us at peak of Mt Tambuyukon
Took our breakfast at Jeneral Camp because it was too cold
to have it at the peak
Here our guide teaching izam how to cook Bario rice
After heading back to KK, we spend the day watching sunset
Sunset at KK town
That's all for this time.
It's getting hot at sea level.. must climb soon
See you on the next trip
Posted at 04:14 pm by kphikers
Permalink
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Løwlànd Are For Børing Peøplè"©
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
