Articles for January 2006
More information about Gunung Tahan
Gunung Tahan stands at 2187m, and the is the highest point on Peninsular Malaysia! It is located within the Taman Negara national forest, in the state of Pahang. Gunung Tahan has also been regarded the toughest mountain to climb in Malaysia, followed by Gunung Korbu in the Titiwangsa range stretching along state borders [...]
Will we be able to tahan Gunung Tahan 4 days after Sabah?
Over the last two days, I was planning the exact dates we (my clique of trekkers) are going trekking over the May - July vacation.
Our Sabah (Mount Kinabalu) trip has been arranged such that we reach home on 30th June. That was the earliest possible schedule since one of my team members [...]
Medical and Safety Aspects of High Altitude Mountaineering
I came across a website talking about the medical and safety aspects of high altitude mountaineering.
Actually, I’m kind of anxious right now, because as of now the furthest I’ve been is Gunung Stong, which is just 1422 meters above sea level. I’ve never done trekking above that height, and so I don’t know how [...]
Tiger Airways to fly to China from April
Just two days ago, ChannelNewsAsia.com reported that Tiger Airways will be flying to parts of Southern China starting this April! Well, that is great news for trekkers like myself because we will now have another destination to fly cheaply to!
Click here for the full article.
China is a beautiful place - I’ve heard of the [...]
Why go trekking and climb mountains?
Seriously, if you ask me… When I was introduced to trekking by my university’s adventure club, I was in for a rude shock when they brought me to trek the slippery Lombong waterfalls! I was caught totally off guard! I fell like crazy, ending the short two day trek with bruises, cuts and [...]
Kilimanjaro from Wikipedia
I was doing more research on Kilimanjaro yesterday, and I bumped on the Wikipedia entry. Cool. I found out more information about the mountain - not really relating to trekking, but interesting.
Kilimanjaro is a stratovolcano with several peaks! The highest peak - which is the one that we are trekking, is called [...]
The Mount Kinabalu Trip this June!
The Sabah Trip planned for late June this year is more or less confirmed! I’m so excited about it! At the moment, there will be a total of seven people going for the trip! The trip itinerary follows the one I have posted a couple of days ago - spending a total [...]
Learning the local language helps in planning trips!
I was having dinner with my friends from NUS Rovers (I was in the executive committee during my first year in university), and as usual, we chatted about planning trekking trips to everywhere, diving, white water rafting, etc. I really love the group of people - so fun loving and so easy going.
We were [...]
Don’t Sit on Dark Roads
Mount Kinabalu in June - Rough Itinerary
Over the past two days, Ivy has worked out an itinerary for our Sabah trip in June! The trip will include climbing Mount Kinabalu, white water rafting, visiting the poring hot springs, and even an basic open water course (SSI)!
Here is the rough itinerary! Sounds great!
Day 1
Cab to Senai Airport
Morning Flight from Senai [...]