Articles for April 2006
A New Camera for Trekking?
I was thinking about my trips this coming June – the beautiful scenery I’m going to see, especially the one at the summit of Mount Kinabalu… so excited! I am considering to buy a digital SLR camera because the current one I am using is a little spoilt. However, a DSLR is going to cost [...]
I’m going to Berkelah… again!
Two weeks ago, Cynovate held a peer mentoring camp for Ngee Ann Poly (See photos here!)… and the camp was simply fantastic! Well done guys! Anyway, they were very satisfied with the camp and guess what? They asked us to organise a trek for them! So we thought and we decided – we going to [...]
Hydrating yourself during treks
Water is very often one of the most heavy items in your backpack when you start on trek, especially on treks where there are no known water sources along the way. Adding 3 – 4 litres of water in the pack is no joke… but that is no reason for NOT bringing water. There is [...]
Good practices to preserve purity of water
If you have ever been to Berkelah waterfalls, you will find that the campsite stinks – there is a huge pile of human rubbish there! Really. Imagine setting up your tent next to a pile of rubbish. Doesn’t sound nice right? It is every trekker’s responsibility to keep the areas we trek clean. Simply by [...]
Trekking food
Water purification methods for trekking
There are three methods to purify water. Boiling Boiling effectively kills all the harmful things listed in my previous post, so its great! However, two things to note. Water boils at different temperatures at different altitudes so I’m not really sure if it effective in higher altitudes (will go and find out more!) Boiling is [...]