Articles on Trekking Tips
14 days to Kinabalu!
I’m so excited about what is going to happen in the next few weeks! In 14 days time, I will be in Sabah and standing on the peak of Southeast Asia! Heh! The few of us met up yesterday to discuss stuff with regard to the trek. There are a couple of things I am [...]
Protection from insects during trekking
I think one of the main reasons some people dislike trekking is because in the wild you are prone to attack by insects, and while mosquito bites and sand fly bites are bearable for some, other find them really really irritating – at least, enough to keep them off the wilderness. Personally, I expect some [...]
Jerangkang Waterfalls
Just two weeks back I met up with some of the Cynovate facilitators, and one of them suggested that we go for a short trek… and I suggested going to Berkelah waterfalls since it is one of the nicer short treks. Its been some time since I’ve been to Berkelah! Later we were discussing and [...]
Journey to the Ends of the Earth
I’ve finally gotten time to read “Journey to the Ends of the Earth” by Khoo Swee Chiow. Its really an inspiring book – daring people to dream, really. After reading the book, it seems that Kilimanjaro seems to be the easiest of the seven summits! I’m not saying that is is easy, but I think [...]
Leading a trek
Here are some tips if you are leading a trek, whether its for your friends or for a group of people you don’t know. Let the group pace themselves – you would rather they not complete the trek than have someone collapse due to exhaustion Make the difficulty of the trek known – so that [...]
Trekking photography and disappointed in my Melbourne pictures
I was reviewing my photos from Melbourne yesterday, and I’m pretty disappointed in the turnout – a lot of photos are overexposed or unfocused. My camera is really going bonkers! I’m quite frustrated, considering I spent so much time just walking around snapping photos, and one out of every seven is spoilt due to the [...]
Cold in Melbourne
I’m back in Singapore after one week of forums in Melboune. The trip has been great, but it made me realise some issues I have when I go overseas – and such may affect my physical performance for treks. First – cold weather. Its quite cold in Melbourne when I was there, and when the [...]
Getting ready for the Mount Kinabalu climb
Yesterday, I was having dinner with a group friends, some whom I will be climbing Kinabalu with, and two who have already summitted Mount Kinabalu some time back, and we chatted regarding getting prepared for the climb, in terms of equipment. According to the experienced, it would be terribly cold during the trek, especially during [...]
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 [...]
More mountains and more shoes!
A few days ago, was talking to a friend over MSN, and she mentioned that NUS Rovers is going to Gunung Rinjani this holidays! Gunung Rinjani is located in Lombok, Indonesia – over 3000 meters from what I remember, and the trek (I think) is 4 days. Its a crater lake! The scenery is going [...]