Archive for February 2013

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100 Items or Less

The idea behind this 'item cap' (crap cap?) is to basically own less in order to experience more. It not only helps me conserve space and money, as well as gives me the element of mobility, but also helps to alter my consumption patterns and reduce my carbon footprint. I also try my best to obtain used items whenever possible (except, of course, for running shoes and safety equipment), as there is an over-abundance of Read more

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Mount Nuang (Kuala Pangsoon)

The group rose bright and early for the long drive to Kuala Pangsoon in Ulu Langat which lay on the east side of the state of Selangor. The trail for the trek up to the summit of Mount Nuang, which is one of the highest mountains in Selangor, began just before the Sungai Langat Dam at GPS coordinates '3.217420, 101.883090'. Before we go on, please jot down the numbers that are listed below. If you do see any Read more

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Tok Nenek, Bubu, Yong Yap (TNBYY) – Day 4

The camp woke up slowly and lazily as we were all aware that we had a lot of time to spare and that there was no rush. Since the camp was not shrouded in darkness any longer, I finally got to appreciate the size and space of Kem Agas, which was by far the best campsite of the entire trip. The camp was also in very close proximity to a large river that gave us access to clean water for drinking, cooking and washing; clean Read more

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Tok Nenek, Bubu, Yong Yap (TNBYY) – Day 3

I woke up fairly early as the camp slowly came to life and managed to get my hammock packed up and stored away well before dawn. As the sun rose everyone set about either clearing or cooking breakfast and contributing somehow, preparing for the day of trekking that lay ahead. We were all aware that after the Yong Yap peak it would basically be almost entirely downhill from there on so we had both one of the Read more

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100 Mountains of Malaysia

After the Everest Base Camp trek, I realized that there were plenty of mountains much closer to home that I had yet to explore and a lot of challenging targets that were auspiciously absent from my personal lists of goals. Here is a list of the G12, the 12 highest mountains in Malaysia. You will also be able to find the Movescount pages with the details of the treks, the routes that were extracted from each completed Read more

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Tok Nenek, Bubu, Yong Yap (TNBYY) - Day 2

The comfort of the hammock had allowed me to get some decent sleep the night before, so I awoke that morning feeling reinvigorated. The upcoming trek also gave me a lot to look forward to since the group was unable to make the peak the day before like was planned so were to instead head up to the summit of Mount Tok Nenek, then head down and back up to the summit of Mount Bubu all in the same day Read more