May 4, 2013
Posted by Ramon in Broadleaf Rainforests, Camping, Forests, Hiking, Malaysia, Tropical Rainforest
Author: Ramon Fadli
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May 1, 2013
Posted by Ramon in Broadleaf Rainforests, Class 3, Day Hike, Forests, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 2, Malaysia, Mountains, Selangor, Tropical Rainforest
Mount Ulu Semangkok & Mount Gap
Mount Ulu Semangkok is located in the Ulu Tranum Forest Reserve that lies in-between the states of Selangor and Pahang. A lot of people seem to mistake Mount Ulu Semangkok for Mount Semangkok which is a completely different mountain with a summit that lies at a much higher elevation and a trail that makes for a much tougher trek. The trail that we took leads to the summit of another mountain called Mount Read more
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April 28, 2013
Posted by Ramon in Broadleaf Rainforests, Class 3, Day Hike, Forests, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 5, Malaysia, Mountains, Negeri Sembilan, Sunrise & Sunset, Tropical Rainforest
Mount Datuk Sunrise
Mount Datuk (also known as Mount Rembau or Mount Datuk Rembau) was apparently named after Dato' Perpatih Nan Sebatang who in 1372 was said to have organized a gathering of leaders in order to elect a clan chief (Dato' Lembaga). The town of Rembau itself lies about 25 km south of Seremban in the state of Negeri Sembilan which meant that we had to leave Kuala Lumpur extremely early in order to be Read more
April 18, 2013
Posted by Ramon in Budget, Caves, Caving, Climbing, Coastlines, IUCN Protected Category 2, Karsts, Krabi, Mangrove Forests, National Parks, Sunrise & Sunset, Thailand, Tropical Monsoon
Krabi Day 09 & 10 - Thaiwand Wall Cave & Sunset
We made our way back to the Thaiwand Wall Cave with the specific intent to climb up to the mouth of the cave, haul everything up, and then descend through the cave to the other side. This was something that we had planned to do on the previous trip to Thaiwand Wall but had unfortunately run out of daylight. The cave itself can be accessed from either end although the cave opening on the Thaiwand Wall Read more
April 16, 2013
Posted by Ramon in Budget, Class 2, Climbing, Coastlines, Day Hike, Forests, Islands, IUCN Protected Category 2, Karsts, Krabi, Lakes, Mangrove Forests, National Parks, Thailand, Tropical Monsoon
Krabi Day 07 & 08 - Railay Lagoon & Phi Phi Island
I woke up pretty early that day, so after purchasing two cans of Birdee robusta coffee, I made my way over to West Railay to pass the time. There are several ways to get across with most of them passing through alleys and paths until they merge with Walking Street. They are used quite frequently by both tourists and the locals alike and almost everyone can direct you if you have any uncertainties. The trees in Read more
April 14, 2013
Posted by Ramon in Budget, Climbing, Coastlines, IUCN Protected Category 2, Karsts, Kayaking, Krabi, Mangrove Forests, National Parks, Thailand, Tropical Monsoon