March 9, 2013
Posted by Ramon in Broadleaf Rainforests, Class 3, Day Hike, Forests, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 6, Malaysia, Mountains, Selangor, Tropical Rainforest, Waterfalls
Author: Ramon Fadli
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March 1, 2013
Posted by Ramon in Broadleaf Rainforests, Budget, Class 5, Day Hike, Hiking, Indonesia, IUCN Protected Category 2, Jawa Timur, Looped Hike, Mountains, National Parks, Tropical Monsoon, UNESCO, Volcanoes
Mount Bromo
I had read up a bit on Surabaya prior to the Bromo trip and because it was reputed to be mainly a commercial metropolitan area without many attractions, I had decided to instead head straight for Probolinggo which lies about 45 kilometres from the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park on the north coast of East Java. To get to Probolinggo from Juanda International Airport, I had to board a Damri bus that was heading Read more
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February 23, 2013
Posted by Ramon in Broadleaf Rainforests, Class 6, Day Hike, Forests, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 6, Malaysia, Mountains, Selangor, Tropical Rainforest, Waterfalls
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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