April 21, 2017
Posted by ramon in Class 5, Day Hike, Hiking, Ireland, Lakes, Limerick, Looped Hike, Mountains, Oceanic, Solo Hike, Temperate Deciduous Forests, Tipperary
Author: Ramon Fadli
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Waterfalls of Malaysia
Here is a little list of waterfalls in Malaysia that require some form of hiking to get to (with a difficulty rating of 1.8 or more). The difficulties are listed next to the names and can range from short, hour-long walks, to strenuous, multi-day hikes. The relative inaccessibility of these waterfalls helps to thin out the weekend crowds a little, and gives you a little bit of space for yourself. It will also spare you from the mounds Read more
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June 11, 2015
Posted by ramon in Australia, Class 3, Day Hike, Gorges, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 2, Looped Hike, Mediterranean, National Parks, Outback, Sclerophyll & Mediterranean Forests, Western Australia
Kitty's Gorge
Serpentine National Park is located at the foot of the Darling Scarp to the south-east of Perth. The Serpentine River that runs down the slopes has carved out a valley of polished granite that ends at the well-known Serpentine Falls. The waterfall is not very impressive (especially during the dry season) and by itself does not warrant the fairly steep park entry fees (AUD12 per car), but I feel that the park and the trails Read more
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Hiking Classifications
After receiving several inquiries about the difficulty of hikes, I began a long search for a system that would help to describe the difficulty that one would encounter on any given trail. I ended up stumbling upon quite a few systems but they all tended to be overly simplistic or were very specific to a certain terrain, like the Australian Standard that was designed for the Australian outback, or the SAC (Swiss Alpine Club) Read more
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Western Arthurs Day 11 : Back To Scott’s Peak Dam
We left fairly early that morning, our spirit dampened by the rain. We came upon multiple river crossings every couple of hundred metres until at least the first two kilometres of the trail, before finding ourselves plunging into a complex forest-maze of sorts. The entire area was just a huge tangle of branches, roots, and vines, that completely engulfed the faint path that lead Westwards. As we emerged from the forest Read more
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January 30, 2015
Posted by ramon in Class 2, Day Hike, Hiking, Humid Continental, Lakes, New Jersey, Temperate Deciduous Forests, United States of America