May 11, 2013
Posted by Ramon in Broadleaf Rainforests, Camping, Class 3, Day Hike, Forests, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 6, Malaysia, Mountains, Pahang, Tropical Rainforest
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May 11, 2013
Posted by Ramon in Broadleaf Rainforests, Camping, Class 1, Day Hike, Forests, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 1b, Malaysia, Pahang, Tropical Rainforest, Waterfalls
Cameron Highland's Trail 9A
The initial plan was to head for the Robinson Waterfall for some rest and relaxation after the morning's trek to Mount Brinchang. The beginning of trail 9 that lead to the waterfall began at the side of a road that lay nearby the MARDI center (conducts research in agriculture, food and agro-based industries), just after turning right at a T-junction before one reaches the hospital. Before we go on, please jot down the Read more
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May 10, 2013
Posted by Ramon in Broadleaf Rainforests, Camping, Class 2, Day Hike, Forests, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 6, Malaysia, Mountains, Pahang, Tropical Rainforest
Mount Jasar
Mount Jasar can be reached with a short trek via trail 6 from the Cameron Bharat Tea Plantation as well as from trail 10 which begins just behind the Oly Appartments and at the end of Tan's Camellia Garden. Tan's Camellia Garden is private property however so if you find the gates to be closed, you can just head up the slope to the right of the compound before you reach the gates which will also end up leading to trail Read more
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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 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