One Step at a Time

My KORGA hike was the closing chapter for all the G7 mountains in my list. I did this hike a day after I completed my Mount Chamah & Ulu Sepat (CUS) trip, and as you can imagine I was so exhausted and was so close to cancelling Korga (Organized by Southern Eagle Adventure), but I decided to go through with it instead, packed up and went. Ika tagged along on this trip. This would have been her first G7 (twin peaks at that!) #toughlove So we met up at LRT Gombak, and took off with the rest of the crew, hiking guides Bob & Fadil, and fellow hikers Diana, Fitri, Irfan, & Sham *Day 1* We went off to Jabatan Hutan Ulu Kinta to declare our belongings and fill out forms. We proceeded to the trailhead and met up with the rest of the hikers. The climb was not too hard, with a lot of river crossings, and the usual mix of uphill/downhill slopes before reaching 'Air Terjun Balak'.  We stopped there for a break and lunch before continuing to Seroja ...

Trans Mount Chamah 7,123ft /2,171m &  Mount Ulu Sepat 7,090ft/2161m Sept 7-12 (5d 4n + 1d extension) Group picture atop Mount Chamah Itinerary: 6/9/18-KL-GUA MUSANG Day 1 - Pos Simpor -Pos Rekom Day 2 - Camp Pakma-Camp Tengah-Camp Tongkat Ali (last waterpoint) -Camp Cinderella- Anak Chamah- Chamah Peak (Back to Camp site Pos Rekom) Day 3 - Pos Rekom-Camp Sg Peres-Camp Pintu Gerbang-Camp Meggi (camping) Day 4-  camp Meggi/ camp sungai retak- Camp Sempadan- Camp Sg Leper-Simpang Y (Puncak Junction)- Puncak Ulu Sepat- Camp Sg Leweng (camping) Day 5 - EXTENDED with rescue team Day 6 -Camp Sg Leweng-Camp Sg Besar—Camp Lerlar-Pos Kemar 12/9/18-END-BACK TO KL Gunung Chamah is in the north-western corner of Kelantan, and it’s the fifth highest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia. It’s known as one of the G7s  (above 7,000 ft, or 2,134m) It’s known as one of the toughest climbs, but its relative inaccessibility is what ...