One Step at a Time

Jelawang, Kelantan, is known for its many caves and mountains. Driving through the area, there were one or two spots that we’ve stored in the back of our minds for future climbs, although most of the area is not yet open to the public. Someday guys, someday. It’s sad that there is a lot of illegal timber activity in this beautiful state. We hope that continued trips to these parts will raise awareness on the issue The five of us (Jade, G, Faris, Millie, and Aili) made the drive from Kuala Lumpur for this particular three-peak medley of hits: BAS- Baha (1,450m, 4,750 ft), Ayam (1,550m, 5,085 ft), and Stong (1,442m, 4,665 ft). The tough part is getting up to that first peak and then it’s just a matter of crossing over to the other peaks. Don’t make a wrong turn heading towards Kelantan, like we did, or you’ll end up on the old timber lorry back roads. It’s fine during the day, but at night it looks like a scene from horror film. We were on this road at about almost ...

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 ...