Gunung Jerai

Gunung Jerai

Kuala Muda, Kedah

(1175m; 3854 ft)

 

driving back home on north south expressway after some office business @Jitra... saw Mountain Jerai on the right side window view.... as far as remembered, never even once go up the mountain during five years stay Kedah.... so, took exit gurun, followed sign boards to Gunung Jerai....

1235: reached muzium perhutanan Gunung Jerai

 

 

1250: regency Jerai hill resort junction

 

 

 

 

 

1219: drove until gate..... an army personnel advised gently to turn back....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gunung Tebu

Gunung Tebu, Besut

(1039 m/ 3408 ft)

29 - 30 th May 2016

28 th May 2016

 

all regular gang members are back again...... set (team) Dabong; abe awie, abe bust, jemi, pok leh, mat din, daniel toke pare, afiq n mat yie plus 1 new comer, radi..... set Pahang; pizal, bra, bas, yusz, pendi, amir misai, sikin, pian n achik reza, plus 'tribe' Bera; suri ganu kite, soki, rudi, lin n jue..... n badd from Putrajaya.... kak faridah from nogori 9 with her new facebook friend, dido jungle..... the coordinator for the program was abe awie al dabongi wal bachoki...... the onli absent was abe aji hafidz dee zack, stil recuperating from heart surgeri..... her! her! it was quite heavi raining in Kg Jabi...... earlier arival was suri n his tent mate... lin.... had dinner @sofie restaurant while waiting for other late arivals.... then, verdict came out from short discussion about changing lodging for the nite.... all agreed to have 1 nite stay @homestays.... earlier plan was to stay @dewan serbaguna Hutan Lipur Belatan..... by 2 a.m., kak faridah n dido jungle arrived...... as sikin acted as their whats apps navigator....

 

29 th May 2016

 

830:

the following morning, breakfast was actuali packed n prepared alreadi @Lata Belatan.... which was 5 km onli from homestays..... where we suppose to to lodge last nite.... but, suri had asked for the need of a quick tea time before going there.... then, the 'feast' began.... nasi 'kapik' (himpit), nasi dagang, nasik lemak, kuih muih, n also new menu nasi berlauk itek 'sekati'.... har! har!... luckili, program manager berated us onli a little.... her! her!

 

922:

 

we were introduced to a handsome young guide for today's hike @permit counter starting point.... mohd afiq aifaq bin mohd junal aka epak, along his senior pok nik briefed us about the ±8 km trek n all to expect..... the hike will have 4 checkpoints; Sg Cakah 2, Batu Mat Hasan, last water point n peak.... the briefing was concluded with a prayer led by abe awie himself.... after paying all the entrance fees..... most gang members hastili pick up phones to selfieng @the park entrance.... signalling the beginning of the journey.....

pic: briefing @entrance

pic: badd n pok nik

 

950:

 

the route take us through canopi walk @entrance to the Lata Belatan campsite.... there was cement trek up until waterfal... then, the jungle trail began.... the trail led us 2 times crossing the river.... need to hop reali warili on slipperi rocki stones..... across the river, jungle trail continued again.... after 3 log crossing over the streams.... saw our 1 st stop Sungai Cakah 2.... the should be short stop eventuali became long supper stop!!! our set turbo hikers; mat din, najmi n rudi managed to have nasi lemak for their 2 nd breakfast..... dido jungle took a nap for a while, in effort to rejuvenate last nite short sleep.... epak then led the kids n gals cross another river, followed closeli by set turtle hikers...... her! her! our 2 nd check point should be @Batu Mat Hasan.... as usual, plans are made just to be broken? har! har! so, had 'lost count' check points along the trail since anyone would stop, whenever anyone feels like stopping.... her! her!...  as a results, 2 hours late arrivals than program tentative....

1415:

some had 2nd or 3rd lunch when we finali arrived the real 2nd check point @Batu Mat Hasan.... had long break..... the moment was utilized perfectli to catch a nap n lying down.... after this checkpoint, trail goes mencanak (very steep) up.... the parti then climbed slowli until Jendela Pandang which translated as viewing window.... stop a while to take pictures.... rear team took longer time resting..... after snapping pictures, proceeded slowli until 3rd checkpoint which is the last water point..... it was quite half hour hike form Jendela Pandang to water point.... someone was alreadi snoring when rear team arrived. her! her! most members went down 120 m to refil water... some took time for a bath n praying....our guide assured us from this point forward up to the peak onli 2 km in distance.... 
 
 

 

pic: 2 hours late @Batu Mat Hasan

 

 

 pic: turbo kancil (achik n mat yi)

 

 pic: set turbo (mat din, mat rudi n bro bus)

 

1640:

 

continued walking until stumbled on signboard 500 meters to peak.... no high hopes that the peak was too near guys.... it was stil long way up....her! her!

 pic: set turtle (badd, pian n pizal)

1900:

 

finali, rear team reached peak Mount Tebu..... the view was alreadi covered with mist... n quite windi.... earlier arrival told us epak suggested camping @camp site which is safer when raining on peak.... the rest of us were @camp site alreadi, which is about 20 minutes walk from here... 

 

  pic: finali on peak!

 

 

 pic: camera men

  

 

1920:

 

set up tent.... anticipated rain pouring down not veri long..... some were seen going down to water point.... cooked rice, lamb curri n omelet... just about dinner, jue sent sauci salted fish .... it was barter trade since her tent mate sikin, requires our 3 flavor fried powder.... her! her! at nite, from this site, could see boats lamps n islands... after dinner, spend time joking to each other until sleepi....

pic: folding up camp

 

 

30 th May 2016

900:

 

after breakfast, started packing tents n equipment.... then, flash camera session... it was a nice clear morning n views....

 

pic: yusz n bra

 

 

  pic: pendi, bas, pizal, amir, achik, suri, pian, yusz n bra

 

 

pic: pendi, bas, pizal, amir, achik, pian, yusz n bra

 

 

pic: afiq

 



945:

on the way down, stopped @batu bersurat n peak Mount Tebu... for more pictures... her! her!

pic: rockers (sikin, jue, bra, yusz n mat yi)

 



pic: batu bersurat (pizal, bra n yusz)

 

 



pic: program coordinator

 

 pic: gang members

 

 

pic: where are the other 2?

 

 

 pic: set pahang

 

 

pic: ex 'rotu' turned 'rote' (reserve officer training 'expired')

 

1030:

started going downhill.... it was quiet walk all the way back to starting point... about an hour later.... we passed by last water point... without stopping @Jendela Pandang until arrived @Batu Mat Hasan.... then our turbo hikerz.... mat din & mat rudy raced down the hill competing each other... followed by turbo kancil n the ladies..... we, set turtle tottering behind... after quite some time, arrived @Sg Cakah 2..... after short rest... continued hiking until Lata Belatan n starting point.....

 

Gunung Bunga Buah

Gunung Bunga Buah, Genting Highlands

(1430 m/ 4690 ft)

 22 nd November 2015

original plan was to climb mount nuang with friends n kids..... but had to change to mount Bunga Buah due to unable to obtain permit from Bentong forestry..... so, decided to at least climb a mountain.... n the nearest was Bunga buah.... arrived @intersection which was @Genting Sempah mcd..... zul was alreadi waiting @Janda Baik.... had tea with shamsuri.... then drove to Goh Tong Jaya.....

  

09:00
 

got info from fellow hiker the other day that.... entrance @goh tong sports center was closed.... so cannot go in via that gate.... tried another route through old ah kow's shop but alreadi gated too.... then, an old Chinese aunti told us about another entrance besides restaurant @end shop lot..... forgot the restaurant name.... her! her!.... after politeli asked an uncle there (it  is a private land, need the owner approval...thanks to an anonymous reader who remind me this.... ) we moved in n found new made route.....

 

after few minutes walking.... lost trek sight.... shamsuri began to 'bulldozed' our way up.... made new trail seems the best choice.... but need to be cautious though as many bamboos as well as thorns... it was quite veri sweati job.... about an hour, found 'tissue' marking left by earli hikers...... follow the marking to a veri steep climb.......until.... finali, reached an old gravel road...... peeehhhhh!!!!

pic: tissue mark



11:39
 

after short resting.... follow the old road til... forest trail to peak... not muddi like the last time.... the kids starting to complaining about lunch.... so, told them that we will have a picnic @somewhere called rock garden... lunching while viewing sceneri..... that excuse could onli manage to quiet them for no more than 5 minutes.... n the script came up again automaticali  her! her! 

12:32

reached rock garden.... the kids were veri excited.... so, had lunch..... sandwiches, biscuits... but need to be careful on this ridge especiali kids....

pic: 3 princesses (huda, ghah & huna) @rock garden

 

 

pic: genting highlands view from rock garden

13:46

reached false peak.... kl view was quite bright.... once, we thought this was the peak until realized that there was no signboard... her! her!

pic: kuala lumpur view from false peak with princesses

13:50 
 

took onli 5 minutes walk from the false peak to reach peak bunga buah..... could not linger longer @peak since this was the longest climb.... not planning to walk @nite.... her! her! after some refreshment, we began downhill......

pic: princess on peak (huna, ghah n huda)

 pic: the couples plus kids

15:14

on the way down.... set quite fast pace.... actuali,.... kids walked much faster than us.... stop for short breath onli @rock garden...

 pic: lepaxing a while during downhill

 

15:14

reached last water point..... continued going down....


16:30

arrived @old paved road


17:44

had quick rest before tracking back the new made trail....


18:30

reached car....
 
 

Recce Trip

 10 th November 2015 (Deepavali)

pic: signboard @gbb peak

 



went a recce trip to this mountain.... actuali, there will be santai hiking in few weeks time.... most old gang members from CBL, Broga & Angsi will join the mission.... her! her! types of trail/ road to bunga buah mountain includes:

1. tar road

2. gravel broken tar road

3. muddi trail

4. forest trail (roots & wet sandi)

 

07:00
 

parked car @Goh Tong sport center.... bought packed nasi krabu @umbrella stall in front of thana mini market.... did warm up n stretching.... 40 minutes later, started hiking via tar road besides strawberi farm.... passing the alreadi released cross-gate.... after a while, spotted stray dogs.... mat rudy chased them away as quickli as they started barking... no sooner then, we started calling him specialist dog chaser.... her! her! after quite sometime, tar road ends.... we began walking on gravel road.... poor selected shoes will results in foot-ache......

 

09:00
 

after walking about 4.8 km on tar and gravel road... arrived @red muddi trail... started climbing... made a slip n 'touch down" few times like nangka busuk.... the onli song came to mind was "u r not alone" by michael jackson... her! her! har! har! after 20-30 minutes "two n four wheeling", came to standard root and sandi forest trail... this kind of trail goes straight to the summit....

pic: trail

 

09:40
 

about 40 minutes later, reached @last water point.... need to walk steep downhill 100 m to get water @stream ........ went down to take pictures for this blog...... quite plenti of water after raining last night..... took a rest for 15 minutes catching breath after climbing back to the trail.... yup! stomach beginning to poignant soundli....

pic: marking to water point

 

 

pic: stream

 

pic: stream

 

pic: mat rudy @rock garden

10:15
 

hiking on the sandi roots trail quite sloppi...... arrived @rock garden... thinking out loud myself... that how this came to its name.... mat rudy answered blatantli... see all rocks here forming gardenlike.... her! her!.... this rock garden has nice mountains sceneri spot to snap pictures.... took short break.... made few pose including climbing bonsai (watch out fellas!!).... mat rudy pose with jalur gemilang that somebodi put there months earlier....

 

11:00

from rock garden, about 45 minutes hike to peak.... even me n mat rudy fooled @one false peak..... her! her! thinking about hungrines.... we preapared ourself for lunch.... just about to eat, we noticed that there was no marking around.... no signboards, labeled plate whatsoever.... decided to continue n after 10 minutes stroll, we arrived @metal trig point called 'bay route' which marked gunung Bunga Buah summit with dangling signboards....

pic: jue, mai, mat rudy n other hikers

hanging @summit for about an hour.... then retraced back to starting point.... my strava said, it was total 19 km two ways hike......
 

Gunung Irau

Gunung Irau, Cameron Highlands

(2110 m; 6922 ft)

23rd April 2016

08:45

so many groups today @Mossy forest.... people arrived as earli as 700 a.m.... saw few hikers gathered stil @wooden stairs entrance, queued for their turn....  (later, informed that most of them do not have permit to venture this Mossy forest) found out quite hard to parking with so many cars.... mat rudy skilled as ever, settled that parking issue by the edge of the road... other climbers greeted us while walking to the entrance... some even asking about possible extra permit we have... luckili, thanx to aziah who managed to settle all that documentation before coming here today....

pic: entrance checking

  
 

after document checking done, our group were cleared to enter Mossy forest... saw that some stil bargaining with the authorities ... piti them.... our group of 14 hikers for this mission are; mat rudy, mat yie, zul, soki, amal, tok wan aziah, mok nik nenny, czer, hila, sidah, yani, siti, a'an 12 yrs n danish 8 yrs  (nenny sons) n sofiyah 9 yrs (czer daughter)....

started climbing stairs for about 10 minutes... there are some rest huts suitable for hikers to stop, to rest a while for sceneriy... (i don't know if we stil need permit just to come to this huts...). some groups joyfuli taking pictures n 'selfieing'... her! her! about 30 minutes later, saw signboards jungle walk 14 (JW14) which tells distances to mount Irau.....

pic: wooden trail (2014)

 

 

pic: JW No 14

 

 

pic: wan yah, mok nik n czer

 

 

10:05

 

reached first stop @mini Irau (6666 ft).... mat rudi n mat yi alreadi there.... ten minutes later, all kid arrived with their nannies of the day.....sidah n hila... then, had nice eating time n refreshments.... nasi berlauk ikan aya aka tongkol (mackerel tuna).... took rest for almost an hour....



 

 

pic: mini irau

 pic: nasi berlauk

 

11:00

continued hiking from mini Irau..... following signboard on log to Irau.... her! her! after sometime, saw check point bonsai 2.... from here, followed misti trail to the peak.... some of us joked 'like lord of the rings film' sceneri.... quite hideous trees look like though , especiali if walking alone....

pic: signboard on log



 pic: check point bonsai 2

 

 

pic: wan yah, czer, yani, siti n mok nik

pic: trail

 

pic: rooti trail

pic: trail

11:50
 

it was nearli an hour hike from mini Irau to peak Irau.... saw signboard hanging by a tree.... last time hiking here in 2014, the board had its own iron stand poles.... signboard says the trails was 2.35 km from Mossy gate to the peak.... but, my strava suggested 2.5 km.... many groups had arrived earlier.... some were cooking, resting, drinking n eating.... while waiting for remaining group members .... our chef quickli rummaging his bag pack  n asking for additional water to make hot nescafee.... n cooking.... as well... we had roti cicah ayam kurma for lunch... mat yi found nice cool spot away from the sun... lying there was quite blissful.... with full stomach.... buuuurppp! some other time in the future maybe, should have one nite camp on this peak.... must be amazing sleeping in foggi mist under stars above....her! her!

 

 

pic: peak signboard

pic: forever chef mat rudy, mat yi n zul

 

pic: whole herds @summit Irau
 

pic: summit (2014)

 

13:43
 

took group pictures before going back to Brinchang... mat rudy won the nomination to be the child minder all the way down to the gate..... so that, their mothers will have 'girl time thing' moments together...har! har!......

 

pic: mok nik, aziah, danish, a'an, sofiyah n czer



pic: yani, siti, sofiyah n danish

 



16:30
 

arrived @Mossy... waited @one hut for the mums, they stil spending their time together-gether.... her! her! after sometime, it starting to drizzle... here comes cold wind.... even though the kid still could persist such temperature, we blanketed them, plus showing them how to keep body warm..... such a lesson unteach nowadays........ by 1752, all had arrived..... after saying goodbye, went home seperateli..... some of us stil linger in cameron for another day.......

pic: soki, mat yi, a'an, danish n sofiyah
 

pic: happy kid makes happy mums, n happy mums make ??? happy family of course!!!!