Bukit Tabuh, Ulu Kelang a.k.a Klang Gate Quartz Ridge

Jika kamu berjalan menghala ke Hulu Kelang, kamu pasti akan nampak bukit ini dari jauh. Dari MRR2 memang agak jelas.

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Nampak dari jauh memang  melazatkan. Iya, agak menggeramkan bagi seorang pendaki. Pada aku, bukit ini bukan sebarang bukit. Di antara bukit yang agak sukar untuk aku daki.

Agak bahaya jika tidak berhati-hati.

Batu-batu yang tajam membuatkan tanganku bercalar-calar.

Tetapi, panorama yang dapat kamu lihat dari atas bukit itu memang sangat cantik. Berbaloi-baloi bagi setiap peluh yang telah dikeluarkan.

Dalam pendakian menuju ke puncak bukit, kamu akan nampak pemandangan sebegini...

Klang Gate Dam

Kawasan perumahan Taman Melawati juga akan kelihatan semakin tinggi anda daki.

Taman Melawati compound

Di antara spot2 yang menggayatkan. Kaki aku ada sedikit menggigil masa lalu kawasan ini. Kiri kanan adalah 80% steep drop. Tapi alhamdulillah, aku dapat atasi rasa gayat itu dan meneruskan pendakian.

Dangerous Ridge

Batu-batu yang harus dipanjat memang tajam. Tak percaya, tengok sendiri. Bukit ini sebenarnya bertahtakan batu Quartz. Pasal itu nama bukit ini Quartz Ridge. Ramai orang ingat, batu yang orang nampak dari jauh ni adalah limestone/batu kapur. Tapi sebenarnya tidak. Limestone yang nampak di KL ini hanya terdapat di Batu Cave. Limestone yang lain semua berada bawah tanah.

The Quartz

Bila sampai di puncak bukit, vegetation yang ada juga berlainan. Rumput yang ada di atas sana macam carpet. memang agak berbeza keadaannya dari bukit/gunung lain. Itu yang membuatkan bukit ini special. 

yay!

Aku ambil masa dalam 4 jam untuk sampai ke puncak bukit. Iya agak panjang sebenarnya masa yang aku ambil untuk sampai. Banyak kali aku berehat sebab laluannya agak memenatkan. Mental dan fizikal.

Kalo korang berminat untuk daki bukit ini, aku suggest korang naik awal pagi dalam pukul 7.30am. Sebab KL nie, asal petang jea hujan kan. Lagipun, sangat bahaya kalau naik masa hujan. Sangat slippery, kalau jatuh memang..hmm fatal.

Oh yea, entrance untuk start pendakian adalah di Taman Melawati. Cari Puncak Niaga punya substation. Ada banyak kereta parking di situ dan laluan masuk memang agak tersorok. Cuba tanya local people, kalo tak jumpa.

Till then.

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Weekend Retreat: Sungai Chilling Waterfall

Akhir bulan lepas, kami sekeluarga telah beriadah ke Air terjun Sungai Chilling di Kuala Kubu Baru. Dari KL, kami ambil mase dalam sejam juga memandu. Sungai Chiling nie dalam 20km dari Pekan Kuala Kubu. Dekat actually, the same direction going to fraser hills.

Sesampai di sana, kami lima beradik berpecah dengan mak dan ayah since diorang tak larat untuk trekking masuk dalam. Diorang just cari port berdekatan untuk leisure fishing di empangan berhampiran.

Secara keseluruhan kami akan tempuh 5 river crossings yang best untuk sampai ke tempat yang dituju

by the time we arrived at the spot, kami memang dah basah ok. aku advise tidak perlu pakai sport shoes bagai, cukup dengan sandal sudah..

the chilling waterfall!

memasing memulakan aktiviti terjunan.

kami spend masa di sana hampir lima jam!

Dalam jam 5 petang kami dah keluar dari hutan itu dan mak dan ayah sudah selesai dating memancing mereka. Seterusnya, kami meneruskan perjalanan ke Fraser Hills untuk bermalam di sana!

to be continued..

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Teringat Gunung Kinabalu

Tadi di Channel National Geography ada slot pasal naik gunung kinabalu.

Adoi, tetiba rasa macam mahu naik lagi la pula..

Teringat keperitan pendakian 6 jam ke Laban Rata, kesejukan gelap pagi berserta angin sejuk dia untuk sampai ke puncak, bermain dengan mental dan fizikal, memang ketahanan yang tidak boleh digambarkan dengan kata-kata.

Hanya orang yang pernah daki gunung itu tahu bagaimana perasaannya.

Dan segala keperitan yang dilalui dibayar dengan permandangan yang sangat mengasyikkan apabila berada di puncak gunung kinabalu.

Kena naik lagi ni bila rasa diseru..

cuba rasa apa yang aku pernah rasa di SINI

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Mendaki Broga Hills di pagi Sabtu, 10th July 2010

Trekking up Broga Hill, was such an amazing experience for me. I dont remember when is the last time i do hiking, but when a friend of mine, Ayen invited me a day before the trip, i just say YES!

yes indeed.. amat merindui perasaan berada di puncak bukit/gunung. Perjalanan dimulakan seawal jam 5 pagi. Seperti yg telah di-plan, tempat berkumpul adalah di Mc Donald, Ampang Point. but due to some missed-communication error, we only started travelling to Broga around 5.30am.

The place wasnt that far from KL though. It took us around 40 minutes to reach the foot hill. Setelah selesai Subuh di Petronas, located sebelah kanan simpang ke Broga, we head off to the foot hill, to begin our trekking.

Here are some of photos taken along the way to the top. Some of it, adalah hasil kreatif tangkapan Ayen, a recently talented photographer to be.

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Ayen's Shot: Before started.

Mine's

Ayen's Shot: Wasnt it beautiful? cam iklan Salemm

Ayen's Pix

Ayen's Shot

 cantikku 1

 Cantikku 2

Cantikku 3

 Cantikku 4

Thnx Ayen, for the invitation. Muahh!

Only 400m above sea level, but the scenery along the way up to the peak was BREATHTAKING.

will defffooo come back to scale this hill AGAIN!

How to reach this place? Here's de guide:

Driving directions to Bukit Broga

39.8 km – about 43 mins

Via:

Jalan Semenyih 39.8 km

43 mins

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Ampang Point Shopping Mall Jalan. Mamanda 3 Ampang, Hulu Langat (Ampang Jaya) Jalan Lingkaran Tengah 68000 Ampang Jaya, Selangor 03-4252-1781

1.	Head northeast on Jalan Mamanda 4 toward Jalan Mamanda 2	52 m
2.	Turn right at Jalan Mamanda 2	180 m
3.	Turn right at Jalan Mamanda 1	130 m
4.	Turn right at Jalan Ampang	200 m
5.	Take the ramp	210 m
6.	Turn left toward Jalan Lingkaran Tengah 2	300 m
7.	Continue straight onto Jalan Lingkaran Tengah 2	6.0 km
8.	Take the exit	650 m
9.	At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the Jalan Cheras ramp	350 m
10.	Merge onto Jalan Cheras	1.6 km
11.	Continue onto Lebuhraya Cheras - Kajang	7.9 km
12.	Take the exit toward Jalan Cheras	400 m
13.	Slight left at Jalan Cheras	4.5 km
14.	Turn left at Jalan Semenyih	8.8 km
15.	Sharp left to stay on Jalan Semenyih	650 m
16.	Turn left at B34 Destination will be on the left	7.9 km

Bukit Broga B34 43500 Semenyih, Selangor

Shall we?

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Part 4: TREKKING UP MOUNT KINABALU_ 8-9 May 2009

Sambung lagi..

Kami sampai di Laban Rata dalam pukul 3pm. it was showering when we get close to de place. Thinning air makes it harder to breathe. and de body easily get tired!

am deliriously happy. haha!!

Laban Rata Resthouse is equipped with running water, electricity, a restaurant and indoor showers and toilets. Electric heaters are provided in the rooms as well as blankets. Dis is our pitt stop for resting place.

Weather @ Laban Rata was so chilling as we are about 10,000 feet above sea level. i wear my thick sweater all de time thou.

de mountain seems like right behind u!

waktu nie strong wind n chilling!

above de cloud..

waiting for sunset..approx 6.15pm



beautiful sunset @ 10,000 feet above sea level..



Having some meals to regain back my energy @ laban rata cafe.

i slept early dat nite, i think around 8pm, after having dinner. It is because i have to wake up early - at about 2.00am, to continue for de second phase of the climb. Taken right before we start our night climb.

So de next morning, around 3.00am, we started our second phase climb. Above Laban Rata, de trail continues as a series of wooden ladders, fashioned out tree roots and branches. At dis time around, good headlight is essential as most of the time we have to hold something for stability. It gives u way to flatter, more easy walking just below Sayat-Sayat, when de true edge of the tree-line is reached. My friend Kuna, stop de climb after an half and hour climbing due to serious coughing. Our guide send her back and leave us alone to continue our climb n he will catch us soon as he can. Nways, we continue our climb n it took me about more than an hour to Sayat-Sayat. Sayat- sayat is de highest mountain hut at 3810 meters (12,500 feet). The dwarfed vegetation at this altitude contrast sharply with enormous silver black dome of the summit.

well along de way,ropes are fixed at difficult places, but these are more to inspire confidence than from necessity. i always keep close to the rope. Dis is because u would not get lost if u stay close by. There are some places where the trail is very steep, almost 70° angle. Carefull is essential at dis time. I dont take much photos during my climb up to sayat-sayat. as the wind is sooooo freezing cold as i my fingers are numb. and its dark surrounding as well. 100% relying on my headlight.

Tough grasses and other plants cling to rock cervices, flowering and fruiting only a few centimeters tall. Then we pass de 8km mark with de South Peak and St. John's Peak on ur left. It was sunrise dat time. The views are beautiful..From here de bare granite slabs stretch endlessly ahead to the pile of jumbled rocks that is Low's Peak.

Sunrise @ de plathaeu..

The view of the surrounding peaks is magnificent. Masha Allah. i think by 6.00am, i can see most of the peak very clearly. This is usually the best time to take pictures of the sunrise and the peak.

Me and Kak Ton reached de Low's Peak around 6.45am. It was such a superb feeling. Unbelieveable! SPEECHLESS!. After all de efforts dat hv been put in, we finaly on top of de highest mountain in South East Asia.






Awesome rocks


After half an hour at de top, we decide to start descending. Further down on de right is the South Peak. If the weather is clear, you will also be able to see Kundasang and Ranau town from here. Along de summit plateau, we walk down with de Ugly Sister's Peak and Donkeys Ears on de left.

Further down, we arrived at Sayat-Sayat Hut and refill our water bottle with de mountain water. it's de water from 13,000 feet above sea level!

To be frank, im little bit nervous while descending after sayant-sayat hut. Ini adalah kerana, de drop everything is very clear. U'll see de clear 70% drop steepness. Luckily, it was dark while climbing, n we dont see anything like that. Afterall, de views still magnificent!

hmm dah nampak dah laban rata dari sini..
Kami tiba di Laban rata dalam pukul 11am. a bit late if compare to other climbers. but i really enjoyed dis trip very much. will definately come to scale again dis mountain next time!

~THE END~

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