Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Alright guys! I have not updated for very long ler... actually want to update about tahan but damn shagg AND lazy so nvr even do any sai.. haha. Alright since i gonna die on fri(results all out) i shall talk about it first before my mum bans me from the comp.. haha =) =(
Gunung TahanMount Tahan (
Malay: Gunung Tahan), at 2,187
m, is the highest point in
Peninsular Malaysia. It is located within the
Taman Negara national forest, in the state of
Pahang. The mountain is part of the
Tahan Range and popular to local climbers.
In Malay language, "gunung" means "mountain" and "tahan" means "endure". Thus the name of the mountain suggests that a certain level of physical endurance is required to conquer the mountain. Gunung Tahan is considered by many to be one of the toughest treks in Peninsular Malaysia.
Ok tht is juz an overview of this ridiculously cb mountain....yea... plus leeches, snakes etc etc... wow its really a great, dangerous, tiring and fun experience. Every man for himself... yeah thts the motto in camp tahan... not like OBS ubin. (TEAMWORK IS KEY) wtf? this one u die means u die... uhh.. but i muz say the NCC people inspite of all the difficulties, they managed to help each other, wait for each other and even let their frens rest during the climb. Ok.. there are 3 people i would like to thank during the climb. Firstly, HanWei. Seriously man you have saved my ass so many times and of course our tent which i will elaborate later. You supported me up the whole mountain and i only helped you down the mountain when u had a blister... many blisterS on your legs. so really thank you. And of course the second day u walked 2 mountains(small ones) for an hour juz to fill up my water bottle. Thanks really for that. and for operatin my camera so well and helpin me take out my bottles, and stuff and keepin all the mess tins together, helpin the tent brave the rain. so much stuff.. really u rock man.!!
The next person i would like to thank is Joshua Ng en yi. You helped us do
tht thingy.. but the sweets are jammed dunnoe how to fix. juz wanna tell you thanks a lot for your support during the climb and how u were all the way with us (in front of us) during the whole climb.
Lastly, this is wierd but i muz thank Mr Chen and Mr chua. Mr Chen u rock man! You juz encouaged me to go all the way up to the summit and i was the 4th one to reach the summit camp. Really thanks a lot for your great support! You made us talk cock after the climb when we were waiting for dinner and tht helped me alliviate a lot of tire and stress and made my whole mind clear and refreshed for the next day's climb! Really a lot of thanks to you tommie and eugene.. haha (they wun read this right?? ) and all the NCC and josh, JS, benny and anyone else including the 59-year old uncle.. i will come to your stall, who helped me in one way or another. Now i shall talk about the whole thing....
1st daySaid to be the easiest day of all by the guide but i didnt think so on the first day. We trekked 15km or more walkin to nowhere juz walkin and walkin without any destination in mind. Camp Kor was our destination but it was not like the summit where we could see.. it was juz forest, grass, leaves.. soil. The most dangerous thing were the blood-suckin leeches. They were all over the shop erecting themselves off the soil on the ground and they suck your blood without you knowing it. an NCC cadet got the first bite.. was it yangcheng? people suddenly became lively and insect repellent, flare guns, burners and even anti-bacteria sprays appeared. The first leech got gangraped by all of us haha.. sriously. later as more leeches grabbed on to us, the enthusiasm wore off and we were back trying to climb up 70 degrees, avoiding all the thorns... and spikes and roots, and mud and soil and shit! Billabong i thought it was the toughest but the paper put it as
relatively easy.. so i was thinkin i sure die le... for the next few days.. o yeah my only shoe broke off 1 hour into the climb. it was shockin but an hour later after the right sole broke, the leftr sole broke so i was wif 2 soleless shoes and halfway there and tht was my onlyy pair.. they started comin out wif the theory that my father wanted to kill me haha... zz
2nd dayalright. the second day was supposed to be the toughest with us trekkin how many? i think it was 25+ km up! UP! UP! UP! steep up ropes and ropes and ropes needed... haha i think that day when i reached kem dunno wad shit i was as if i reached the summit. It was really tough really really tough u can ask the NCCs too seriously it was tough and it was getting cold so when we pitched our tents and slept for the night i had to sleep quickly but of course woke up in the middle of the night to find that my toes were freezing and the ground was so hard... aw man. and we camped right beside the thorny bush with a huge tree loomin above us. omg it was really scary.. who knows what you can see on a tree.. things u dunwan to see sia. but we nvr see anything WHICH IS GOOD! and we were like 30 metres away from the nearest tent cuz choose spot choose until so far away pitch ler den realize.. wtf luh. lala....
3rd dayThis is my fav day. i worked and climbed up the mountain with an aim in mind. So climb and climb and climb and climb and reached the top. Aiyah next post den say 3rd and 4th day need to mug my geog now sorry hor!
Night!!!!
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