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| And another one. Somehow, it’s hard to believe that we were in KL. |
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| We scrambled up a cliff to reach one of the peaks. It was already 8.10am by now, 75 minutes after we started. |
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| Apparently, Bukit Tabur is the world’s longest quartz ridge, measuring 16 kilometres long and 200 metres wide. There are nine bulges and numerous rugged cliffs on the ridge. |
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| Ghee Beng abseiling down a vertical cliff (commonly referred to as Rope 1), one of the two potentially hazardous spots on the trail. Apparently there is a loose sand patch at the edge of the cliff where people tend to step on to get a footing. Some people lost their balance and took a fall here. It is a 100-150 metres vertical drop if you lose balance and fall. That is why they say that this hike is not for the unfit or faint-hearted, and people who suffers from vertigo. |
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| Cliffhanger. |
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| Lots of finger work at this point to get a good grip via crevices on the rock cliff. |
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Even foreigners come for a hike . In this group, there was a gutsy young lady of 6 or 7 years old, who never flinched even once, despite the tough hike . Saluto! |
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| The root of a tree that grew out from the ground and enveloped the edge of a cliff. |
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| Ghee Beng the Iron Man took lead and surveyed every single cliff and dangerous spot before we followed behind him. He was our guide for the day. He told us after the hike that his hand became the stepping stone - “someone” stepped on his hand (which he rested on the rock) to get a footing when descending the vertical cliff. Ghee Benggggg, I swear it was not me! |
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Hikers going down a cliff. Hang on tight mate, a free fall here will send you all the way to America. This is an Everest joke by the way. |
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