Monday, December 5, 2011

Gunung Angsi - 031211

We stopped countless times to rest with legs trembling, knees hurting and breathless. With what’s left of our breath, we said ‘F#&K… beh tahan liow…’.

That pretty much sums up our trip to Gunung Angsi, via Ulu Bendul Recreation Park.

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It’s another Saturday, and another hike. This time, it’s an all boys trip. Naely had badminton tournament so she couldn’t join. So it’s me and 5 other boys from work. We met at office at 7am and went to a mamak for breakfast. By 9:30am, we were at Hutan Lipur Ulu Bendul.

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And this picture below is before the hike, so naturally, there was no cursing; just smiles and anticipation of a good hike.

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And off we went! :-)

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Along the way, there were all sort of signages.

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Jagalah kebersihan alam sekitar kita.

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Gerai Angsi

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Solar panel in the middle of no where.

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And because Naely was not there, I was cam-whoring myself. 

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Giant mushroom spotted! Gunung Datuk got Smurf berries… this one Mario Bros I guess…

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For the first hour+, it was just jungle trekking, with minimal elevation.

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We crossed a few streams. Can’t remember how many.

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Self snap while balancing myself on a rock.

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As we moved pass the jungle trekking part, we were hit with what seem to be an endless flight of root-steps.

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I was like… ‘OMFG…’

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It just went on…

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And on…

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If I gave Salomon the ability to speak at that moment, his first word would be…

‘F%#K!!!’.

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Unlike Gunung Datuk, where there was ups and downs…

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Angsi was just UP UP UP…

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And more UP UP UP…

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I think my eyes wanna pop out when I saw more UPS…

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After much pressure on our feet and legs, we finally got a chance to do some monkey climbs. 

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It gave our tired legs a much needed break.

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And I put in some drama during the break.

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This is a VERY misleading sign.

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I think it took us 3 and a half hours to reach the summit.

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And the THING that drove me up to the summit, and made me told myself over and over again that ‘THAT’S WHERE I WANNA BE!!!”

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After eight hours… this was heaven…

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Salomon, NO PROBLEM!!!

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Would I go to Gunung Angsi again? For sure!! Love the place. We just didn’t expect such a tough climb. Good thing our food and drinks were on the dot. Anything more, and we would have ran out.

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