Gunung Angsi Expedition
Ulu Bendol, Negeri Sembilan
2011 April 9th – 10th
Day 1, 09th Apr, 2011
08.00 am Gather Taman Bahagia LRT Station
09.00 am Depart from Taman Bahagia to Gunung Angsi
10.30 am Reach Gunung Angsi Car Park
11.00 am Depart from Gunung Angsi Car Park to G.Angsi Peak
12.00 pm Reach Check Point I (Last Waterpoint)
Lunch Break
01.30 pm Depart from CP I to Reservoir View
02.15 pm Reach Reservoir View
03.00 pm Reach CP II (BD I)
04.00 pm Reach Gunung Angsi Peak
Day 2, 10th Apr, 2011
08.00 am Wake Up / BreakFast
09.30 am Descent from Gunung Angsi Peak to Camp Botak
11.00 am Reach Camp Botak
12.30 pm Reach Kak Lang Waterfall
Lunch Break
02.30 am Depart from Kak Lang to Ulu Bendol
03.30 pm Reach Ulu Bendol
04.00 pm Depart From Ulu Bendol
06.00 pm Reach Taman Bahagia LRT Station
Above is our schedule during the Gunung Angsi trip. I experienced a lot throughout the trip such as:
Carrying a huge backpack weighing around 10 KG and moving against the force of gravity as i
climbed uphill. For first timers like me, it was definitely torturing, plus I didnt go gym or exercised like my friends who went.
Using the mountain water for cooking and washing purposes. Some people even drank it. I didnt drink though (bought 3 1.5 litres of water in my backpack) but my group leader told me that mountain water is super nice to drink. :)
I had to pee stressfully at the bushes along the path towards the peak of Gunung Angsi. But frankly you wouldnt be peeing often as the water u drank would be excreted from your body as you perspired. For those who wanna pass motion, they would have to borrow a 'parang' and find a 'safe' spot to dig a hole.
I saw some extraordinary large ants which you could never get to see at your household, it was freaking scary.
I ate just 2 pieces of bread and i really regretted it as your body would be needing plenty of energy as you climb up the slopes
Along the journey up the peak i took extra caution to stay away from centipedes if they appear or snakes. Well too imaginative perhaps. I only managed to see ants and various flying insects. But heard a cacophony of unfathomable sounds made by many species of living things.
Had an awesome view from the peak managed to see my first sunset and sunrise moment. It was also my first time staying overnight in the mountain. Do you know that you can still sms and make calls at the peak? xD
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| Jumpshot at the peak |
Played cards such as chor dai di and monopoly deal there as we got nothing much to do other than those experience members busy seeking means to set up a shelter for us.
I learnt to set up my first dome with my friends and the guidance of my pro group leader. I had to sleep inside with 2 other friends
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| Pro group leader at the centre |
I lost the mat i borrowed thus i had to sleep under a cushionless surface. It was a rare sleepless night for me.
The weather at the peak was seriously chilling. I was kinda freezing throughout the night. The midnight rain made the surroundings even colder.
The dinner cooked that night was kind of awesome. Too bad i couldnt get to eat much as everyone took as much as they could whilst i merely took one or two rounds. :( I ate with gusto after a long day and really made myself look like some beggar.
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| Meagre amount of food T_T |
The next day we had milo and bread for breakfast. 'The milo tasted like seaweed' ----- a remark from my group mate.
As we descended from the peak, i realized i enjoyed ascending rather than going downhill. Maybe it was because of my phobic towards height. The route was also more challenging as i hardly face much problem other than tiredness when I climbed uphill. There was one point where we had to help ourselve down by clinging on the rope tied by some kind souls. My leg was shaking was i climbed down. Thankfully i mustered some courage coupled with great help by some experienced members i managed to overcome that obstacle :) Thanks guys.
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| The scary point |
I got myself bitten by a dog too. It hurts the leader of the trip told me the dog received immunization injection prior to this so it's safe after applying alcohol and antiseptic to clean the wound.
Normally we would pray hard that it wouldnt rain. Unfortunately, God was against our prayers as we had to trek under the rain. I decided not to put on my raincoat as i couldnt find it from my huge backpack. The pathway was definitely slippery and i fell down at least 3 times. There were several times where I lost my balance. My heart was racing throughout the journey down Gunung Angsi.
One of my group mate was attacked by a leech. That was the only time where i saw leech. One of us took out a lighter to burn its body and put some salt on it after removing it from the girl's skin. Blood flowed out at the next instant from the dead leech's body. A disgusting sight.
The rain spoilt some 'camera worthy' moments as i had to protect my camera from getting wet.
I enjoyed myself throughout this Gunung Angsi expedition albeit suffering most of the times. Those are life long experience where money couldnt buy. And it was also a pleasure to meet some new friends there.
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