Gunung Yong Belar 2D1N

PART 01

Date: 20-21st May 2017 (2D1N)
Grade: G7 (3rd Highest)
Difficulty: Hardcore 

Day 01 - 20th May 2017 (Saturday)

We've been planning this for months, so many hurdles at a very last minutes,..almost cancel the trip but Alhamdulillah, if God had planned this for us..no matter what, we will able to achieve it.

We met up at kedai mamak, to distribute our ration askar and others, planned to left for Cameron at 2.00am but ended up at 3.00am. We car pool, so total 3 cars from Putrajaya on this adventure. Wuhoo..

These are our hiking shoes and backpack. I wasn't sure at this moment whether to use hiking shoes or not but I brought along my selipar Jepun. The guys were driving alternately, while the ladies need their beauty sleep,..haha.. we arrived at SK Kg Raja around 6.00am. Our guide were waiting at this school, 4x4 or what people call 'powil' came with our packed breakfast of nasi lemak, teh O suam and packed lunch. We left at 7.20am with a happy and cheerful face..haha..belum tau azab Yong Belar lagi..

(credit: Budi)

Breakfast dulu..wefie dulu..ceria lagi noo..

(credit: Budi)

One for the album..wefie by our guide..sporting mamat ni..

Arrived at Blue Valley around 8.20am with high spirit..it was chilly, berasap mulut..ala-ala kat Ireland..did some stretching exercise and briefing by our guide. After his briefing, I decided to used my selipar Jepun je sebab katanya nanti awal-awal habis basah kasut kat area pipelines. I am not comfortable using adidas kampung, melecet..so opted my selipar Jepun.

Awal-awal lagi dah penat..haha..konon dah training, mana taknya we need to climb the steep stairs with heavy load. After almost 40 minutes, we arrived at the start of slippery pipelines area, I was so confident that wearing slipper was a good option..unfortunately the area is not only slippery but the water level is almost knee high..cucuk hiking pole dalam air, rupanya dalam..I felt 3 times..grrr..padan muka..so I guess, adidas kampung or kasut getah is much better.

Kawasan ini akan menuju ke arah lokasi batu sempadan antara Pahang dan Kelantan, sempat la nampak batu sempadan, dari situ, belok ke kiri..tapi still jalan atas pipelines.

Yeah..finally crossed this area..fuhhh..dah jadi ninja turtle tapi yang terbalik ke atas..huhu

(credit:CT)

Bangla belakang yang pakai boot Pua Chu Kang tu selamba je jalan, tak macam kami yang terkedek-kedek..Masa ni still boleh show our happy face and happy feet..haha

Lepas sejam, sampai la kesini..lega rasanya tapi air ni tak boleh minum sebab mengalir dari kawasan kebun, sama kes macam anak sungai dalam kawasan kebun getah, banyak racun. So boleh basuh-basuh kasut je. Hubby was washing his rubber shoes aka adidas kampung.

(credit: Kodin)

Lepas lepak dalam 10 minit and some selfie..we had to crossed on this log, but I chose walking in the water..just after this river, we walked through farm area towards Pintu Rimba where the real adventure began...huhu..we left kebun area at 10.05 am..

Wuhooo..at Pintu Rimba, kasut yang masih suci,,jiwa masih kental..semuanya okay lagi lah kiranya time ni..ahaha..From here we hike under the canopy which made the hike a pleasant one.

Hike for 2 hours and trek is still considered fair..even though up and down as usual..pacak sikit.

Arrived at Kem Tudung Periuk at 1.30pm..there were many hikers there, some of them camped there. There is water point here, so we rest, solat and had our packed lunch, nasi putih, ayam masak merah and sayur kubis..Guide cakap nak bertolak dari sini pukul 2.30pm..'lepas ni trek pacak SIKIT compared to here'..we estimated that we will reach Kem Kasut around 6.00pm depending on our pace. Never that we thought it will be more ..arghh..

My Deuter backpack was still looking good at this time..suci dalam cover lagi..ahah..walkie talkie tu pun still ok lagi..mental pun ok lagi..tak koyak lagi..mine was almost 8 kg ..I guess, coz I got my ground sheet, windbreaker, rations, mineral water, food, light t shirt, hiking pant, buff, socks, kain batik and some make up..wajib okay..

Some plants at Kem Tudung Periuk, me and hubby really loves Yong Belar trek coz of the canopy, the trees and weather except for it's mud..haha..tenggelam oooii..

Dalam pukul 2.30 petang dengan jiwa raga yang penuh semangat, kami pun memulakan perjalanan, first hurdle was going down a slippery area crossing the river. And then went up the hill..and hike,,..and hike..and hike..to few false peak..before we reach CP4, there are few areas with stunning view either looking at the mountain range of the trek itself. We both felt so lucky to be able to witness and experience all these. Alhamdulillah.

After one hour plus, we reached at CP 4, rest for few minutes and met other groups, but they were heading to Kem Pelaur which is a bit off trek..we thought that it is better so that Kem Kasut won't be too crowded.

Ohhh..we love this moss so much..Hubby said we don't have to go to Irau anymore coz this is good enough..hahha

Wuhooo....I really love it..masa ni boleh la senyum simpul lagi..kasut pun tak kotor sangat lagi, masih boleh imbang badan elak lumpur. 

(credit: Kodin)

Look at thisss..

We hike again..up and down..met other hikers along the trek..they said that Kem Kasut is about 2 hours plus, but our guide said otherwise..mental dah start terganggu....

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