Gunung Yong Belar 2D1N

FINALE

By 9.30am we were already at Kem Kasut, prepared some breakfast--> maggie kari dan serunding udang..what a marvelous combination ..and hot coffee. It's always a different mood during return trip compared to yesterday coz we already met our objective.

View of Kem Kasut towards trek to waterpoint.

This is Men's area..look at his emergency blanket that was used as blanket last night..haha

Ladies area, the first one is my hammock. We chose to use hammock because the area is always wet and it is easier and lighter to carry a hammock compared to tent. We packed up and clean the campsite, pick up all our thrash and divided our uncooked ration among the guys.

One last for photo at Kem Kasut before we left. The other group asked what happened earlier this morning..they heard someone screaming..hahaha..told 'em my story..huhu..

We left Kem Kasut at 10.15am and started again our horrible journey... we targeted to reached Kem Rimba by 4.00pm. We thought that our backpack will be lighter but it seems like the weight did not decreased at all. We hike and hike and did not bump into hikers like yesterday where many people did daypack and some camped at other spot. 

I was alone at this moment, some of them were ahead, the rest were still at the back, I just need to walked slowly and steady at my own pace. Rest many times but tried to control and limit myself not to exceed 5 minutes during each stop.

CT and I walked together leaving the guys with sweeper, by the time we saw that small river, we were soooo excited, that means we are already at Kem Tudung Periuk. We heard the rest shouting at us, even though we can't see them, but there's a relief feeling. We walked down slowly, put down our backpack, fill up our water bladder and bottles..what a journey. We waited for our husband there, so we were there for more than 20 minutes.

Kem Tudung Periuk, not crowded like yesterday, felt relief the moment we reached this campsite. We rest again for about 30 minutes to pray and what not..I was still searching for my apple,..took out everything from hubby's backpack..couldn't find any..then he remembered that he already ATE it,...grrr..sob sob...

(credit: Kodin)

At Kem Tudung Periuk

We left Kem Tudung Periuk at 2.30 pm..semangat berkobar sebab dah lepas azab tadi. Perjalanan balik kali ni tak terasa azab mcm masa nak pi even though we did not have lunch, just kurma and chocolate.

(credit: Kodin)

Not far from Pintu Rimba ..heading to Kebun area..see the happy faces..

(credit: Kodin)

Finally..reached Tangga Batu..wuhooo...legaa sangat time ni cuma jangan over excited sebab tangga ni curam, kena turun mengiring 

Gunung Yong Belar 2D1N

PART 03

Menuju puncak...

20th May 2017 (Sunday)

I could hear Jaja and Ezra were talking..they can't stand the cold coz the wind was blowing from their side and I was lucky coz they already blocked the wind to my hammock. Sooo..I slept like a log. We were supposed to wake up at 4.00am and left for the summit at 5.00am. Everybody was tired and some of them woke up at 5.00am.

I really needed to brush my teeth, I sat on my ground sheet and under the dim light, press the toothpaste tube onto my brush. I was excited coz I did not brush my teeth last night..another rules broken...haha...I brush two strokes and screammmmmmm !!!!...arghhhhh....huhuuuuuu......It was damn hot and spicy and stinging..it was actually my ubat otot..ubat panas...I had to used cold water and spit them out ..arghh..what a way to start my morning.

We packed some of our stuff and put them into our hammock..put on new socks..wet hiking shoes..huhu

By 6.00am we were ready with our headlamp, orange t-shirt..our theme for Yong Belar trip, hiking pole,..I only ate one kurma and some water. We headed to summit in the dark, estimated to reach the summit within 1 or 1.5 hours depending on pace. So we hiked..and hiked..muddy trek again, Yong Belar is well known for its muddy trek. 

By almost 7.00 am we already see a bit of light from behind, we split into two groups as always ..mossy forest sooth our view and tiredness..few minutes later we heard..'tak jauh dah'..and there was a sign that we almost there where the trees are different and we could see the sky bit by bit..

I heard my husband said Allahhuakbar many times..then he said..'cepatt...i nak peluk you..'..ohhh what a relief..I saw them..I saw him putting on his backpack on the ground..we hugged each other..congratulated each other..FINALLY..10 of us at the peak of Mount Yong Belar at 7.20 am, 3rd highest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia..

(credit: Kodin and CT)

Geng laki dengan guide kami yg paling kiri dan paling tinggi dna paling laju dan paling tak pewai..huhu

From left: Guide (Amri), Jalal, Shahir, Haffis (my husband), Budi, Kodin and our great sweper Milo.

Yeahhh..no pain no gain yeahh..with banner made by our kids. Since we were early and the first group, we had a chance to watch the clouds that most hikers are chasing...AWAN KARPET..it was amazing.

Allahhuakhbar..MashaAllah..what a view..kannn..

Yuhooo....awak disana..kami akan pi nanti..tunggu kami Yong Yap...kalau ada rezeki dan kekuatan, dengan IzinNya..

We were at the summit for almost an hour..it was a memorable moment, for most of them Yong Belar is their first G7, for me this is my second G7, Shahir's 3rd and Jalal's second after Korbu..

(credit: CT)

A rare wefie post from us at the top of the mountain.

(credit: CT/Kodin)

Four crazy bunch of ladies

We left for Kem Kasut at almost 8.30am..with a smile on our face..with satisfaction..all made it without major injury. We met other hikers along the trek and push them to hurry otherwise they are not going to catch awan karpet.

To be continue >>>

Gunung Yong Belar- pre trip preparation

This will be my second G7 to explore after Gunung Tahan..wayyyyy back in 1995. I am not sure whether how my stamina will be like. So far this year, I went to Bukit Kutu, did it in less than 7 hours, Gunung Tok Wan twice with improved time. And Broga almost every month just to maintain my stamina plus kaki gatal nak hiking juga.

For this Gunung Yong Belar, we are planning to go next month- 20-21st May. I am still doing some study on the route, preparation on backpack, trek etc. Must be a whole different experience at this age carrying backpack. So a load training is a must. We are planning to go to Nuang via Janda Baik for this load training.

For reference, this is the images from Google Earth of Gunung Yong Belar.

So far we have arranged for four wheel drive and guide, still arranging the permit. Permit is a must, please be a responsible hiker.

So..here's a list for 2 days and 1 night trip..I have been to 8 days and 7 night trip but with a simple army haversack and only spike boot, but people nowadays go for branded stuff..hhaha:

Packing list:
Backpack,
Hiking Shoes and sock + tembakau- untuk elak PACAT
T shirt, pants, gloves, hat if needed
Personal stuff
First Aid Kit- check before the trip (I always bring minyak gamat as well, dah tua kan.. :)
Tent, fly and ground
Food and drinks (i usually bring energy bar, fruits, dates, raisins)
Poncho
Plastik sampah
Kain batik (optional)
Bring enough water
Own medication (I only suffered asthma since last 3 years, so now I always bring those two inhaler)

Next update will be on our Load Training