Conquering the mountain (hill to be politically correct)

The majestic view of the Klang Dam from the first peak

Was reading about Bukit Tabur from one of the photo forums, and they took really nice pictures. Was really eager to give it a go, so I asked some of the potential mountain climbers (aka those who will be climbing bigger mountains soon) for a climb.

All in all it was a really nice climb. Reached the foot of the hill at about 8. Slightly later than planned, but we managed to conquer Bukit Tabur in 4 hours.

The posers. Camwhoring is a must when hill climbing

It was tough during the early stages of the climb. But once our bodies got used to it, the journey began to ease a little. Until Mei Ling started to ask "are we there yet?" and "why don't I wait here for you guys instead?

It was quite cool how the other climbers (there were many many many climbers that morning) were all really friendly and curteous. Unlike your average typical Malaysian. They greet you. They ask if this is your first time. And they give you advice if you are noobs like us!

Do not let the fatigued look deceive you. The thumbs up takes priority.

Saying that, Bukit Tabur is great for first timers. Though on a scale of 1 - 10 for difficulty, I rate BT a 7. Just because the climb is more than just jungle trekking. They were times that we had to do "real" climbing ala Tom Cruise in MI-2.

We bumped into a group of young climbers and sort of tagged along. Its "funner" with more ppl on the climb together. Eventhough it would slow the whole group down a lil more.

Lunch at Ampang. Yong Tau Foo at its best!

A great achievement for a Saturday morning. Which I normally just sleep away. I'm up for another climb soon! This time, hopefully I'll be able to catch the sun rise. So if anyone's interested (and does not have back problems), lets start arranging the next climb!

*all pictures in this post was taken with my Holga120GCFN. More pictures of the climb can be found here.