This is my 3rd time hike with the singapore group SANL(Singapore Adventurous and Nature Lover) and and their 3rd hike at tabur.This time I took them to another hill located behind the zoo negara, known as Tabur X. Some had nicknamed it as Extreme, which gave the impression it was very extreme.
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| tabur X |
When I put up the event on Facebook as well as on meetup I did not except such a good response.As it get closer to the date of the event the response was over 30 hikers including the 12 already confirm guests from the Sanl group. I was a bit worried as hiking with a big group can be very challenging and it will also slow down the group.
Anyway just a few days before our hike there was another accident at Tabur West and so I posted that news on the wall of the event just to let them know and also a chance to pull out if they choose to. As I had anticipated, I saw a number of them pulling out over the next couple of days. In a way I was glad as it has reduced it to a smaller group. Finally on the actual date of the event only 26 turned up at our agreed meeting point. After our breakfast we made our way to our destination. It was not a smooth journey, we end up on the wrong road,passed through a fallen electric pole .When we finally got to the correct road, we met someone at the car park who informed us( more like intimidating,) saying we need to hire two guides and also pay for the parking Charges. We told them firmly that we do not require guides , but will pay for the parking fees. Then two girls from the group decided to pull out. I wonder if the guy at the car park had frighten them off. The road leading to the hill was quite steep. Luckily it was not too slippery or muddy, though it had been raining for the past couple of days. After half an hours' walk we reach another hill slope leading to the hill we intend to explore. It was not a clear path as the undergrowth was quite thick due to not many people frequent this place and also due to the rain.
But not to worry I had my columbia knife which I just bought and clear the path as we bulldozer our way through.
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| my columbia knife |
Two hours later we were up on the peak. By then the sun was already above our heads and we almost baked,but manage to find some shelter to rest. Those first timers of course were very excited over their achievement. this trip I did not take that many photos , I leave it to the new comers who were happy snaping away.After we took the group photo,we were ready to decend . If climbing up was difficult , going down was just as difficult especially if you are a first timer. So there was a delays as well and those who were faster had to wait it out. We started the climb at 8.30 am and made it at the foot at around 2.30 pm, totally exhausted, but very contended. Another adventure, another hill conqured!
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| rock climbing at certain parts of the hill. |
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| group photo of Sanl & Budget travellers |
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| with a member of Sanl |
Hi there, do you know where is the exact starting point to go to Tabur Extreme? And are the trail easy to follow, any ribbon marks or trail is obvious? Thanks.
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ReplyDeletethe starting point is just behind the zoo negara. look out for the atv signage all the way till you see a fishing on your left , take that road in unti you reach a cafe(forgot the name) ,but just before that on your left there is a atv route. this is the road in.walk till you reach the first orang asli hut then just a couple of yard away you will see a mud road on the right, take that road right up then turn left .that is the route to the extreme. the trail are quite striaght, but not that easy to find at certain point as they are not marked. good luck
Great! Thanks for the direction and your blog here, I hope I managed to find my way up to Tabur Extreme.
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