Gunung Tahan 4D3N, 2020

 Gunung Tahan

 

Date            : 1-3-2020

Duration    : 4D3N

Mount Tahan (Malay: Gunung Tahan), at 2,187 m, is the highest point in Peninsular Malaysia. It is located within the Taman Negara national forest, in the state of Pahang. The mountain is part of the Tahan Range in the Tenasserim Hills and is popular with local climbers.

G7 is my check list since young, have planed this for years and finally conquered the summit on March 2020. I choose 4D3N via Merapoh Trail fro my 1st try.

Mental and physical need to fit for this trip. Luggage & food preparation also important so that you are not over carry on your back pack.

Trip Plan :

Day 1 : Merapoh to Kem Kor

Meetup Guides / Registration /Start Hike

• 0800 AM Begins to bag checking /register check-in
• 0930 PM Finished Briefing – 4wd TRANSFER into Sungai Juram
• 1000 PM Reach Sungai Juram, briefing and start trekking
• 1200 PM Reach Kuala Luis /Lunch AA
• 0100PM Continue trek into Kem Kor
• 0500 PM Reached Kem Kor /set tents /cleaning
• 0700 PM Dinner
  

Day 2 : Kem Kor to Kem Botak

• 0600 AM Wake up /cleaning / breakfast
• 0700 AM Start hike to Kem Botak
• 1030 AM Reached Kem Kubang
• 1130 AM Reached Kem Belumut "Lunch & refill"
  
• 1230 PM Continue hike
• 0200 PM Reach Kem Bonsai
• 0400 PM Reached Kem Botak
• 0430 PM Set tents / cleaning / rest
  

Day 3 : Summit to Kem Kor

• 0500 AM Wake up / cleaning / light breakfast
• 0545 AM Ascend to summit
• 0630 AM Reached Summit / Sunrise / Photo
  
• 0800 AM Back to Kem Botak
• 0830 AM Reached Kem Botak / 2nd breakfast / packing bag
• 0900 AM Start descending back to Kem Kor
• 1200PM Reached Kem Belumut Lunch
• 1230 PM Continue descend
• 1530 PM Arrived
• 1600 PM Set tents / cleaning / rest 
  

Day 4 : Kem Kor to Merapoh

• 0630 AM Wake up / cleaning / breakfast / packing
• 0730 AM Start Trek back to trailhead Sungai Juram
• 1100 AM Reached trailhead / wait for 4wd TRANSFER to starting point
• 1200 PM Back to Sg. Relau office /Check-out
• 0100 PM Certificate collection

End of the Wonderful trip 

 

 

Bag check, mark all your plastic bottles, bags (Leave nothing in the jungle but memories)

 

Briefing and explanation from Pejabat Perhutanan

 

Takes almost 1 hours to check 

 

Load up to pick up truck

 

It takes approx 10 mins to reach Sungai Juram via pick up

 

 

 

Santuari Kelah Kuala Juram  

 

 

 

 

Full of Kelah fish inside   

 

 

 

 

 

 
  

 

The start point from the suspension bridge

32km 😎

            

 

 

Our journey start from the suspension bridge

 

1st River to cross

 

There is 7 river to cross, so i'm wearing my diving booty for the first 3 river crossing

 

2nd river 

 

3rd river

 

 

10 minutes rest and change to my hiking shoes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arriving Kem Kor

 

This parts is challenging and need focus and relax

 

This is Kem Kubang, another 1.5km to Berlumut (Water refill station)

 

Here we are Kem Berlumut 

 

Stop for lunch

 

Refilling water

 

Bonsai @ 1705 Meter

 

Nice weather start, will feel cold if you stop walking 

 

 

 

Enjoy my boiled egg

 

Arriving Kem Botak

 

Here is the way to the summit tomorrow morning

 

8pm now, weather is 20 Deg C

 

 

Have a early rest for tomorrow 

 

Wake up at 5am and prepare to go summit

 

 

Finally i'm on the summit of Gunung Tahan 👏👏👏

 

 

Oh yah, remember to bring a small back to go up in the morning yah, 

can store your wind breaker and a tumbler of hot tea / coffee 😎

 

Can see clearly Kem Botak 

Refill energy Before going down hill

Hot Noodle Soup

Nice View

 

 

 

 

Arriving Kem Kor for a night rest