Mount Belumut (Gunung Belumut), standing at 1,010 metres (3,314 ft), is located in the state of Johor, Malaysia. The trek can be completed within a day, while the average climber would take two days one night. For the average climber, the climb to the summit takes 5 to 6 hours and the return to the foot (by the same route) takes 3 to 4 hours.
The route upwards to the false and true summits is uphill almost all the way. It is considered quite a tough climb for those less fit or first timers. It takes about 20 mins to reach the true summit from the false one. Except for a huge boulder there was not much of a scenary.
Just a brief account on my trip on sunday september 4th 2011. We arrived at the entrance at around 0830hrs and started climbing immediately after posing for some photos.
The starting trail was quite easy, but after a couple of km was steep all the way, with a few flat land then it's back steepness till eternity. I must have walk for miles. Have you ever walked until you can't walk anymore and all you wanted to do is to sit down, have a cold drink? That was how I felt, but I knew I had to keep on pushing myself in order to complete the hike. For this expedition we had a group of 14 people , the oldest was about 65 years old. Everyone took their own time and at their own pace. It took me 3 hours to reach the peak and about the same time down. It rained on my way down and the wet condition makes it quite difficult to descend and I had to slowed down abit. At one point there as a fallen branches and I had to bend low to get to the other side and got in the way of a twig ,which cut across my forehead between my eyes. Had it been a few inches nearer I would had been blind. Finally reach the foot of the mountain at around 1550 hours. This is by far the highest peak I had climbed and the most difficult one for me and I don't think I would be in a hurry to try another similar or higher ones. Even if I wanted to I doubt my body could take such punishment anymore. Here are some photos that serve as memories of the trip.
difference species of mushroom
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| the main entrance |
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| at the peak |
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| a pyramid like pinacle at the peak |
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| On the boulder at the peak |
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| the crown rock and from here another 3km to the summit |
"...can't walk anymore and all you wanted to do is to sit down...", I'm not physically trained for hiking and when I did my first hike, that was how I felt. A friend had to pull me up and I felt I was a burden to the rest :p
ReplyDeleteWell, hiking is just not my thing. I prefer to go up the hill by jeep, or other transportation.
Yvonne,
ReplyDeletegoing by jeep is not the same ma. further more not every hill you can drive up.this is not like cameron or genting highland.
I am sure there are smaller and less challenging hill. I see alot of old folks climbing at hills like apek hill in cheras kl. even in kulai we have pulai hill, which have tar road, so no problem for them. and they can always goes down half way.
Wow, good job! You really love hiking ya!
ReplyDeleteYour love on hiking, is just like my love on working out. Gambateh, Johnnie.
ReplyDeletesheoh yan,
ReplyDeleteit is good to work out or hike to keep fit,so long as we do not over do it.
stay healthy friend
Hi Johnnie, I used to see this mountain when with my contractors when checking out their logging camps.....
ReplyDeleteBut regret I have never tried climbing any mountains.....I guess I just did not have the time then.
Also preferred fishing instead, more relaxing.
As well I have more than enough leech bite scars on my legs.....
Sure admire your love of adventure. Love the pics you too.
I can just imagine how you felt walking in the jungle, climbing up and down.
Keep well, Johnnie.
Lee.
hello Lee,
ReplyDeletethanks for your kind words.
As much as I loved to explore new hills, I also knows my limitation,which I had put down as one of the 10 commandments of hiking. I notice some like to boast of their achievement, and one so call friend even teased me why I always goes back to the same hill? well I told him I do it for the love of it, because I love that particular hill more than the others.
For this trip I was spared of the leech bites, but my friends were not that lucky.