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Gunung Korbu Expedition - Feb 06

by Forest Ang

Gunung Korbu is the second highest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia. At 2183 meters, it ranks the 7th in the whole of Malaysia. Come join me on a pictorial essay of the adventure. Forest Ang http://www.forestexplorers.com

Gunung Korbu at 2183m

Gunung Korbu at 2183m
The second highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia as seen along Jln...

Start of hike on logging trail

Start of hike on logging trail
Our hike started from Kg Chadok, Ulu Kinta

Lazing lizard

Lazing lizard
Along the logging trail.

Erected banana flowers

Erected banana flowers
Wild banana found along trail.

New dam for Ulu Kinta

New dam for Ulu Kinta
Our trail by pass the construction of Ulu Kinta dam below.

Signboard that wrongly erected?

Signboard that wrongly erected?
We came from the other end and found this signboard facing the other...

Entering the dam

Entering the dam
Somehow we have to go through the dam.

The dam

The dam
This area will be flooded soon.

Another signboard in wrong direction?

Another signboard in wrong direction?
It read, "hikers of G.Korbu not allow to enter/go through this area".

Abandoned Orang Asli Huts

Abandoned Orang Asli Huts
Orang asli evacuvated for the dam project.

Trekking along the river

Trekking along the river
It was a long walk along the river going upstream.

Abandoned hut

Abandoned hut
Another abandoned hut as we reached the upper reaches of the dam.

Then through rubber estate

Then through rubber estate
Leisurely walk through rubber estate.

Spider and ants

Spider and ants
Found under a rubber tree.

Walking through bamboo country

Walking through bamboo country
The look of an "eye".

A smiling orang asli of temiar tribe.

A smiling orang asli of temiar tribe.
Met an orang asli as he came out from the jungle with his harvested bunch of...

Root used as path

Root used as path
Adventurous trail indeed.

Bird nest fern above

Bird nest fern above
with ficus fruits below.

Crossing river

Crossing river
with aid of stick.

Some kind of flowers

Some kind of flowers
Lipstick?

Fern

Fern
with something to remember.

Fungi

Fungi
on dead log.

More river crossing

More river crossing

A temiar shelter

A temiar shelter
near Kem Batu Besar.

Batu Besar Waterfall

Batu Besar Waterfall
The waterfall is 15-20 feet high.

A moth

A moth
along the trail.

Rattan fruits

Rattan fruits
Stem used as cane furniture. It has fruits with scaly skin. Eatable but too...

What a waste at Kem Seroja

What a waste at Kem Seroja
Malaysia Boleh - meaning we can built but we don't maintain!...

Frog

Frog
found along the river beside Kem Seroja.

Another frog on a plant

Another frog on a plant

Our first night at Kem Seroja

Our first night at Kem Seroja

Fossil at Kem Seroja?

Fossil at Kem Seroja?
On first look it could be mistaken for fossil. Actually they were wasps with...

Waterfall of Kem Seroja

Waterfall of Kem Seroja
Jefri bin Long, our orang asli porter (is also a guide) took me to...

Smaller waterfall at Kem Seroja

Smaller waterfall at Kem Seroja

Riverine plant

Strangling Ficus Tree

Strangling Ficus Tree
Engulfed by the ficus tree, the host eventually dies. It decayed and left a...

Legung plant

Legung plant
Its stem can be used as walking stick.

Giant black millipede

Giant black millipede
This millipede is unlike the red species found in Penang Hill.

Complicated surrounding

Complicated surrounding
Real complicated and "noisy" looking trail.

Reddish mushroom

Reddish mushroom
A reddish mushroom found above 1500m.

Fairyland

Fairyland
Mosses everywhere.

Mt Korbu at 2183m

Mt Korbu at 2183m
It is 4m lower that Gunung Tahan(2187m).

Camp at the peak

Camp at the peak

Morning at G. Korbu peak

Morning at G. Korbu peak
Looking towards the east.

G. Gayong our next destination

G. Gayong our next destination

G. Korbu

G. Korbu
Picture taken midway to G.Gayong

Rhododendron spp

Rhododendron spp
with red tipped shoots.

Hardy trees

Golden mosses from a sun ray

Golden mosses from a sun ray

G. Gayong peak at 2173m

G. Gayong peak at 2173m
4th highest in Peninsular Malaysia.

Fresh flower at G. Gayong

Fresh flower at G. Gayong

G. Korbu as seen from G. Gayong

G. Korbu as seen from G. Gayong

Nepenthes at G.Gayong

Nepenthes at G.Gayong

Resembling G.Irau

Resembling G.Irau

Stunted tree

Steep slope up G. Korbu

Steep slope up G. Korbu

Vertical drop

Fern on liana

Ginger spp

Ginger spp
The species that only grow on tree.

Trekking over fallen log

Trekking over fallen log

The ambush site

The ambush site
Communists ambushed the British army deep in the jungle of Ulu Kinta. Here,...

Water canteen

Water canteen
Remain of the communist's ambush during the emergency.

Frog

Frog
A frog with batek painted legs!

Long winding trail

Long winding trail

The dam

The dam
We used the road through the dam on our return journey.

Rhinoceros beetle

Rhinoceros beetle
Poor little beetle injured and found on the cemented concrite of the dam.

The dam

The dam
as seen from the top.

The long march

The long march
Our long march on the road from the dam to Kg Chadok.

article published 02/12/2006

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