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A spectacular sunrise at Senaru, Lombok
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A group photo with Gunung Rinjani (what else?) as backdrop
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Our guide Amed, a jovial fellow
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Our second guide Adil. He was equally jovial.
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Final preparation before starting our trek at Sembalun Lawang
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Leisurely walk with Gunung Rinjani on our left
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A porter had just returned from the mountain with many empty plastic bottles
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Gunung Rinjani loomed majestically in front of us
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Gunung Rinjani beckoning us to her embrace
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Gunung Rinjani dominates the savannah
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Unlike their counterparts in Nepal who bear the loads on their forehead and...
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That's me on a grassy slope
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Chia Seiw Khoon (R) and our guide Amed
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Things of beauty like these fern leaves attracted me
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A concrete bridge in the middle of nowhere? It had been constructed to...
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Snaking forward among tall grass on the savannah
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Koay Saw Hoon with an umbrella. Like all beauty-conscious ladies, she...
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Gunung Rinjani temporarily shielded by clouds
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Our porters preparing our lunch on the dry river bed beneath a concrete bridge
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A congregation of hungry long-tailed macaques watched us eat our lunch
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It's time to resume our trek now that our tummy had been taken care of
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Koay Saw Hoon
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Me and my wife Lee Beng Eng with the peak of Gunung Rinjani at the back
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Another view of the crater rim
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The sun was setting behind the mountain and a sea of clouds sealed the crater...
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Is this heaven or our campsite?
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A spectacular sunset unveiled in front of us as we were resting our...
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Home sweet home!
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As we were struggling up towards the summit, the crater revealed its mystery...
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The morning sun peeping through the clouds
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The pyramidal shadow of the mountain was not enough to conceal the crater
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Chua Shoo Chan and Jamie Soon Limay walked past Lee Beng Eng who was...
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Sitt Soong Kooi (R) and me on the summit of Gunung Rinjani after more than 5...
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The 5 who made it to the peak: (from left) Chia Seiw Khoon, me, Lau Yau Sing,...
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A view of another side of the peak
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Crater lake Segara Anak and the small volcanic cone Gunung Baru, as seen from...
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Another view of the crater lake and the small volcanic cone as seen on...
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Yet another view of the crater lake and the small volcanic cone
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What a good place to rest and relax
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Our camp on the crater rim as seen on our way down from the peak
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Breaking camp and getting ready to descend into the crater
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Going down the steep inner slope of the crater
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A wooden bridge on our way to the crater lake
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The thick mist within the crater turned our campsite into something surreal
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It's paradise within the crater!
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The inner wall of the crater glowed under the setting sun
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Many local anglers have turned the crater lake into their rice bowl
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The crater lake was already wide awake before the first rays of the...
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The anglers were busy going about their business
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An angler having its breakfast. Yummy! Yummy!
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Lee Beng Eng with her catch? Well, not really. Those were the 3 carps we were...
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Breakfast time! (From left) Ng Mei Kuan, Lau Yau Sing, Sitt Soong...
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Ng Mei Kuan and Lau Yau Sing with their doubles in the mirror lake
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A view between our campsite and the hot spring in the crater
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Going for a dip in the hot spring, about 10 minutes walk from our campsite
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What a soothing bath in the hot spring after such a long and tiring...
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(From left) Sitt Soong Kooi, Jamie Soon Limay, Lim Guat Kiew, Chia...
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An overview of the hot spring
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A view from the hot spring
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Walking back from the hot spring to our campsite, I could not help making...
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Our porters preparing our lunch
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Waiting for our lunch, we enjoyed the views at the lake. (From left) Ng Mei...
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Chua Shoo Chan (seated) and Sitt Soong Kooi
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A group photo with Gunung Baru at the back. (Seated from left) Thee...
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A group of anglers
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Our lunch
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A view of our campsite beside the crater lake
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Going round to another side of the lake
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Walking along the edge of the lake
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A view of the crater lake
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A dry boulder-strewn river bed on our way from the crater lake to the crater rim
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Leaving the crater lake behind us
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The crater lake and the small volcanic cone from a different view point
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The trail on the inner slope of the crater
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Precarious climb. Lee Beng Eng followed by a porter.
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Thee Choon Guan giving a helping hand to his wife Lee Shan Chen
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Jenny Yow Ngan Chee
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Me and my wife Lee Beng Eng on the crater rim with the crater lake and...
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Campers on the crater rim
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The moon and the mountain
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Our downhill walk to the exit
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How would you feel walking above the clouds?
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Our camp at Position 3 on our way to the exit of the Gunung Rinjani National...
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An impatient moon chasing after the setting sun
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A late dinner
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Several long-tailed macaques greeted us in the morning
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Fungi on a dead log
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A photo with some of our porters
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A giant fig tree with 3 props
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Chia Seiw Khoon leaving the Gunung Rinjani National Park through the gate at...
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Lunch break at the Senaru Gate. (From left) Lim Guat Kiew, Lee Beng Eng, Chua...
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A group photo at the Senaru Gate with our guides and porters
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A very thorny plant
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A butterfly
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Walking past a tall kapok tree to Sindang Gila Waterfall
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The sky looked threateningly gloomy
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Sindang Gila Waterfall
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Walking along an irrigation canal to Tiu Kelep Waterfall
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2 little white trumpets
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Wading across streams and climbing over boulders
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Tiu Kelep Waterfall
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Our guide Amed had a thorough scrub at the Tiu Kelep Waterfall
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A group photo in front of the Tiu Kelep Waterfall to celebrate the successful...
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