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Mountain climbing expedition to Gunung Angsi

Today (7th June, 2008) being the King's birthday, we decided to go for a climb to Gunung Angsi, a mountain of about approximately 820m/2,706 ft above sea-level. Altogether, 7 of us went for the climb this morning under an overcast sky. Apparently, it had rained earlier because the trail was muddy and slippery at certain stretches.

We started the ascend at about 8.10 am and Chong, our passionate 'gardener' had brought along some shrubs to be planted along the way. He requested us to carry it up for him until "Panjang's resort" which is 30 mins away.

Chong, is credited for planting numerous shrubs and hardy plants along the way to the summit. Let's hope in a few months time we will see the fruits of his labour of love when these shrubs grow and flower (perhaps). Some are planted at strategic locations to serve as markers.

As a result of the earlier shower, the weather was cool and that made our ascend pleasant. Along the way, we took quite a number of photographs of fungus, leaves, ants and butterfly and also stopped to admire the view of the Sg. Terip dam.

Due to our numerous stops to enjoy the view and chit-chats we took about 2 hours to reach the summit. Normally, it takes about one and a half hours to reach the summit minus the stops and chit-chats.

At the summit, there were already 3 Malay boys from Klang and one Mr. Seow and his friend. The boys from Klang had climbed from the Ulu Bendol recreation forest which is much more taxing and would have taken a longer time to ascend. Despite paying RM5/- per person, they said the trail was littered with rubbish. We have tried that route on many occasions in the past and since 'discovering' this easier way up, we have been using this trail.

We stayed on the summit for about 45 mins. After taking the 'customary' shots and now video recordings, we descended. On the way down, we met up with a group from K.L. Told them they have another 30 mins to go before reaching the summit.

The descend was much quicker than the ascend. When we reached the foothill, one of the Malay boys came down this way too. He said he have not tried this trail and was experiencing it for the 1st time. However, he will have to walk another 3 km to the Ulu Bendol forest reserve to meet up with his 2 other friends.

Participants for today's climb :- Michael Ng, Koo Hong Kiong, Goh Ken Keng, Wendy, Zenon, Chong Chiew Lim and Felicia Liew. Next climb would probably be Gunung Datuk Rembau, a favourite mountain of mine because of its spectacular view from the boulder rock.