A "Fool" Print

Bukit Tabur is located at Melawati, Kuala Lumpur.  The hill is divided into the eastern and western section which consists of 3 trails, namely:  (1) Tabru East; (2) Tabur West; and (3) Tabur Extreme. Although the hill is less than 500 meters, but it is a magnificent quartz ridge offers a view of the dam and panoramic views of Kuala Lumpur from the north. This time, we intended to hike up to the ridges of Tabur West.

We took an early flight at 7am from Singapore to KLIA before heading down to town by KL Express. This was my first time travelling on KL Express. The journey took around 30 minutes, which was very comfortable, relaxing and efficient. 

Eventually, we started our climb at 11 am. There are 13 ridges to pass in order to reach the peak. We walked up strenuously through the forest before reaching our first ridge at 11.50 am. From here, the routes became more interesting, which involved scrambling and balancing ourselves on top of the ridges. Sometimes, the route may get a bit dangerous and requires a little rock climbing skill.

Top of the Ridge with my Beloved Roz

Kenneth pretended to be falling

On our hike to the last ridges, we were stopped by a huge boulder that required us to scale around. It looked scary at first glance as the path was rocky and offered no protection from falling. One wrong footstep or misstep would lead to fatal. We noticed there were some aluminum handlers attached to the rock. However, it felt shaky and might detach anytime. None of the handlers could give me any sense of security. When I was about to scale down and around the boulder, Eddie showed me a detached handler which he just easily pulled out from the rock. Great!! Now, I didn't even dare to use the handler for support. 

The boulder has proven to be the most exciting part of the whole journey. At the edge of the boulder, we needed to jump over a small gap in order to reach the other side of the ridge. Luckily, for Jessica, Kenneth brought slings. We used the slings to hook up with her as a safety precaution in case she fell. I was holding tight on the other end of the sling and guided her carefully to cross over the ridge's gap.

The return journey led us to venture through the woods again. When we turned our head and looking back to the ridges on top, it was amazed that we were able to be up there. Even though Bt Tabur is not a big hill to hike, but its dangers shall not be undermined. Any miscalculation or wrong steps could lead a person fall off from the ridge and dropped down endlessly. Eventually, we completed our hike at 3.30pm feeling exhausted but satisfied. We promised to ourselves to come back again to attempt the East Tabur.