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6/7/2003 Day 2: Kem Kor - Botak Hill |
| 0830 | Ready to set off. Breakfast was bread + tuna + yellow beans + sardine + milo. Running a bit late, originally planned to set off at 8am. |
| 0932 | Reached Permatang, height 874m. 3.5km to next check point, Kem Kubang. |
| 1135 | Reached Kubang, height 1406m, finally we've gotten over the most physically demanding part of the trail, which is from Permatang to Kubang. Next check point, Belumut, is 1.5km away. Rested. |
| 1223 | Set off to Belumut. |
| 1307 | Height according to board is 1493m, Bonsai which is next stop is 5.5km. Accoding to Jordon, the difficulty from Permatang to Kubang is comparable to Teku which is at the classic side. And I was suffering from "AMS" as I kept forgetting Jordon's name. |
| 1600 | Reached Bonsai, 1705m according to board. Gruesome uphill from Belumut. From here could see summit and Botak hill just across at the other side of the mountain. Took good rest to recharge before going on. |
| 1740 | After a long hard day of trek, we finally reached Botak Hill. Height 1943m, 2.5km to summit. Set up camp for the night. |
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View at Belumut.
View at Bonsai. The summit was visible from here.
Sign board at Bonsai.
Taking a good rest at Bonsai.
Mountain ranges. The white patch on the left leads to Botak Hill.
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