So I went to Batu Punggul as part of the bucketlist challenge that I put up for myself last year. I had always wanted to come to this place for as long as I could remember, having heard a lot about it from my friends at school especially when I was in my secondary school at SMK Pekan Keningau where quite a majority of students came from the area where this magnificent limestone pillar is located. I joined a group…
So I had this plan of climbing the majestic Mt. Kinabalu for the 6th time while I was still based here in Sabah, or at least before my job called out on me and demanded that I be returned to the Peninsula again. I was determined to do it before 2023 rolled to its end. So I had actually started eyeing for a slot right from the beginning of the year via the Sabah Parks official website – or even…
So I climbed Mount Kerinci in Sumatra a couple of months ago. It would be my second time conquering this highest active volcano in South East Asia. I was quite worried, not only because of the severe lack of preparatory training, it would also be my first mountain climb since I hit 40 last year. Due to the busy nature of my job lately, I had to rely on the little training that I did after work, climbing the stairs…