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Mount Tambuyukon Part 1 : The Toughest of ‘Em All

Mount Tambuyukon Part 1 : The Toughest of ‘Em All

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So I ticked something off my bucketlist last week when I went to climb Mount Tambuyukon, which at 2579m is the third highest mountain in Malaysia. In case you didn’t already know, all the three highest mountains in Malaysia are located in Sabah. I’ve climbed Mount Kinabalu like several times and Mount Trus Madi, the second highest, once like 3 years ago. But then I knew right from the beginning that Mount Tambuyukon was going to be the toughest of…

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Mount Tahan – Conquered and Dusted

Mount Tahan – Conquered and Dusted

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So I went to Mount Tahan last week, as part of my mission to tick at least something off my bucketlist before end of this year. I had always wanted to conquer the mountain, which is the highest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia but conquering it required more than a week back then – which was quite too long for me – and it also was not cheap. Thanks to the new trail (but I later learned that it was not…

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Badrinath – The Holy Himalayan Valley of North India

Badrinath – The Holy Himalayan Valley of North India

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You might want to read through my previous post : Rishikesh – The Valley of Saints  When things were not going any better up in the mountains, with news of landslides and temporary closure of roads are all over, we decided to push for Joshimath no matter what. I did consult some of the locals though, and they told me how landslides are very common occurrences up in the mountains, and that the locals have now become so good in…

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