As a practice for our upcoming Mt. Rinjani hike, we did a long duration
practice hike. We started at 6.30am from KL and then started the hike
from the trail head at 7.30am.
This was my first time on such a long trail and I was also testing out a
lot of my new gear — Hydration Vest and Flask, Compression Pants, long
sleeve shirt and new socks. All of them worked well without any
complaints. 🙌
The initial part of the trail till the entrance of Bunga Buah was really
good. We were walking through the clouds.
Clouds seen at tree height on the trail!
Our hiking team of the day, walking the cloudy trail!
The trail after that was full of ups and downs, but what made it really hard were the roots. One had to be very watching where to place the feet and vary of tripping over the broken roots. I was the slow one in the group, inspite of being the youngest. You realise soon that age is just a number and fitness is more of what you practice in your day to day life.
I did not push myself to be fast, but I was not lagging too behind either.
The views were great and the hike got cooler as we reached the top.
View from the Rock Garden resting point.
View of the KL City from the summit of Bunga Buah
The summit was full of butterflies!
Overall it was enjoyable, but I don’t think I would put myself through those roots, until I am practicing for a long hike like for Mt. Rinjani.
At the end of the hike, I finished tired but not sore. I was smiling and strong. I am now hopeful of managing the long hike at Rinjani.
We wiped ourselves and then had a nice lunch and beers at the Chinese restaurant nearby
