Dear Remi,

I’m Az, from kinabalu cemerlang travel & tours sdn bhd, an authorized agent for mt torq activities. I’m referred to the email forward by Diana regarding on your request to have the mt
kinabalu via ferrata price package.

FYI, our package price for (malaysian rate) :

1. 2D1N – Walk the torq = RM 790.00 per person (beginner)
2. 2D1N – Low’s Peak Circuit = RM 890.00 per person (beginner / intermediate)
3. 2D1N – The preamble = RM 890.00 per person (intermediate)
(preamble doesn’t climb up to the summit, only do the via ferrata)
(Walk the torq & low’s peak circuit : summit climb + via ferrata)

* * For 4d3n Mt kinabalu via ferrata package is available on request with minimum of 10 persons per trip.

package include of:

1. 1 night accommodation at pendant hut (new accommodation – non heated : dormitory)
2. Via ferrata activity – as stated above
3. Via ferrata equipment
4. climbing permits & insurance
5. certificate
6. mt guide & mt torq activity trainer
7. return transportation : KK (hotel) / Kinabalu Park / Hotel
8. meals (1buffet dinner at Laban Rata & 1 simple breakfast at Pendant Hut b4 climbing)
9. sabah park entrance fee.
Interested? I’m waiting your positive response.

Regards
az

yep, ive been there, 1 year after?graduation and i would love to go there again.

i might say that i was quite late in joining other friends who have been?involved in outdoors activities while in the?university.?despite of that, i still joined the activities organized by the outdoor society.

the trip was comprising of 10 persons including 1 girl, which is ikin. the members were me, aril, aspa, eddy, sad, that sabah guy, that?tall guy ( edi’s room mate), ikin and his boyfriend. not sure whether apek were there or not.

actually there were?2 trips. one group will conquer trans titiwangsa, and the other, some says “trans-gopeng”.?the first team is?to hike 7 continuous mountains on titiwangsa range starting from ulu kinta in ipoh?and up to the blue valley, in cameron highland.?the 2nd team is to hike to cameron highland too but following an easier route, crossing two hills and started from gopeng.

i wished i was on the 2nd team. the route?is much much easier and??some of the members were?pretty hot chics…hahaha. Actually, i had crush on one of the girl…hahaha

anyway, life goes on…hueheue. after having some breakfast in medan kit, we proceed to ulu kinta and were left at the foot of the new damp being built in ulu kinta. fortunately, we have come across?one guy driving hilux. thinking of cutting shot our journey, we paid the hilux driver and he drove us to the starting point of the jungle track. We saved a lot of time, i think 3 hours of walking have been saved.

oh, before i proceed further, i would like to introduce, our guide, Encik Kassim. He is an aborigine and actually the head of an aborigine tribe in peninsular malaysia. with him, he brought along a 2nd guide, may be he was his relative.

im short of few info, will try to get it from eddy. will write about it later.

ooh shoot…this i cannot recover from google cache. so here it goes.

emm..on friday, march 15, while reading some email, i stumbled upon one corezone email. and the email lead me to this website mountain torq . hey…they have a NEW ROUTE to summit mount kinabalu, and the view is emmmm….SUPERB….

the new route is being campaign as World’s highest via ferrata. So…according to mountain torq website:

A via ferrata (or ?iron road? in Italian, plural via ferrate) is a mountain path consisting of a series of rungs, rails and cables embracing the rock face. It allows access to scenic sections of the mountains that are typically available only to rock climbers and mountaineers. The excitement, scenic beauty and personal conquest you’ll experience on a via ferrata is guaranteed to give you an invigorating nostalgic experience for years to come.

There are more than 300 via ferrata routes around the world predominantly in Italy, Germany, France, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland and Spain, and a few places in the United States and Canada. The world’s highest via ferrata, Mountain Torq – which also happens to be Asia’s first – can now be found on Mt Kinabalu in the east Malaysian state of Sabah.

and to further support the magnifecent view that i have mention above, here are the pictures taken from mountaintorq site:

marvellous isnt it. me wanna go there next year. zani has also shown a strong interest. so, lets have some fun ppl.

participants to the world’s highest via ferrata 2009 are:

1. mas remi
2. bapak zani
3. bapak zarril

dan sapa lagi yach…bapak2…tonton video ini dulu yach.

ah?i found this one before going to bed tonight

http://www.photovolcanica.com/PhotographyBeginnersGuide.html

Our?incoming project: Mount Lawu (3264 mdpl )?

we are going to climb lawu in the middle of this year. most probably, we will go to mount bromo too before proceeding to kawah ijen and bali perhaps.

i have some info from my?friend in jogja:

?LAWU lebih dekat ke bandara SOLO,
kalau mau ke BROMO, bisa, turun di bandara SOLO, trekking ke Gunung LAWU, kemudian lanjut ke BROMO,
dari BROMO ke bandara SOLO perjalanan sekitar 6 jam,
dari SOLO ke LAWU perjalanan sekitar 2 jam?

?

pix above is kawah ijen. pix below is mount bromo

and with that, so far, below are the itenaries:

?1. arrived at bandara solo
2. take a kijang / avanza to lawu
3. climb up
4. rest for one night
5. summit @ 4 am
6. going down
7. proceed to bromo
8. proceed to kawah ijen
9. take ferry to bali
10. yeah..bali shooting spree

so?who wants to follow us:

1. arey (?bapak kepala?rombongan ) – pasti ikut
2. remi ( bapak pers ) – dipaksa ikut
3. dr j ( bapak medikal ) – pingin ikut juga tapi terbatas tanggal berapa mao pergi
4. dr?a ( bapak mas tukul ) – pingin ikut juga tapi terbatas tanggal berapa mao pergi
5. waje ( bapak anak satu ) – gak tau lagi sih, tapi pasti diracun dulu sama akoe
6. paie ( bapak anak satu jugak ) – masa kamu gak mao ikut sih
7.?zani ( bapak anak satu lagi ) -pingin ikut tapi bulan juni gak bisa ikut donk, lagi mao ke langkawi?
8. ?.bapak-bapak lain yang mao ngikut?silahkan mendaftar yach?

dibawah adalah peta pendakian lawu.

i will continuously updating this info. for more information on lawu, visit this site: 1. http://www.indobackpacker.com/index.php/gunung/mountlawu
2. http://www.cohp.org/personal/southeast_Asia/version_1/Lawu.html

and i bet, these guys are way crazier than most of us:

http://www.cohp.org/personal/southeast_Asia/version_1/intro.html

update 17 march 2008
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excerpt from my conversation with mas kabul:

sentinel: lawu berapa hari mas
kabul jogja: lawu seandainya bang remi samapai bandara solo pukul 8 pagi kaya kemarin, kita lgsg ke basecamp lawu, jam2 siang di basecamp, malam jam 7 kita bisa langsung trek
kabul jogja: 2hari 1 malam, persis merapi
sentinel: wah bagus
sentinel: langsung ke bromo dulu atau ke ijen
kabul jogja: hari kedua nyampai telaga sarangan kita camp, hari ketiga pagi2 kita lgsg menuju bromo, sekitar 5 jam, istirahat dulu di basecamp ranupani
kabul jogja: hari keempat kita ke bromo, camp, hari kelima lihat sunrise, lgsg menuju ijen,
kabul jogja: hari ke enam di ijen, siangnya menuju surabaya, malam sampai bandara
kabul jogja: hari ke tujuh pagi lepas landas
kabul jogja:
sentinel: ook
sentinel: bagus
sentinel: ini agak santai ya
kabul jogja: ini lebih santai.. cuman capek di mendaki lawu saja, tp kalau sdh daki merapi, daki lawu enteng

amacam dokter2, bagus ini, semuanya bisa nyantai-nyantai aja.

WE ALMOST COME TO AN AGREEMENT THAT WE WOULD GO THERE IN EARLY AUGUST. and with the above mentioned itenaries, kena cuti 5 hari la…heuheuehue. ada ke cuti tuh…ekkekeke. tapi dahsyat nih, turun kat solo, pegi naik lawu,?then turun ikut telaga sarangan, terus ke bromo, then ke ijen, tarus balik ikut surabaya. nih confirm la ber-gig-gig CF habis…ekkekeke.

one more thing, mr zaril, mr apek, and mr ayul would probably join this trip. all of them are photographers too and they are canoners…ekekkeke