IRAU...Gunung Pertama Kutawan...

Salam...on 15th Sept 2012 (Saturday)...masa ni org masih sibuk dgn open houz & also ada jugak kenduri kawen lalala...But aku tukar hala "makan" kepada "hiking" or "climbing"...IRAU...

Hamydy (Mydy)...ketua Expedisi Gunung Kinabalu 2013 yg initiate a training to G.Irau, Cameron Highland ni...aku yg dah lama x "workout" & alwiz bz with the "Raya office houze" nk ikut hokey...haha...uols just imagine...confirm pancit nanti...LOL

Weols meet up @LRT Bukit Jalil kul 12mn, only 4 of us...Mydy, Fiza & Siva...& terus gerak ke CH...but weols stop few places jugak sbb rehat...Around 6am weols reached Brinchang...stop for solat @Masjid Jamek Brinchang.  Masjid agak pack masa ni sbb ada banyak bas rombongan yg stop sini for solat & mandi.  We meet-up geng dari Time...walla...they all semua ladies ok, being accompanied by a man, salute la uols...

After solat, weols gerak...4 kereta semuanya ke Gunung Brincang, nearby TM Exchange...kat sini weols breakfast berjemaah...Mydy & Fiza sempat tapau breakfast kat Brinchang, tq uols <3

Kul 8.45am weols ready to conquer Gunung Irau...baca doa dulu ya, semoga perjalanan kami sentiasa dilindungi Allah & dipermudahkanNya...aku mmg sgt3 takutttttttt...takut pancit & bakal menyusahkan team mate lain...huhu...

Gunung Irau known as "Mossy Forest"...sgt semulajadi, sangat cantik, sangat HIJAU...the track at begining like track pelantar & rangga but later after few meter it was the nature track...naik...naik...naik...turun...turun...turun...vice versa la...utk aku yg berat & x tinggi ni agak sukar, hihik...
From top, left clockwise...info for emergency ctc no...puncak Gunung Brinchang, sinage Irau aka MOSSY Forest, sinage Pahang & Perak, the track & inside Irau...
The results:
Hahaha...Aku pancit b4 sampai "Anak Irau" aka "Fake Peak"...sib baik team mate sanggup tunggu & support & motivate...uwaaa...

Weols break for lunch...mkn nasi yg dah ditapau kat mamak area balai polis Brinchang, masak milo panas, sedapnya...sebab Irau sejuk...kalau peluh pun sebab peluh dingin...gittew la...

Almost 4 hours utk aku sampai anak Irau...another 1 hour to reach puncak Irau...so total of around 10 hours...

From left...the sinage inside Irau, Mini Irau or Anak Irau or Fake Peak, hot milo & yeah...Gunung Irau
But uols x kan regret la sebab uols akan terpesona dengan IRAU...the mystical mossy forest...bukan senang nk tengok keindahan ciptaan Allah...

One of the beautiful nature studio inside Irau

Some of the track inside Irau
Important Info (MUST):
  • Please report your activities to Brinchang police station (name, nric, ctc no, emergency ctc, time up)
  • Please ensure that u bring ur torch light
  • Parang/rambo knife
  • Enough food/drinks ratio
  • Rain coat
  • Extra clothes
  • Ensure HP battery enough (bring along Powerbank)
My experience: 
Disebabkan sy ni slow & ni 1st time sy climbing/hiking gunung (beginner) so i have difficulties during this day trip.  Because of me, Siva & myself tersangkut dlm Irau...weols x dak torch light & batt hp masing2 dah flat, but...Alhamdulillah we manage to ctc Fiza & Mydy for help..."SOS, weols x dak torch light, in the right track" 
Actually weols away 100m ja dr entrance Irau, tp sbb dah gelap & x ada bantuan cahaya & keadaan hujan so weols stranded about 3 hours dlm Irau...gelap, sejuk yg sgt sejuk buat aku shivering...sbbnya weols stop kat "open area" so angin n kabus disekeliling kami, nasib baik ada dapur & gas, so weols guna to heat up badan...its help la.  Nasib baik...makanan & minuman masih ada at this time.  Tetibeh plak hujan...masa ni weols cr tempat teduh...tp agak gelap dr open area tadik, but still in the right track...syukur sgt. 
After about 3 hours datang bantuan polis...Alhamdulillah, syukur sgt2...mmg menurut polis kami tinggal 100m jer dari pintu masuk Irau.  To them ni ialah rescue yg paling cepat...hihi...x sempat peluh & kasut kotor...
Please bare in mind...kena betul2 careful bila masuk hutan, mulut & kelakuan kena jaga, sblm kejadian weols terperangkap ni ada tour guide & tourist dr German stranded & being diverted into wrong track...katanya laluan gajah & harimau & rescue team cari dalam more than 12 hours...

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