Masayume: perak

Bismillah.

We hiked the Gunung Alai the other day! Yes you heard (or read, to be precise) it right!

One of my wishlists has always been to hike a mountain, not just the small hills. And I finally did it!💗One wishlist crossed!

There were a total of 18 of us friends so we went there with 4 cars. We started our journey from campus early, some time around 10pm and reached the meeting point at Restoran Kari Kepala Ikan Salim at 1am. I ate two roti canai kosong because one was just not enough to fill my growling stomach. The roti canai was damn good, but the kuah kari is a no-no.

Aside from us 18 people, we were joined together with 12 strangers along with 3 malim gunung (that's what they call the hiking guides). I spent RM65 for the permit and the malim fees.

After everyone had arrived, we followed the malims to the designated location. Unlike Berekeh, there wasn't a proper parking space here. It was more like the excess space near the village so I was feeling a bit off at that. If yall are wondering, this village isn't Orang Asli village.

The hike started at around 2.50 a.m. The earliest group arrived at the peak at 4 a.m. meanwhile me and my gurls and two gentlemen and one malim was the last group to arrive. It was around 6.10 a.m. and the sun had already started to rise :')

Anyway, we were suuuperrrrr thrilled as there were already many people there. A lot of them built their own pacaks to sleep under, but we don't have that so we just chilled on our rubber mat. The weather was extra colddd and I didn't bring my windbreaker so I was the only one hugging myself to keep me warm :') (Sofea lent me hers later though, what a sweet girl). The boys cooked us instant Maggi. Thank you guys!!

There a total of 3 checkpoints before finally reaching the peak. Someone built resting benches out of tree trunks at each of the checkpoint, so it was truly nice to be able to take a breathe after all those sweatings. The hiking difficulty level was moderate, I'd say. I definitely think Berekeh was a lot more difficult as it went like: /\ /\ /\ meanwhile Gunung Alai's trail is mostly what we would call "denai" and landai, something like this: __/ --/

The track was easy and well-identified. Honestly, I think you'd be just fine without a guide. Just be sure to apply for permit at the Jabatan Perhutanan.

The view you ask? Oh it was top-tier. A whole different level compared to Berekeh and other hills I've hiked before. Here, you can totally see the whole awan karpet. All the clouds were covering the forests and hills and it was SO FREAKIN PRETTY. Subhanallah.

Gunung Alai, Gerik, Perak

Distance: 5.5km

Highest Elevation: 791m

We took LOTS of pictures, but lemme just kept them in my personal files. Can you see the two mountain peaks in the picture? That is Gunung Kerunai (1000m) and Gunung Kenderong (1123m).

After the peak, we went slightly off somewhere to another peak (refer picture above) where the view is clearer.

And did I mention it rained slightly? >,< Due to that, the slope was more slippery than usual, and muddy. Yup, muddily muddy mud. Especially when we hiked down the mountain. It got me fell on my ass for 2 times. All my clothes were covered in mud that if you look at me, you would wonder 'what the hell did she went into the paddy field?'

Our shoes ehek :PP

I washed my shoes immediately when we got back. However, the yellowish stain was still there. Any tips to get rid of the stainn pleaseeeee. Oh my god I loved my previously dusty pink shoes because it was hella pretty and now I'm stuck with this worn-down looking shoes. What a heartbreaking reality :'''

View: Infinity/10

Hiking difficulty: 4/10

Overall experience: PERFECT 100000/10

Recommended? DEFINITELY YES YES YESS

All in all, it was an easy hike. Just be careful if it rains as you don't wanna hurt your butt. There is also a waterfall near the place but it was closed as it was dangerous and not safe. Would I go here again? Absolutely! It was worth every penny and cent.

Maybe it was because I went there with friends, hence the ultra-nice experience. But anyway, hey, if you got extra time, do spend it on a hike to here! Worth all the sweats and fuels, I'd guarantee that 💝

Bismillah.

Awal semester haritu aku and the gang were too bored with our single life. Jadi Anas called me up one day and asked if I wanna go hiking. Destinasi yang dipersetujui pada awalnya ialah Gunung Kerunai, salah satu gunung yang memberikan pemandangan sangat indah di atas puncak. Aku setuju ja, sebab tak pernah hike lagi Gunung Kerunai.

Tapi malangnya plan Kerunai terpaksa cancel sebab nak naik Kerunai perlu menggunakan kenderaan 4x4. Dan tentunya pendakian Kerunai turut memerlukan hiking guide because none of us have experienced hiking there so we don't know the route and also we were worried about our safety issue.

Jadi destinasi hiking terpaksa ditukar kepada Bukit Berekeh. Walaupun pendakian Bukit Berekeh turut dilakukan pada waktu malam (3 pagi to be more accurate), tapi tak menjadi masalah kerana aku dan Ainul dah pernah mendaki Berekeh sebelum ni. So there is no problem about safety/route etc.

Jadi bersiap-siaplah kami berempat yang terdiri daripada aku, Ainul, Anas dan Sofea. Kami memulakan perjalanan dari kampus lebih kurang jam 12.30 malam, dan tiba di Orang Asli One Stop Centre (OAOSC) lebih kurang jam 2 pagi.

Kat OAOSC tu memang selesa. Ada tempat parking, tandas dan surau. Kebersihan pun memang tiptop. Korang tak perlu risau.

Selepas ambil wuduk, siapkan kelengkapan dan lain-lain, maka berjalanlah kami berempat dari OAOSC ke titik mula pendakian. Kami akan solat Subuh di atas sana, dan untuk memudahkan, kami akan jaga wuduk.

Bukit Berekeh

Panjang: 5.3km

Bilangan peak: 5

Purata tempoh masa: 2 jam 15 minit

Jejak pendakian ialah agak mencabar untuk beginner especially yang tak buat training. Banyak jalan naik/turun bukit dan kawasan curam.

Recommended untuk mendaki dalam kumpulan dan ada pendaki lelaki untuk kumpulan perempuan.

Kami tiba di puncak pada pukul 5 pagi. Terus kitorang hamparkan tikar getah dan berbaring sambil menunggu sunrise. Jangan risau kalau korang berada dalam kumpulan kecil sebab kat atas sana tu nanti akan penuh dengan kumpulan-kumpulan lain.

Ni masa nak turun. Matahari dah naik jadi sangatlah cantik kalau nak ambil gambar.

Nampak tak bukit-bukit kat belakang sana? Itulah yang kitorang daki pada waktu malam. Tak sangka jauh jugak sebenarnya.

If you are a beginner in hiking, I would suggest to do:

*brief walk every day a week before

*do a lot of exercises sebab nanti takut terkehel kaki, tak larat pastu pitam etc

Kelengkapan yang perlu dibawa:

Headlamp (PERLU sebab jalan gelap tak nampak pape)

Air

Makanan ringan

Spray for ankle kalau takut terseliuh kaki. Member aku haritu pernah terseliuh kaki. Naya mat nak habiskan pendakian.

By the way, aku tak suggest group **girls only** sahaja yang naik. Sekurang-kurangnya heret la member lelaki korang atau bayar hiking guide for your safety. Bahaya sebenarnya kalau perempuan je yang naik tapi sebab kitorang berempat memang perangai sekor-sekor macam jantan jadi tak ada hal. Alhamdulillah Tuhan jaga.

Anyway, rating is 5/5 stars! Definitely recommended for those who want to bathe in the refreshing sunlight and drown in the beauty of nature! Plus it's free hehe

Bismillah.

Tempoh hari, masa awal sem haritu, aku dan geng aku buat keputusan untuk pergi ke Gua Tempurung kat Gopeng. Sebenarnya, aku dah ajak diorang dari sem lepas lagi, tapi masing-masing sibuk waktu tu dan akhirnya kitorang pergi baru-baru ni.

Seminggu sebelum tu, aku dah sewa dua buah kereta memandangkan geng kitorang ada 8 orang. Axia dan Viva. Kedua-duanya auto. Bezanya, kereta Viva yang kitorang sewa tu berbunyi teruk dan agak fedap sebab harga sama mahal dengan Axia. Taubat dah nak sewa dengan orang yang sama :'(( burn duit.

Kitorang pergi pagi buta untuk ambil kereta. Tapi owner kereta sampai lambat yang membuatkan plan kitorang nak breakfast terpaksa dibatalkan. Kitorang just drive through kat McD je. Mujur McD ada.

Lepas tu, bukak Google Maps dan zoooommmm racing sampai ke gua. Aku drive Axia, Nad bawak Viva.

Sampai kat sana, ada RELA i think yang tolong guide kitorang nak parking kat mana. Kitorang pun memang excited gila-gila, terus ambil gambar.

pakcik tu yang tolong ambikkan gambar ni. Tq pakcikk!!!

Tiket dia berharga RM30 kalau tak silap aku. Tapi kalau korang bawak student card, diorang boleh kasi murah sikit haha. Kitorang tak bawak, so bayar jela banyak tu :)

Gua Tempurung ni gua batu kapur mostly, and ada mix marmar dan apa entah. Gua ni dulu jadi tempat tentera-tentera kumpul barang makanan dan senjata. Aku try la jugak cari kut-kut ada tengkorak askar zaman dulu ke haha.

Gua ni tinggi gila. Tak ingat ketinggian dia berapa tapi yang pasti, abang renjer tu cakap trek gua ni terpanjang di Malaysia. DIA YANG CAKAP OKEY, KALAU DIA TIPU AKU TAK TAHULA.

Tapi trek gua ni bukan yang paling ekstrem. Paling ekstrem ialah Gua Niah dan satu lagi gua kat Sarawak. Dia cakap, Gua Niah boleh muat dua buah kapal terbang.

Kat Gua Tempurung ni, ada 4 trek yang korang boleh pilih. Tapi masa aku pergi, diorang cuma buka trek 2 dan 4.

Apa beza trek-trek ni?

Trek 1 dan 2 merupakan dry tour. Meaning, kau akan diguide bawa masuk oleh seorang renjer (secara berkumpulan) sampai kat kawasan yang kering je. Kau tak akan masuk kat bahagian yang ada air.

Trek 3 dan 4 pulak masuk sampai kat bahagian air. Berdasarkan nombor trek, trek 2 lebih panjang daripada trek 1 dan trek 4 paling panjang (sampai the end of cave). Kitorang ambil trek 4 enam orang, Nad dan Mira tak join sebab mama Mira tak bagi. Diorang pergi jalan-jalan kat zoo dan Ipoh.

subhanallah :)

Group kitorang bergabung dengan 4 orang Jepun (2 lelaki, 2 perempuan). Aku sembang dengan perempuan muda tu, dia cakap diorang colleagues. Semuanya sensei (cikgu) yang mengajar kat sekolah all-japanese kat KL. Dari tahun 2020 kalau tak silap. Sampai sekarang diorang tak balik jepun. Aku tanya dalam English sebab dia nampak tak boleh sepaking Malay. Nak je aku try test japanese skills aku tapi tula segan gak. Sekadar arigato je hahahahha. (Dalam hati aku nak cakap watashi wa one piisu daiiiisukiii)

Awal-awal trek agak penat sebab kena naik anak tangga yang begitu banyak ya anak-anak :) Tapi bila kitorang start masuk kat bahagian wet (basah), masa tu takde dah anak tangga, memang pure tanah gua tu.

Trek tu, untuk orang yang tak berapa aktif, memang akan rasa ekstrem. Aku warning awal-awal tau. Member aku balik kampus, esok tu bangun sakit seluruh kaki dan belakang.

Ada part kitorang kena merangkak gaya army, sliding tanah curam, lompat lubang yang tak berapa dalam, berjalan dan berjalan.

Antara moment yang aku paling ingat ialah bila kitorang sampai kat satu kawasan ni. Abang Tajul (renjer kitorang) bagitau masa tu belum sampai separuh perjalanan. Dia suruh semua tutup lampu (oh ya. Kitorang pakai topi dan lampu headlight. Lampu sewa, RM5 sorang. So better korang bawak je lampu sendiri). Kemudian, dia suluh kat satu dinding gua, dan kitorang nampak banyak gila kelawar (tengah tidur kut sebab masa tu tengahari lagi).

Kemudian, dia tutup lampunya. So masa ni, keadaan memang gelap gelita. Aku pegang tangan lisa sebab dia takut. Rasa tenang sangat waktu tu and memang best. Sejuk. Menghayati ciptaan Tuhan.

Ada satu part kat hujung-hujung trek, dia tunjuk kat air mengalir dari atas. Dia kata boleh minum so kitorang pun minum. Memang segar dan best air tu. Maklumlah, air fresh kan. Anas isi dalam botol dia haha

Gambar apa bergegar ni woiii >,,,<

Antara gambar dalam gua yang berjaya aku ambil.

Kasut Alia ada tercabut tapak sebelah masa nak masuk ke satu part gua. Masa tu awal-awal part juga. Abang Tajul pun berhenti dan dia baiki kasut Alia gunakan gunting je. Dia cucuk lubang kat bawah kasut tu dan ikat dengan tali kasut. Then lama lepas tu, sebelah tapak yang lagi satu tu tercabut. Abang Tajul baiki lagi sekali lepas kitorang keluar dari bahagian gua dan berada antara gua dan hutan. Dia bagitau yang kat situ ada jugak buat jungle trekking (sekali pakej bot. Harga RM150).

Memang cantik tempat tu. Kitorang pun berehat kat situ, kalau tak silap, tempat tu 20 mins away from the end of tour.

Keluar daripada gua, habis tour tu, kitorang duduk berlama-lama skit dalam sungai tu, take pics and everything. Just enjoying nature. Lepas tu kitorang salin baju kat shower room (toilet bayar 50 sen, shower RM1). Tak kisah kena bayar sebab memang bersih diorang jaga so memang selesa tau!

Lepas tu solat kat surau kat situ jugak sambil tunggu Nad dan Mira balik untuk pickup some of us. Plan seterusnya nak pergi piknik kat Tasik Wetland ke apa entah tapi sebab dua orang tu tak sempat beli makanan, so kitorang makan je kat restoran.

Bila keluar dari simpang Gua Tempurung tu, masuk kiri lepas tu jalan straight and korang akan jumpa first restorant tak lama lepas tu. Makanan boleh tahan sedap dan murah.

Ingatkan nak balik lepas makan, tapi kitorang decide we should enjoy the rest of the evenong and night. So kitorang pergi Gebang Malam Ipoh sebab ingatkan ada banyak benda kat situ, rupanya pasar malam biasa je dan tak banyak pun barang best. tapi aku beli earphone RM10 sebab earphone aku punya mic dah rosak =,=

By the way, satu benda yang lupa aku nak ceritakan ialah dalam Gua tempurung tu, banyak je kitorang jumpa sampah botol minuman yang dibuang merata-rata dan contengan-contengan pada dinding gua.

banyak lagi contengan macam ni sebenarnya, tapi aku terlalu sedih untuk ambil gambar. Kalau korang perangai beruk macam ni, jangan kawan dengan aku tau. Aku tak berkawan dengan beruk :"

Korang kalau nak pergi mana-mana, please la jangan buat perangai beruk macam ni. Benci betul aku dengan mentaliti sampah macam ni. Tangan tu kalau tak gatal tak conteng, tak boleh ke? Plastik botol air tu, tahu kau dahaga, tapi tak boleh ke buang bila kau dah keluar gua?

Aku kalau jumpa orang macam ni depan-depan, memang aku tegur je terus. Jadilah manusia, bukan beruk.

Overall, aku memang suka trip ni dan memang recommend pergi kat sini. Kalau nak pergi, aku nasihatkan ambik Trek 4 supaya korang menikmati keseluruhan keindahan ciptaan Tuhan.

Setakat tu je entri kali ni. Sori gambar tak banyak sebab dalam tu gelap woii. Kamera phone aku pulak tak beri kerjasama uhuks