GUNUNG MULU NATIONAL PARK: PINNACLES 1200 m

Guide: Jason Lau SH

Sweeper: Andy

* DO NOT CLIMB WITHOUT A QUALIFIED LICENSED GUIDE - NOT A PORTER

Route: CAMP 5 > 900 m > 1.2 KM (Halfway / water deposit station) > 1.6 KM > 2 KM (First Ladder) > VIEWPOINT 2.4 KM

I wear:

• T-shirt
• Short Pant
• Underwear
• Waterproof socks
• Sleeve
• Hand gloves

I bring:

• Backpack
• 2.5 liter drinking water & 500 ml 100 plus (Remark: 3 liter water not enough for me)
• lunch (fried rice), chocolates
• Head lamp

5:30 am, breakfast

6:25 am, ascend the Gunung Api to see the pinnacles.
All the way will step on the rock & root until view point of Pinnacles.

6:25 am - 7:20 am, moving from CAMP 5 (50 m A.S.L) to 900 m (400 m A.S.L), Mini Pinnacles in 55 minutes.

The Park Guide will judge your ability to reach the 3 cut off times at

• Mini Pinnacles (60 minutes)
• 1/2 way (90 minutes) and
• at the first ladder (150 minutes - thus 2 and 1/2 hours)
• Return at 1130 latest

VERY IMPORTANT: The Park Guide has the mandate to instruct you to return to Camp 5 if you fail to reach the cut off points in time.

It is for your safety and that of the rest of the group - not to descent in the dark. 

7:20 am, reach Mini Pinnacles in 55 minutes

7:30 am - 8 am, moving from Mini Pinnacles to 1/2 way OR 1.2 KM (600 m A.S.L), water deposit station within 30 minutes.

8 am, reach half way (water deposit station) in 30 minutes

After 2 KM

DANGER! HIGH RISK AREA
Only 17 more ladders and 400 m to go.
Guide remind us, be careful in between 2nd & 3rd ladder.

10:30 am, reach view point Pinnacles, eating early lunch (fried rice), photo session

10:30 am, reach view point of Pinnacles

VERY IMPORTANT: Time allowed at viewpoint: 30-60 minutes ONLY.

11:15 am, start descending Gunung Api

Going down is more difficult than climbing up!
上山容易，下山难；下山步步都要小心，手抓稳脚踏稳才能前进。

4:XX pm, raining.

5:10 pm, back to Camp 5.

6 pm, dinner.


Note: Climbing up 4 hours, going down 6 hours.

注意事项：

1. 下雨不要穿雨衣雨裤，上下山时会被石头刮到，危险！如果下雨，就淋雨哟。
2. 不要穿 Kampung Adidas 塑胶登山鞋，沿途会一直踩石头上下山，鞋底会穿洞！
3. 不要穿运动长裤，上下山时会被石头刮到，危险！（可以穿紧身长裤）
4. 这座山是我爬过最难爬的山！须要手脚并用，上下山。
5. 一定要戴手套，须要一直抓石头上下山！
6. 其实从 Camp 5 去到 2KM 是可以带登山杖的；只是2 KM 过后不能用登山杖，因为须要手脚并用，用手抓云梯和绳子
7. 爬山，一直往上爬，没有平路走！一直 上，上，上！