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Few days ago while reading others blogs, I came across a posting on Mount Korbu, which is the second highest peak in Peninsula Malaysia and it's located nearby Ipoh (Ulu Kinta). In fact, the mountain can be seen easily from the city area of Ipoh and on a clear day, it looks simply majestic together with other hills and mountains nearby at the Titiwangsa range.
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| Mount Korbu as seen from the NE highway, towards the direction to Ipoh |
I was fascinated by the pictures posted on several blogs in the journeys of the hikers and climbers especially the waterfalls, flora and fauna, views of Ipoh city from the peak, the rare insects and settlements of orang asli (aborigines). After reading these blogs, how I wished I could also scaled up the mountain and enjoy taking photographs along the way. haha...dream on!
When I was a kid growing up in Ipoh, I always took a long stare at this mount where it's visible from where I stayed as well as from my school. What fascinate this little mind was the shape of the mountain where it look like a volcano to me. :)
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| Mount Korbu as seen from Tambun |
Definitely, I'm not ready for mountain climbing. So far in my life, I had only hiked up to the top of Kledang hill and Maxwell hill in Taiping during my teen years and those are very easy terrain - tar roads. The last hiking that I did was around the Bukit Timah area in Singapore few years back with my company.
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| Kledang Hill |
I discussed with my wifey to check out some short hiking trips at the mountains like Fraser's Hills or Cameron Highlands. Get into a group of hikers and with the help of an experience hikers, we can hike around the cool mountainside for a few hours before returning back to the hotel. This will be a pleasant way to spend our vacations, rather than the usual city life routine- eat, sleep, shop. Well, let's wait a few more years until my kids are bigger or I can round-up some friends for the trip. LOL
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| hiking in Fraser's Hills.... I love it!! |
Have a good weekend, folks and time for me to take an afternoon nap and ....dream first...
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Hehe never really went for hiking before except for school camping last time but that one too only half way. :p
ReplyDeleteI used to go hiking during schooling time.. now, very rare already, consider myself old, haha :D
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
I didn't know this is the 2nd highest peak. Nice info!
ReplyDeleteWell, I've booked to hike the highest peak next month and I am more surprised it's winter and might see snow droppings atop the peak in Borneo! I am training like hell now by climbing the condo's 22 floors up and down and up and down. Pant! Pant! Haiks!
hey...u talk only ah.. i mean dream only... like me, i always dream of this and that..
ReplyDeleteIt's good to dream, but why not make it a reality? I would love to hike up Mount Korbu too. It should be easier than Mount Kinabalu rite? : )
ReplyDeleteCaroline -me too ! Those I went are too easy to hike.
ReplyDeleteHayley- wah , where? Maxwell hill?
ReplyDeleteTwilight - woah! Are you a regular hiker?
ReplyDeleteAuntie Claire- talk first lor .... But it should be fun to take on simple treks.
ReplyDeleteFoongpc - korbu is just few meters shorter than tahan and not recommended for beginners. Well, I have to train up as well as rounded up some kakis. Haha.. Not easy to organizer one for me.
ReplyDeleteI dun like mountains... the air too thin. I prefer the beaches... :D Wun mind going to the beach and frolicks in the sun til become tanned! LOL!
ReplyDeleteHi Chris, go for it! But I suggest you do some exercises as well practice runs first. Not good to suddenly overstrain yourself.
ReplyDeleteMy one regret is I never climbed Mt. Kinabalu.
I guess never thought of it those days....
You stay easy and have a pleasant week, Lee.
cleffairy - hahha...im directly opposite from you. I love the cool fresh air of the mountain!
ReplyDeleteUncle Lee - seems that you have been scaling a lot of mountains before. Can shared your experience in your blog someday? Have a good week!
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