Trekking up Mount Trus Madi

Gunung Irau: Please click here to view 70 photos by courtesy of Bee on Sat 20 Sept 2008.

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Trekking up Mount Trus Madi by Jean. Notice the size of the backpack.

Please click here to view 203 photos by courtesy of Jean.
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Brief description of itinerary

Day 1 Tambunan to Mount Trus Madi (or Trusmadi... in Sabah) base camp by 4WD; start trekking at 9.30 am to mid-way cabin campsite 2,340m (above sea level).

Day 2 Ascend at 3.45 am to summit; arrived at 5.10 am; wait for sunrise (5.55am), descend to Mount Trusmadi base campsite at 7.15 am; pack up & meet 4WD at 3.10pm, proceed to Tambunan and to Kota Kinabalu.
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Please click here to view Jean's photos for trekking in Annapurna Circuit.
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The trail here is not that visible
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Layers and layers of mountains

Note by KC: What a name - Trus Madi in Bahasa Malaysia does sound like Terus Mati - meaning 'proceed to die'.
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Mount Trusmadi is Malaysia's second highest mountain at 2,642 metres (8,668 ft). It lies in the state of Sabah, close to Mount Kinabalu. The mountain supports a wide range of unique flora and fauna, perhaps most notably Nepenthes macrophylla, a species of pitcher plant.

Awesome view of sunrise
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Jean - on top of the world feeling
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Unique pitcher plants
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Posted by KC

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