My Three Virgins & Me

How often do you get to spend time with 3 virgins all at the same time? Well I was the lucky man here. I have been to Tahan only once before but this is a virgin journey for my 3 friends, Smeagol, Calorieman & My 25%.

Smeagol and Calorieman have been eagerly awaiting this adventure for awhile back but My 25% didn't even have this in her calender and neither was she aware that she will be going for this her maiden trip. She only decided after Calorieman asked if she would like to go? She called me and asked if she will be able to climb the mountain and if it was tough? I said i will support her all the way.

Next thing i knew...she was on the team!

Lock & Loaded

After all the checking and re-packing of our backpacks, we loaded them all up into one of the 4-wheeled drives and said our goodbyes to civilisation. This time we were 13 strong and we had 2 guides to lead us up the tallest mountain in Semenanjung Malaysia...Gunung Tahan.

Food Check

Time to empty the backpacks and declare our meals. Time to calculate and take stock of all the not so environmentally friendly wrappers, can food, bottles, batteries, clothings etc. We were declaring all that we were bringing up the mountain. If were short of even one piece of choc wrapper when we come down the mountain, we will be fined. Below...Calorieman is counting his calory specific menu and my rations all down and out for the count.