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Exploration Trip to the Valley of Mount Santubong 山都望隐秘山谷探险记

Hammock camping at Mount Santubong, this is at the base of the mount. Near to the suspension bridge and the waterfall.
我喜欢露营,通常都会用吊床式露营。这是在山都望山脚下的一个瀑布营地,而旁边有一座S形的吊桥。
Cooking breakfast, and we had creamy mushroom breakfast
在煮早晨吃,蘑菇汤,我的最爱。
The Santubong nature jacuzzi, which is my favorite place to swim.
这是大自然给我们的按摩浴缸,也是我很喜欢的一个地方。
The water are crystal clear, I can see all the surounding rocks formation.
山水也特别的清晰,我潜进这个“按摩浴缸”里,可以看的特别清楚。
Start our journey to the valley of Santubong
游泳过后,我们就开始前进到隐秘的山谷去。
Encounter some beautiful rocks with greenish and brownish colors.
一路上可以看到奇形怪状的石头
The very last stop of the valley, I love to swim in crystal clear water. How about you my friend?
这是最后一站,也就是山都望的隐秘山谷。瀑布流下特别清晰的水给我们享受。朋友们,请记得拜访这个地方后,请一起保持这里的清洁,把我们的垃圾,以及别人留下的垃圾一起带走。让这个地方永远保持清洁。

Why We Should Hike With A Team 有团队的好处

I am very lucky to be able to live in Borneo, with all the trees, waterfall, mountains, and beautiful nature scenery.

I am also very lucky to have a team #KuchingAdventureTeam that share the same passion like me.

I treasure this friendship very much, and hope in the years to come, we will continue to explore more places in Borneo.

感恩我能居住在这漂亮的婆罗洲,这里有热带雨林,瀑布,高山,小山丘,及美丽的自然风景。
也感恩我有一班登山探险的战友,大家一起享受户外活动。希望我们可以继续的探险婆罗洲美。


Here are reason why should we hike in a team!

There is always joke to share
Sometime we need a few hours to hike to the mount summit, or to a certain check point, so along the way its always good that someone that can cause amusement or laughter to the team, especially a story with a funny punchline, in our group we have a lot of people who do that, and it makes the journey even more fun.

有的时候,登到山顶,或是远足到目的地需要一段时间。这时最好的是有一些喜欢吵闹的朋友,这样可以暖和气氛,让整体团队热闹起来。在我的团队里就是有那么两三人,喜欢互相捉弄对方,互呛对方,让旁边看戏的我们也一起笑起来

Someone handle the cooking
On a camping trip, food plays an important role it not just give us energy, it also unit us together. In a group, there is always that someone who knows how to cook, who owns the practice or skill of preparing food by combining, mixing, and heating ingredients. For me who don't own that skills, its a blessing that my friend can cook, so my job is to help finished the food that my friend cooked.

不愁吃。食物在户外活动中扮演着非常重要的角色,食物可以给我们能量继续的前进,探险。在一个团队里,就是有那么一个是掌厨的,他会负责大伙的肚子,当大家都在休息时,他会自动的去烧柴煮饭给大伙们吃

Bonding
The more you get together with a bunch of friends the more you will feel the close bond between each other. For me I always feel a close friendship that develops between my buddies, often as a result of shared experiences.

培养默契。当和志同道合的朋友们在一起,就是有这么一种默契,大家有共同的目标,一起前进,克服困难,登峰造极

To look on each other back
This is Kampung Kidding, a remote village with more than 3 hours of hike. It was my first time visit the place, and I don't have enough food and water. My friends are kind enough to share food and water with me to make sure that I have enough energy to finish this exploration, and to reach the waterfall. So its good to hike with a team that will always look each other back.

互相照应。话说这是一个偏僻的村庄,第一次拜访,远足了三个多小时还没到瀑布,天气又热。当时最大的问题是我没有足够的水和食物,头开始有点眩晕。好在有队友在,他们分他们自己的食物及水给我,最后我们也成功到达目的地。好在有可以互相照应的朋友在一起帮我度过难关。

To share the expenses
When we hike to a new place, we will need to hire local guide, sometime even porter. Due to the rough terrain, some of the expenses is not cheap. Good to have a team to share the expenses together, so we can lighten our burden, instead of paying all the expenses by yourself.

一起承担费用。当我们去户外活动,探险深山,瀑布,丛林,有的时候会雇请一个当地的向导,及担夫。有了一个团队,这些费用就可以一起来承担啦。

Night Swim
We camp at the Santubong Moun valley, beside our camp side there is a stream with crystal clear water. We camp there regularly, and we like it very much. Everytime after we finish our dinner, we will go and dip in the stream. Its fun to have night swim together with friends.

夜游。我与队友在山都望的山谷下露营,这个地方是我们常来露营的地方。每当晚餐后,我们就会闲聊,然后在隔壁的溪流游泳,非常凉快。

Hike together, rest together
We are at Mount Murud, the highest mount in Sarawak, Borneo. Its a hike which last us for 3 days. Its very difficult to access this place, with all the rough terrain, muddy trail, and humid mossy forest. Good thing that we are in a group, and we motivate each other, when we are tired, we rest together, share a cup of hot drinks and off we go again.

一起走,一起休息。话说当时我们在峇加拉兰高原,姆鲁山。砂劳越最高峰就是它。由于这座山位于偏僻的地方,所以这趟的攻顶记,我们用了三天时间穿山越岭,搞到大家精疲力尽。虽然如此,大伙们都感到非常充实,累了就一起停下脚步休息,吃一点食物喝水。好了后,又在继续上路。

Explor waterfalls together
In Sarawak, we have a lot of waterfall, countless waterfall waiting to be discover. And in a team, we can share the location on the waterfall that we visit before, and visit that place together.

在砂劳越,我们有无数的瀑布在隐秘的热带雨林内。我们朋友之间,常会分享各自到过的瀑布,如何到达,然后在计划一起去。

Share the light together on a night hike
My team and I was on a 3 hours hike, after we reached the summit we spend too much time on the summit and by the time we knew it, it’s already dark. Some of us have headlight, some of us don’t. So the one with light walk first, and we follow at the back.

话说当时我有远足了进三个小时,花太多的时间在山顶上。当我们开始下山时已经时夜晚了,周围一篇乌黑,伸手不见五指。不是所有的人都有准备头灯,所以我们有慢慢跟随一些有灯的伙伴们下山。如果不是和队友在一起的话,可能要在深山过夜咯。

Reaching great hights together
The photo above it’s the highest mountain in Malaysia the Mount Kinabalu. Along the way we just hike slowly and enjoy the breathtaking scenery, take picture, feeding the friendly squires, and reaching great highest together. It gives a sense of accomplishment after we reach the check point, and the memories created will last a lifetime.

这是马来西亚最高峰,沙巴神山。和好友们一起登山,一路上大家有说有笑,拍照留念。还拿食物喂在路旁的小松鼠,哪些松鼠还真会吃。和朋友在同一时间到达目的地时,有一种说不出的喜悦。和朋友一起登峰造极是一件快乐的事。

The art of nature
Mother Nature creates the most beautiful art, and we must go for that extra mile to enjoy it. If you go alone, you will be demotivated. That is why is good to have a team that can always motivate each other, and when that moment arrive, we witness the art of nature together, magical experience.

大自然的艺术作品,不是那么容易就可以欣赏到。有时候,我们必需多走那一步,多爬高一点,多游远一点,早起身一点,才能够欣赏到。如果有一队的朋友,大家就可以互相勉励,最后一起享受大自然给我们眼前那漂亮的礼物。

Share the Burden
When we are in the jungle, we can only depend on our teammate to help us in case of emergency. If one of us are injurt, the other one will help to carry the heavy backpack, the water bottle, the food, and to give a shoulder to lean on for a rest. Teamwork make things happen!!!

一起分享负担。在深山内,队友们就是我们唯一的照应。有困难时,好的队友会第一时间站出来帮你解决困难。我们如果有人受伤,而其他的队友就会自动的帮忙受伤的那位,提背包,分享水及食物。

Explore & Adventure
Explore and enjoy the adventure together as a team, and we can concur any mountain, swim in any stream, exploring any waterfall, and camp in any jungle condition.

所谓团结就是力量,一起时大家就有能力征服高山,探索瀑布,在任何艰难的环境下露营。

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Sebako Waterfall Camping and Exploration with Wilson Chin Borneo Explorer


Sebako waterfall is situated at the Sematan/Lundu area, about 1 hour drive from Kuching city. And to get to this waterfall, we need to hike for about two and a half hours. 
This is our campsite, which are just rocks, and tree roots. Not suitable to setup tent here, cause the floor uneven, and wet.
But we use hammock, and we love it
The food department team are getting our meal ready, thank you to both of them for the hard work.

We are enjoying what mother nature offer us, this breathtaking view of the majestic Sebako waterfall


Hiking Tips for Beginner by Borneo Explorer

"Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb"


Hiking to nature is the best way to relax your mind after a long week of work in the urban city. Here I wanted to share with you some of the basic tips for a beginner on a hiking trip, hope you will like my infographic. And please help to share this information to your hiking group.

Camping at Mount Singai with Wilson Chin and Friends

Read More about Mount Singai here




Mount Singai Trail Breakdown
Base to Summit - 1h 45 mins
Height - 518m

Entrance Charges
Free of Charges

But remember to take nothing but photos, and leave nothing but footprints

Mount Singai is a sacret mount, there are many stories on strange encounter here, so please pay respect to the culture here. Our friends dream of someone took us away to a house nearby, and he is trying to get us back to our camp site. But in reality, we are trying to wake him up, after we keep on calling his name, he wake up eventually. 
We reach the summit about 11pm, and due to the limit space to setup any tent, we are all using hammock for that night. Hammock is a good choice for camping, as I highly recommend you using it. 
Our dinner for that night, some hot coffee, crackers, and peanuts