This is my 11th Angsi Trek. My last trek was on 10.10.10 (http://happyotrekker.blogspot.com/2010/10/g-angsi-10-10-10.html).
Starting at 7 a.m. from Petaling Jaya, we reached the Senawang Toll in good time at 8 a.m. There was a slight drizzle and the weather did not look very promising. So we decided to do a quick trek up to Gunung Angsi via Bukit Putus instead of Ulu Bendul. We took about 2 hrs and 45 minutes to hit the peak at 11.45 a.m. There was no crowd and the weather was balmy warm. We took time to soak in the fresh air and tranquil surrounding.
At the peak, we decided to trek down to Ulu Bendul instead of back trekking to Bukit Putus when we saw no rain clouds. The trail to Ulu Bendul was rather steep and rough. About 30 minutes from the peak, we had to use ropes to navigate through a very dangerous ravine devoid of vegetation known as Botak hill. The last part of the Botak Hill was a real thriller. We had to use two ropes guide ourselves down the sandy slope. The ropes were anchored at 12 o’ clock on a loose tree stump. A hiker joked that an overweight trekker must have uprooted the tree stump from the ground. To secure the loose tree stump, there were additional ropes were tied to the tree stump in three other directions, namely 3, 6 and 9 o’clock. We took about 10 minutes to get over this challenging section. Thereafter, the trail continued steeply until after two river crossings when it started to level off.
It was 3.40 p.m. when we reached Ulu Bendul Main Entrance and none of us was looking forward to trekking 3 km along the road to our vehicles at Bukit Putus. Luckily, we encountered a kind hearted couple who gave two of us a lift to Bukit Putus, 3 km away, to collect our cars. Thank you very much to the driver of NAY 1296.
Overall, it was a great trekking day in the company of cheerful and photogenic buddies, namely Christina, Sau Chein, Hah and Poh Lian.
For the photographs, please refer to: http://happytrekker.shutterfly.com/pictures/10804.
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