A mountain too far off the beaten track, Nambuyukon lies in the shadow of its sister entity, the mighty Tambuyukon, 3rd place in Malaysia. At around 1400m, Nambuyukon is a lightweight; still it proved a tough nut to crack, all 8 hours of it. Conrad, from Borneo Native Homestay led this expedition – 4 Sandakan [...]
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August 5, 2006Kuching – Day 4 – Santubong
July 23, 2006Nicholas nicholas86@gmail.com presents For the “non-intrepid climber”, whatever that may be, skip the parts that begin with “Argh”, “Hard”, “I nearly died because…” or “Gasp”. You have been warned, discerning reader. Santubong is RUMOURED to be a simple day’s outing, complete with picnic basket and designer balloons. People who’ve done it speak lightly of it [...]
Tambuyukon – It’s Mind Over Matter
December 13, 2005Nicholas nicholas86@gmail.com presents Sick of Kinabalu and its touristy wiles? Feel a day trip up a REAL mountain, say, Gunung Ledang does not challenge the robust young thing you imagine you are? You’d be hardpressed to give Tambuyukon a miss. It’s the 3rd highest in Malaysia – and yes I can hear the Tambu-WHAT?-s echoing [...]
