On a white water rafting trip with two people who cannot swim to save their lives, you KNOW a name like Team Capsize will rankle. We even had a team cheer – “We want…we want…capsize! capsize!”, to the cheer of Queen’s “We Will Rock You”. A haunting cheer, indeed; but one that never worked. I [...]
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Padas White Water Rafting – Team Capsize
June 29, 2007Nambuyukon
August 5, 2006A 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 [...]
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 [...]
