Continuing from Pressing on to higher grounds....
At 3.10 pm we reached another check point called Bonsai 2.
We were told by returning climbers it is only 30 minutes more to reach the summit.
As we meet more people on their way back my friend began to have second thoughts. We have already go way past our budgeted time of 3 hours from the start or trail's entry point and yet the main summit was still not in view.
He was thinking of turning back especially since our other friend who suffered from diabetes had already turned back. I convinced him to press on. As he is actually 5 years younger and much fitter I told him to go in front and get on with his much faster pace.
Thank God he soon arrived at the summit. The less fit me followed suit at 3.35...
All in all it took us 4 hours and 35 minutes to reach the peak, 50 per cent more than our budgeted time of 3 hours.
The stone of top marking the border between the states of Perak and Pahang...
Pleased at this achievement despite it being unplanned me being unfit and us being unequipped I proceeded to wear a piece of sampin (cloth wrapped at the waist) along with 3 pieces of traditional Malay weaponry for a pix. For the record the headgear known as tanjak was worn all the way for the climb and back.
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