Gunung Irau-Yellow-Pass

Date: 23 Feb 08 - 24 Feb 08 [2D/1N]
Location: Gunung Irau, Gunung Yellow, Gunung Pass - Cameron Highlands
Altitude: >2,100m ASL
Difficulty: 5.5/10
Camera: Canon EOS 350D
Lens: Tokina AT-X 124 AF Pro DX 12-24mm f/4
Filter: none
Post editing: PS CS3
Organizer & Guide: Taiping Goh
Members: Dan, YK, KL, Lucy, Judy, Siew Fong, Adik[Asst. Guide] and 14 AnakHutan members
My reason to go there: Because it is was a trail that I have not been to. Because it was an affordable trip organized by Taiping Goh. I went there with no expectation, and returned all smiles.

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Mountains hiked
Gunung Irau/依劳山峰 （2110m）
Gunung Yellow/大黃山峰 （1667m）
Gunung Pass/柏士山峰 （1587m）

Journey 
23th Feb 08
08:05 - 4wd pick up at Guan Di temple at Kg Rajah.
09:00 - Start from Sg Palas BOH plantation
12:00~13:15 - Lunch at summit of Guning Irau
18:00 – Reach Gunung Yellow/大黄山 and camp-341 / WP-334

24th Feb 08
10:00 - Leave Gunung Yellow/大黄山 
13:20~14:20 - Lunch, WP-507
14:45 - Gunung Pass
15:30 - Exit to Simpang Pulai Highway
4wd pick back to Kg Rajah Guan Di temple.

Rewards of this trip 
- No mud !! no mud !! For once there were no mud at Irau
- No rain !! Clear sky ....
- Beautiful beautiful mossy forest between Irau and Yellow
- Nice camp site at Gunung Yellow
- Lots of White moss/Club moss [lichen] at Gunung Yellow
- Beautiful view around Gunung Yellow
- Good hiking gang/New friends

Challenges of this trip 
- Some sandfly at Gunung Yellow
- Water point was dry after Gunung Yellow

Cost 
- Guide+4WD Fees: RM70.00/pax
- Entrance fees: NIL
- Camp site fees: NIL
- Food: I forgot … RM8.00-RM12.00
- Transport: Passangers AA share petrol + tol cost - Drivers don't pay

Summary 
- Hiking Gunung Irau during the dry season is much easier, but the mossy forest will not be as vibrant
- Gunung Yellow is very beautiful, to my opinion better than Gunung Suku

Gunung Irau 2,110m 2007

Date: 20 Jul 07 - 21 Jul 07
Location: Gunung Irau, Perak/Pahang
From: Pallas BOH tea plantation, Cemeron highlands
Altitude: 2,110m ASL
Difficulty: 4.6/10
Hike duration: 2D/1N
A.K.A.: G9 of Semenanjung Malaysia
A.K.A.: G15 of Malaysia
Camera: Canon EOS 350D
Lens: Tamron SP AF90mm F/2.8 (Di) Macro 1:1
Filter: none
Post editing: PS CS2
Organizer: Kah Fai
Members: Lucy, KL Tan, Doreen, Dan, Jac, Rockson, Winnie, Kean, Lynn, Shaon, YK Khor and CS Law
Guide: Dan
My reason to go there: We wanna bring the non-hiking members of O2P to a mossy forest, Irau is the easiest.

Gunung Irau (2110m ASL) is the ninth tallest mountain in Semenanjung Malaysia and also the only >2000M mountain in Malaysia that is easiest to reach the summit as the starting point is already >1850M ASL. Hiking point starts from Sg Palas Boh Plantation(Cameron Highlands) and ends at the summit of Gunung Irau, it takes about 2.5-3.5 hours on full load for a seasoned hiker to get to the summit, newbies may take 4-6 hours to get up there. Camping at the summit is always nice with fresh cool 15-16 Celsius air.
This was my 3rd time to Irau, nothing much has changed. The mossy forest was still pretty, trail still muddy and campsite still littered with camper's waste.
I went there with only a SP90 macro lens, that's why as you can see I only have pictures of little things this round.

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Gunung Irau 2,110m 2006

Date: 08.Jul.06 - 09.Jul.06

Altitude: 2,110m ASL
Difficulty: 4.6/10

These are unsorted, unselected pictures from my Cam..... everything's here.
Gunung Irau 2110M is located at Cameron Highlands, uphill trek takes 3-4 hours.
On Gunung Irau the starting point is already so high that we were among the moss immediately. The trees here are literally covered in moss. It grows in great, green, cushiony clumps, as wet as unsqueezed out sponges. Fringes and curtains of moss hang among the trees and little beards of it sway in the breeze. It's impossible to count how many different shades of green there are, or describe just how brilliant the green is sometimes. It's really magical, like walking in a fairytale forest.

Aside from the magic, there is mud. All that water in the moss is right there in the ground too. Some of the ground is so soft that it sinks like a mattress when you stand on it. The rest of the ground is so soggy that the mud will come over our boots if we step on it.
Then there are all the fallen trees and tangles of exposed roots which block the path and have to be clambered over. Some parts of the path are almost vertical and we have to climb up using roots as handholds. This is one of those treks where arm muscles ache as much as leg muscles the next day!

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