Gunung Bintang 2010

Date: 05 - 07 Nov 2010
Location: Gunung Bintang, from Kg. Sedim Kedah
Altitude: 1,862m ASL
Campsite: Kem Bunian, 1:50hrs from the summit, wide, slightly uneven, can fit many fly, 20 ppl easy, WP is a short 5mins down the side trail
Difficulty: 6.6/10 (http://danlow.multiply.com/journal/item/50)
Hike duration: 3D2N
Camera: Canon Powershot G10
Filter: NIL
Post editing: PS CS3
Members: KamMeng, MiowChin, KenTat, Ah Kau, Dan, Lucy, StevenHeng, Uncle Yong
Guide: Kalam and Zahir
My reason to go there: I miss the place. .. I have been there before from Perak, so going up again from Kedah would be nice...

Trail details:
Date/Time Altitude POI  Duration  Coordinates
Day 1
11/5/10 9:22 145 m Car Park/Start  N5 24.777 E100 46.946
11/5/10 10:11 360 m Reach Jungle trail Start 00:48:40  N5 24.765 E100 48.102
11/5/10 10:20 360 m Leave Jungle trail Start 00:09:37 Briefing N5 24.760 E100 48.101
11/5/10 12:37 787 m Reach Waterfall Camp  02:16:55  N5 24.940 E100 49.771
11/5/10 13:32 787 m Leave Waterfall Camp  00:55:07 Lunch  N5 24.951 E100 49.750
11/5/10 16:42 1590 m Reach Kem Bunian  03:10:03  N5 25.389 E100 50.951
Total hike time for the day:  07:20:22
Day 2
11/6/10 9:10 1590 m Leave Kem Bunian  N5 25.393 E100 50.954
11/6/10 9:13 1615 m Reach Bonsai Garden  00:03:29  N5 25.426 E100 51.007
11/6/10 9:18 1615 m Leave Bonsai Garden  00:05:07  N5 25.479 E100 51.096
11/6/10 10:20 1806 m Reach Bintang Kecil  01:01:03  N5 25.494 E100 51.687
11/6/10 10:24 1806 m Leave Bintang Kecil  00:04:45  N5 25.492 E100 51.689
11/6/10 10:59 1862 m Reach Summit  00:34:28  N5 25.708 E100 51.943
Total time taken to reach the summit from Kem Bunian = 01:48:52 
11/6/10 11:37 1862 m Leave Summit  N5 25.709 E100 51.945
11/6/10 11:50 1806 m Reach Bintang Kecil  00:13:18  N5 25.527 E100 51.776
11/6/10 12:29 1615 m Reach Bondai Garden  00:39:02  N5 25.562 E100 51.252
11/6/10 12:54 1592 m Reach Kem Bunian  00:24:06 Break camp N5 25.394 E100 50.953
Total time taken from the summit back to Kem Bunian = 01:16:26 
11/6/10 13:24 1590 m Leave Kem Bunian  N5 25.392 E100 50.949
11/6/10 15:34 787 m Reach Waterfall Camp  02:10:03  N5 24.940 E100 49.771
Total hike time for the day:  05:15:21
Day 3
11/7/10 9:36 786 m Leave Waterfall Camp  N5 24.942 E100 49.772
11/7/10 11:16 360 m Reach Jungle trail end  01:40:05  N5 24.686 E100 48.285
11/7/10 11:18 360 m Leave Jungle trail end  00:01:22  N5 24.682 E100 48.280
11/7/10 12:14 145 m Reach Car Park/End  00:56:26  N5 24.806 E100 46.912
11/7/10 12:21 145 m Leave Car Park/End  00:06:52  N5 24.806 E100 46.910
11/7/10 12:22 137 m Reach River raft camp  00:00:40  N5 24.798 E100 46.857
Total hike time for the day:  02:45:25 

 

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