Name : KMF
Summits conquered : Mt Nuang, Mt Irau but hungry for more
Next Target : Any peninsular mountains
Frequent workout place : Subang lake, puchong housing area. Frequent jogging

I just went to irau on the 3rd to 4th May. I want to share my experience here.

We reached at the Irau base car park at around 12.30pm and started hiking around 1pm. The weather at that time was misty and it started to rain lightly 20 minutes later. The rain stopped after 30 mins and the whole journey was misty all the way. It was like a scene from lord of the rings(thats what everyone says).

The path condition was fairly muddy, but still dry, not soaking wet unless you step into the mud on purpose. It is possible to avoid ankle deep mud if you take the side. The hike up was easier than Nuang, as in it's not so intense and steep. As usual, lotsa roots and slippery moss.

We reached the peak at 5.30pm which is 4 hrs 30 mins at a fairly relaxed pace. Later we set up our tents and by the time we started cooking steamboat (YES WE BROUGHT PORTABLE STOVE AND GAS), it was already dark. That's when it starts to get really cold. Anything warm tasted and felt so good.

The next morning, at 6am, it was 14 degrees Celsius. Really cold where a jumper wasn't enough. Saw the sunrise, but it was kinda cloudy. We started going down at 9 something. The pace was unstoppable as we want to go shopping around cameron. So it was only 2 hrs 30 mins, half the time of going up. The weather that time was REALLY SUNNY.

Disappointed that the Anak Irau campsite is filthy. The peak campsite is also filthy. I'd like to plea for any future hiking group to organize a cleanup.

Name:KMF
Summits conquered:Mt. Nuang 07/08, Mt. Irau 08, Klang Gates 08
Next target:Mt Nuang(Dec) , Any peninsular mountains, Mt. Kinabalu(need money 1st)
frequent workout place:Puchong (jogging)

hey add me in the list... been wanting to sign up for a long time already. Picked up hiking when my friend asked me to go to Mt Nuang for the first time.

This post has been edited by kmf123: Dec 11 2008, 08:42 PM

6th Mile tunnel is nice, prepare to get soaked =D Just wear hard shoes which provide toe protection =)

Here's my experience on 6th Mile Tunnel

We went with a group from college. More than 15 people plus with guide, with experienced and first timers.

The entrance is beside the new houses, walking distance from Sunway Tambun's themepark. We first have to walk through the grasses along the stream until we reached a small pond the size of one and a half basketball court approximately. Then we saw a cave opening in the side of the mountain, half submerged in water.

To get into the cave, we'll have to swim across the pond, thread on the mud which really sinks when stepped, on while holding a safety rope from 2 ends. Those who can't swim can just pull the rope to the other end till u reach the cave opening.

In the 6th mile tunnel, the beginning was quite sandy. As you walk deeper, you'll be walking on alot of rocks, big rocks, small rocks and loose rocks. I strongly recommend not to wear open toe shoes, as the last time i wore sandals and got a few rock cuts. Above your head, some times you will bump into alot of stalactites if you are not careful and quite tall. Most of the journey you can walk through upright and its not so cramped.

What u can see is alot of shiny crystal formation, stalactites and stalagmites, some WW2 relic if u know how to identify, bats with guano smell(bats will fly past you).

At the end of the cave, which is the "hilir sungai", there is a stream, the water is quite clean, can wash up but nothing spectacular.

I'm not sure about the time, but its around 1-2 hours walk. The cave is very wet, dont hope to stay dry.

If you want to continue to the next level of caving, walk through the trail which will lead you to another cave which i dont know the name. That one is another level, claustrophobic inducing marble cave, in and out the same way.

Want pictures? google 6th mile tunnel

This post has been edited by kmf123: Dec 11 2008, 09:24 PM