Ulu Yam fall

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State Selangor
LocationNear Ulu Yam
Coordinates N3.407° E101.647°
First visit2007
Number of visits4

On 11 February 2007, I joined a small group of hikers to explore a waterfall near Ulu Yam. Edwin, a member of the Dutch Expat Community (NLV) had been there before and was our guide.

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Start of the hike

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River trekking

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The first waterfall

After about 1.5 hour we reached the main fall. Quite tall but no pool. Following the river upstream, we arrived at an adventurous passage where we had to croos a narrow gorge.
On our way back we got lost a bit.

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Very tall, notice the human

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Real adventure, crossing the gorge

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View down the plain, we could almost see our car

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Edwin at the fall

A few weeks later, on 4 March, Edwin and I went again. Edwin was planning a hike for the members of the NLV and wanted to be sure about the route , where we got lost the first time.

We had a pleasant time at the waterfall abd found the correct route back this time.

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Me at the fall

Final preparation for the NLV trip. On 22 June 2008 we went again and this time my friends Gabriel, Richard and Rani joined us.

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Edward's friend, Richard and Gabriel

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Me, ready for the gorge

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Entering the gorge

The NLV trip took place on 19 July 2008. About 15 pax, everything went well. Edwin had arranged for a guide who during the hike explained a couple of jungle survival tricks. like building a shelter and collecting drinking water from vines.

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Preparing for the hike

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At the waterfall

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The canyon

The gorge was for many the highlight of the trip. Actually it was easy to avoid the gorge by climbing up the rocks. We didn't tell them, a few found out by themselves ;-)

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Big fun

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Here I am drinking from a vine

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Happy ending of the hike