Gunung Datuk
Published by Coconutkun under Traveling on 7/21/2009 08:07:00 PM
Gunung Datuk...Initially, we were told that we were going to climb Gunung Botak(Bald Mountain) ; which got us a little curious-since Googling it yielded zero hits..could it be an uncharted territory..a place that only a few know? But, manalah tahu, we were heading to Gunung Datuk that day..its not that we have been here nor was it 
dissapointing..but okie la, its was quite a good climb.. I would rate this place difficult though..Two hours of pure up hill climb..flat terrain are short lived and just as youre about to breath a sigh of relief, there is more to go..just up up and up all the way..of course, when coming down, its down down all la..this really hurts your joints real baddd..might sound abit discouraging for first timers but seriously, here is not a good 
place to start..but if you really want to, go slow lo..take real small steps at a time..Anyway, the name Gunung Datuk which literally means Grandpa's Mountain, might get ya a little intimidated..cant you beat a grandpa's mountain?
dissapointing..but okie la, its was quite a good climb.. I would rate this place difficult though..Two hours of pure up hill climb..flat terrain are short lived and just as youre about to breath a sigh of relief, there is more to go..just up up and up all the way..of course, when coming down, its down down all la..this really hurts your joints real baddd..might sound abit discouraging for first timers but seriously, here is not a good 
place to start..but if you really want to, go slow lo..take real small steps at a time..Anyway, the name Gunung Datuk which literally means Grandpa's Mountain, might get ya a little intimidated..cant you beat a grandpa's mountain?Pic: Horny hornet
Here's the plus side of Gunung Datuk..the scenery is awesome..you could see the whole state of Negeri Sembilan and even up to Melaka on a clear day..how cool is that..its a mountain by the way, not a hill..Besides that, i think this is the only climb where i get to see wildlife..seriously..throughout my other climbs at other places, i have never been to a place where you can see wildboars, gibbons and hornbills throughout the journey..You dont have to worry about these creatures though..they are more afraid of us t
han we are of them..Again, I have a never been to a forest with so many squeling monkeys (i mean wild monkeys, not my team mates) ..On the day of our climb, we also stumbled across furry caterpillars as long as your average pen and weird little 
bugs...Another plus point is the spring water which is located not far for the peak (first time drinking spring water which was really refreshing)
Note: Heard that its pantang to bring pork up this mountain..The last part of the mountain is a flight of man made iron stairs which gets u up to the rocky peak..Gotta be careful of that cos a slip might just cost u a life..few hundred metres down..
Here's the plus side of Gunung Datuk..the scenery is awesome..you could see the whole state of Negeri Sembilan and even up to Melaka on a clear day..how cool is that..its a mountain by the way, not a hill..Besides that, i think this is the only climb where i get to see wildlife..seriously..throughout my other climbs at other places, i have never been to a place where you can see wildboars, gibbons and hornbills throughout the journey..You dont have to worry about these creatures though..they are more afraid of us t
han we are of them..Again, I have a never been to a forest with so many squeling monkeys (i mean wild monkeys, not my team mates) ..On the day of our climb, we also stumbled across furry caterpillars as long as your average pen and weird little 
bugs...Another plus point is the spring water which is located not far for the peak (first time drinking spring water which was really refreshing)Note: Heard that its pantang to bring pork up this mountain..The last part of the mountain is a flight of man made iron stairs which gets u up to the rocky peak..Gotta be careful of that cos a slip might just cost u a life..few hundred metres down..
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