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While most students enjoyed their weekends relaxing with indoor plumbing, nice warm bed sheets, and the luxury of modern technology, a rare few of us (around 200 actually) volunteered to endure a 3-day 2-night expedition in the jungle. Our main objective - conquering the summit of Gunung Liang, Perak. Marooned with mosquitoes, bees, leeches and a plethora of other insects guaranteed to make even the toughest person squeal, it was certainly a wake up call to the few of us who took the wonderful appliances we have at home for granted (mosquito mats and repellant included). This was none other than the Silver Expedition of 2014.
The journey to the foot of Gunung Liang wasn’t too bad. It was only after the two hour bus ride that the expedition really started. Carrying our heavy bags, we endured a four-hour
hike to the base camp through treacherous and dense terrain, which resulted in blood, tears
and sweat. (The blood part not necessarily ours alone but also including the blood of the vicious, pesky mosquitoes) Reaching our campsite, we were exhausted, out of breath and dreaming of a warm, soothing shower. Fat chance of that happening as though, for there wasn't a shower head in sight. We “washed up” by splashing water on our hands, feet and
face. And do not even get me started on the toilet arrangements.
When night befell, at least a good night's sleep awaited us at the end of the challenging day - or so we thought. The night proved to have its own set of
challenges. Including fighting for space to sleep on the uneven, poky ground, and worst of all, the rain. We woke up, damp, soaked and chilled to the bone.
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In the morning, with our shirts still drying from the night's downpour on our backs, we set off to our first checkpoint deceivingly and puzzlingly enough named '7-Eleven'. And unless the convenience stores usually come swarming with mosquitoes, the checkpoint and the store has nothing in common. The journey resumed with another taxing hike that lasted three hours. The path this time was slight more treacherous, with thorns jutting from the branches all around, scratching you if your focus ever falters. After a short break at the resting place, we continued our quest to reach the peak.
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Once we bypassed a certain point, our guide decided to leave us to trek the mountain unsupervised. It
wasn’t too bad for a while - besides the fact that every 100m or so, we’d have a
moment where we’d think we had reached the peak, only to realize it was just another
hill. Our hopes of having lunch definitely had to wait for quite a while. We made jokes at first, but after the third hill or so, we began to panic. Were we lost? Or was there simply more ground to
cover. After that seed of doubt entered our minds, it spread,
causing us to shout for our guide, blowing our whistles as hard as we could. But after
all of the mental and physical torture, we finally saw it. The very sight of the peak
managed to rejuvenate us, filling us with a renewed vigour to strive and persevere.
The view took our breaths and even our fatigue away.
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Unfortunate situations became sort of a recurring trend in this trip, and the joy sadly didn’t last for very long. Within minutes, rain started pouring again. Combined with the cool
air of the altitude we were at, the cold was utterly unbearable. All of us were
drenched and shivering as we navigated downwards through the path. Dealing both the extremely steep terrain, muddy ground and shivering limbs, it was a wonder if you didn't slip at least a billion times or so.
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We woke awakened by a weird buzzing by our ears. It was the buzzing of an immense swarm of bees that surrounded the whole camp. Needless to say, we were definitely eager to get out of the place. Trying to ward the bees away however, many of us resulted in bandages and itchy welts.
We were glad to leave the bee-riddled camp, but it was just leaping from one challenge to another, as we had to endure the four-hour hike again with our heavy bags back down to the foot of Gunung Liang. Well, what goes up has to come down eventually. Upon arrival, we were
happy to see that food was prepared and ready for us to devour. Soon after, we
boarded the bus and began the journey back home, where we were ecstatic to be reunited again with the wonderful luxuries
that we had definitely taken advantage of all this time.
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The entire experience in hindsight was truly one of survival and perseverance. Being thrown into the
jungle, enduring the harsh weather conditions, and finding your way through the
dense foliage was something that we wouldn’t have been able to fully experience
without the opportunity of this expedition. The expedition proved to be an eventful
one, pushing us to our very limits in mind, body and soul. In total, 30 or so of us had
made it. A small achievement it may seem, reaching the peak of Gunung Liang in
comparison to some other huge mountains like Mount Kinabalu, but the experience
we had garnered from this hike (minus the bee stings) was truly priceless.
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