Weekend Outdoor Hiking & Adventures - Back to Nature

A magnificent climb to remember. Mount Rinjani is the 2nd highest active volcano in Indonesia , and it rises to 3726 meter above sea level (masl) in the Indonesia archipelagos and with one of the most astonishing views. Adjacent to the volcano is a 6-by-8.5-kilometre caldera, which is filled partially by the crater lake known as Segara Anak . This lake is approx. 2,000masl and estimated to be about 200m deep.  Administratively the mountain is in the Regency of North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara .  Map of Lombok Island (Mt Rinjani is at the top center) From my research, it was highlighted that only 1 out of every 4 hikers manages to reach the summit at any one time as many inexperienced hikers would actually stop/quit at the crater basecamp itself due to fatigue conditions. You need not just fitness to pull you through but a strong mental strength to overcome the environment, tough landscape and not forgetting the harsh weather condition (ie. burning hot sun in the dry savan...

Hello there, Is weekend again, so instead of sleeping late or just wasting time scrolling news on handphone, why not consider going for a short hike to de-stressed yourself after a long working week. This time around, I will be introducing a trail name Ketumbar Hill. Here's a morning view of the KL city from one of few look-out spots. Is a relatively easy trail to hike with distance of less than 3km and height of approx. 200+m . This trail is very popular especially during weekend as you will encounter many hikers of various age group doing their morning walk and then proceed to having "Yum cha" or breakfast at nearby coffeeshop. The trails are marked and there's rope stretch out along various part of the trails to assist hikers to ascend/descend on some difficult spot. Starting point of the trail: Along of the hiking trail, you will find lots of big rocks in the surrounding area. So, please do be extra careful when passing through as it can be quite slippery as many ...