I don't think my insurance agent will like this one.
Like all tracking trip, depart at 3am, reach at 4am. Start tracking by 5am, well, Chilling falls seems to be the one that should be exclude from this. We reach the entrance by 5am, not exactly sure of the entrance as the web does not tell you so (as there is only one, which we thought of needing to hike some small trail before reaching the real entrance). So lets put it at we reach the entrance by 5am. There is no guard or any souls there to look at you, just the strong gush of water that you can hear. The night is pretty bright, but the water is no where to be seen. We follow a 4x4 trial from the entrance arch, walk for 3 minutes and we reach a gate with notice stating gate only open from 8am to 6pm (well,i think so else it would be 5pm). Fenced and gated. Going in does not seems right as it breach of property, so we went back and head for the town for breakfast.
The nearest town to Chilling falls seems to be KKB, kuala kubu bahru. KKB itself has a history, but our visit today was not to look at it. Headed back we saw some dudes fishing over the bridge, and no one else on the road. We stop at the nearest shop to the entrance, which with luck on our side, Chinese soup noodles! Set ourselves, we order each a bowl of hand pulled ban-mee, which taste really great.
Nice food bring some visitor near us, which looks really big.
Harmless little cat. he he he he he >:)
Waited until near 8, we ride again, back to the entrance, the road back was superb; the sun is up, and the view of the dam on the left is great. We drove up to the dam entrance, apparently they have a visitor center that has materials for you to read about the dam. Beyond the visitor center is a guarded compound which leads to the wall of the dam (too bad i cant go there, else i would love the shots over there).
Fenced and guarded. Was thinking of ram through that guard.
Looking from left to right
From right back to left
The breeze from the lake was cool, it makes us felt like buying the visitor center and build a lodge there for private functions. Skipping from there, we went straight to Chilling entrance. Reaching back to the parking site (uneven land, the only "proper" parking space), we saw 3 young Malay amateur photographers who is checking their bags, seems that they just arrive as well. We quickly load up ourselves and start hiking back to the entrance. Upon reaching the entrance, we went to the guard house as registration is required, have some chat and found out that sg. Chilling has took a few lives away before, so it is required that all visitors to register at the counter, and come out by latest 5 or 6 pm. The reason, flash flood during raining season. Although there was once a news of 2 campers were wash away with their campsites, yet the authorities there does provide a campsite near the office with a big NO NO to me.
No to this, no to that; but they do really maintain the place clean and proper, and they feed the fishes too. Look around and you find a lot of interesting no's around the place.
The map of Chilling falls, you will be doing six river crossing. Wet? yes, all the time. I am exclude from this as I manage to cross the last river crossing without wetting myself.
Going in, you will first cross a bridge (first crossing) which is the only bridge that you cross. Once after the bridge, you will reach a split, take the left one as the right turning leads you up hill. Follow the trail, you will be lead in to a "Signs" (well, not corn and not sure about aliens). Hike all the way up, and you will reach to a river side trail (leech land?) Go all the way, and only cross the river when there is a sign of "river crossing" (If the river is too deep, you may swim across it or take a longer trail)
This is a wide trail after rain.
This is a narrow trail after rain.
A river side trail, leech country?
Tarzan tree house entrance on your right.
Second river crossing, easy pea.
Third river crossing, slightly deep but still easy pea.
Fourth river crossing, you will be seeing "river crossing signs" like this, after crossing it, follow the trail upwards.
This should be the fifth crossing. Lev thinks he's pro. Go Lev Go!
Opps.. over motivate him... Enjoy the wet underwear my friend.
Sixth crossing, this is deep. Wet underwear 100%. But hahaha, Lev and me manage to cross it dry.
After all the river crossing, you will be seeing the fall, peek-a-boo. The fall looks small at far, but the sound was great.
Peek-a-boo
A shot taken on top of some rocks.
A closer look.
2 dude swimming in the pool.
The place tells you how cold the water is. Chilling. Putting your feet in the water might not feel anything, yet once your body goes near to the fall, you remember the name so hard that the next cold drink you order will remind you of it.
The pool undercurrent is strong and it is not advisable to leave any children to swim near the eye. The depths is over 2 meters at least (cover my whole body with arm stretch). The rocks near the eye can be climb up upon, but it is slippery, but you may actually jump in to the water. There is a big piece of rock near the center, which jumping down the from the rock can only be done on the right side of the rock.
The swim in Chilling was fulfillment of life. The chill bites in to every single bits in the body, that makes me want to go back to that place. We stay there till noon, cook some coffee, and eat some bread and bacon that we brought along. At noon, the sky turn gray and we started to head back.
Just in time to reach back to the entrance, the downpour stated. We waited and dry ourselves. As we rest, we meet another bunch around our age were on the way out. We chat and talk about hiking, tracking and camping which seems that we have a same interest. Which later ended us together up at ulu yam for some loh-mee and an experience up at g. Dato.
Hehehe, fist time in my life i start to count every single bits i bring along.
From left, first row: 2 way torchlight, pouch that carry my wallet and phone, small parang, mess tin, spices and cooking knife, poncho.
From left, second row: Add-on pouch, hiking torchlight, homemade fire starter/cooking cubes, lighter, fireworks film canister, batteries and panadol film canister, homemade fire starter/cooking cubes film canister, cloths line, mosquito coil and hexamine cube lunch box, washing soap, light bulbs and batteries box, cooking pot, sulfur, kerosene.
