The last time I climbed Gunung Jasar-Perdah (Cameron Highlands) was somewhere in March this year, as a warm up training prior to Gunung Mulu expedition (May 2009). But this time, our team do the reverse - ie. ascend from Perdah & descend thru Jasar (2 mountains side-by-side). Perdah is 5,565 ft ASL, while Jasar is 5,173 ft ASL (above sea level).
Pemandangan kali ni rasanya lebih menarik & panjatannya terasa agak mudah sikit. Mungkin disebabkan bhg yg mencabar tu terletak pd trek mula2 nak panjat Jasar - mmg mencanak ! Since kali ni kitorg naik ikut Perdah & turun ikut Jasar, so bhg yg mencanak tu dah jd "kacang" ler sbb kita on the way down ... cuma "braking system" spt kaki & lutut nak kena kuat lah beb ;)
I rasa analogy yg paling sesuai di sini (esp yg biasa dgn trek Kinabalu) ialah Jasar-Perdah ibarat spt Timpohon-Mesilau (naik mencanak, turun landai), & Perdah-Jasar pulak spt Mesilau-Timpohon (naik landai, turun mencanak).
Entry points utk mula trekking dari Perdah ialah kena parking kenderaan kat Villa Dahlia Jalan Kg Sg Ruil (depan golf course). Lokasi ni saya rasa selamat sbb dekat dgn parking hotel etc. Lepas tuh nak kena jalan sedikit on tar road abt 1.5km to reach TNB sub-station. On your right you'll see the Gunung Perdah signage. Rungkas (panjat) jer dari situ.
Masa kat puncak Perdah & Jasar, sempat lah melepaskan penat dgn menghirup udara bersih, makan keropok & biskut yg dipack, sambil mengambil gambar & berpoco2 kejap. Just a couple of steps down from the Jasar summit, kami terserempak dgn sorang lelaki (Asian) bertopi cowboy - serious looking & hv that kind of "unfriendly look".
So kami x berani nak tegur lah - takut tersilap ckp kan lain pulak jadinya. Lg pun bila trekking dlm hutan nih nak kena jaga sikit mulut kita ... mana lah tau ? Anyway, atas belakang dia packed dgn photography equipments & net utk tangkap butterflies / insects. Rasanya dia mungkin "professional photographer" kot ... wallahu a'lam.
Half an hour later kami bertembung pulak dgn 3 org gadis montel Mek Salleh tgh trekking up Jasar. Bila bersembang, we found that they were eco-tourists from Ireland. Very friendly, and one thing I noticed ialah all the 3 of them pakai kasut getah Boling yg harga lebih kurang RM7-8.00 tuh. Diaorg siap bagi thumbs-up lagi kat kasut tuh. Mmg sesuai & berbaloi katanya ...
Utk exit point di Jasar pulak ada dua pilihan. Yg biasanya org turun ikut Oly Apartments. Tapi kali nih kami turn left kat cabang & turun ikut Carnation Park (housing area). Lepas tuh kena berjalan (on tar roads again) ke bandar Tanah Rata, & of course back to the parking area kat Villa Dahlia (Brinchang). Jauh jugak tuh ... Tapi kalau dah conquer Perdah-Jasar, perjalanan balik ke Brinchang tu kira "kacang" je lah ... heh3 ;) Cuma nak kena tahan sinaran panas terik matahari kat atas kepala !
I know of late, some people complains of weather getting hot at CH. To a certain extent I've to agree. I x nafikan CH is getting hotter, especially during day time. You can just wear T-shirts ! But at night x leh wat centu. What more if it is raining. Mmg sejuk sunggoh !
First nite I tried to sleep in my hammock. Halfway thru (abt 2-3 am), terjaga dari tdo sbb terlalu sejuk, wpun dah bungkus diri dalam sleeping bag, stockings etc. Terpaksa buang air kecik 2-3 kali. Akhirnya terpaksa lari masuk tdo dlm khemah. Nasib baik ada bawak single tent as backup. Conclusion : CH masih lg sejuk, especially at night ;)
Sewa camping site (khemah sendiri) kat Kem Sg Pauh ialah RM3.00 per head, plus RM10 per nite utk toilet & letrik. So utk team kami 4 org, camping 2 nights, jumlah bayaran hanyalah RM32.00. That boils down to RM8/= per person, kira ok sgt lah tuh ! Kalau dok hotel, mau RM100-200 satu malam ! Lagi pun kat Sg Pauh tuh, wpun x der free WiFi, but u get free fresh air, free river water yg sejuk gilerr ! Awet muda beb ;)
Bagi sesapa yg berminat utk wat tempahan boleh lah contact En Murad (Pegawai Jab Hutan CH) at 05-4911384. Just a word of caution though, nombor telefon tuh dikongsi dgn fax machine, so kekadang tuh bila kita call, line nya berbunyi bising (noisy).
In short, Jasar-Perdah ni saya kira boleh masuk dlm kategori Beginners Level. Not so easy & not so difficult either. Has quite a clear trekking path (x confusing), nice views with lots of fresh air ! Sesuai utk sesapa yg baru nak berjinak-jinak dgn trekking activities. Tapi kena ada stamina la. Kalau x, boleh semput jugak dibuat nya... hehe3 ;)
As of now, I ada skit prob nak upload fotos - size too big ! nak kena edit dulu ;)
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