Bukit Takun

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Pussey Key.

On our last day, we climbed the recommended first 3 or 4 pitches of the Pussey Key route (6b) on Bukit Takun under gathering clouds. We found the small package pretty interesting: granite cracks on pitch one followed up by limestone tufas on the upper pitches.

Photos

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Hiking up to Bukit Takun (June 2014).

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Leading the first pitch of Pussey Key – this one is a series of fun cracks in granite (June 2014).

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Higher on pitch 1 (June 2014).

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Shirley enjoying the granite cracks on pitch 1 of Pussey Key (June 2014).

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Shirley arriving at the first belay (June 2014).

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Sub-charming view of a golf course from pitch 2 belay on Pussey Key (June 2014).

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Shirley on pitch 2 of Pussey Key (June 2014).

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Fun climbing on the first limestone pitch (pitch number 2 actually; June 2014).

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A neighborhood of simple, rustic cabins in the woods surrounds the Bukit Takun formation (June 2014).

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Starting up the steeper pitch 3 (June 2014).

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Looking down from the start of pitch 3 (June 2014).

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Higher on pitch 3 (June 2014).

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Kuala Lumpur skyline (June 2014).

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A highly enhanced photo of the Kuala Lumpur skyline as seen from pitch 4 of Pussey Key (June 2014).

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Pussey Key – Shirley jungleneering on pitch 3 (June 2014).

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Jungle diving on the way down (June 2014).

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Almost back on the ground (June 2014).

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Admiring the unique flora on the hike down from Bukit Takun (June 2014).

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A complex tree in the jungle at the base of Bukit Takun (June 2014).

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Hiking out from Bukit Takun (June 2014).

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Some random roadside sights in southern Malaysia during our drive back to Johor Bahru (June 2014).

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