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
Hiking up to Bukit Takun (June 2014).Leading the first pitch of Pussey Key – this one is a series of fun cracks in granite (June 2014).Higher on pitch 1 (June 2014).Shirley enjoying the granite cracks on pitch 1 of Pussey Key (June 2014).Shirley arriving at the first belay (June 2014).Sub-charming view of a golf course from pitch 2 belay on Pussey Key (June 2014).Shirley on pitch 2 of Pussey Key (June 2014).Fun climbing on the first limestone pitch (pitch number 2 actually; June 2014).A neighborhood of simple, rustic cabins in the woods surrounds the Bukit Takun formation (June 2014).Starting up the steeper pitch 3 (June 2014).Looking down from the start of pitch 3 (June 2014).Higher on pitch 3 (June 2014).Kuala Lumpur skyline (June 2014).A highly enhanced photo of the Kuala Lumpur skyline as seen from pitch 4 of Pussey Key (June 2014).Pussey Key – Shirley jungleneering on pitch 3 (June 2014).Jungle diving on the way down (June 2014).Almost back on the ground (June 2014).Admiring the unique flora on the hike down from Bukit Takun (June 2014).A complex tree in the jungle at the base of Bukit Takun (June 2014).Hiking out from Bukit Takun (June 2014).Some random roadside sights in southern Malaysia during our drive back to Johor Bahru (June 2014).
