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Mango harvest in Mukut.

The thunderstorm we went through that night was probably one of our more memorable climbing experiences – right up there with the hiker nearly taking us out on Prodigal Sun, St. Peters Dome climb, Dihedral Wall waterfall hosing and the runout nightmares of Stone Mountain . The lightning and thunder subsided just before dawn but the rain remained steady interrupted only by moments of downpours. We were soaked, cold and tired and saw little hope for clearing weather. We grabbed the wettest stuff (fly & sleeping bags), secured the rest as best as we could in the haul bag, and went down leaving two ropes fixed in place. Much of the hike down to the village was spent sliding on our asses through the wet and muddy jungle. Once there we learned that the storm also made quite the impression on Tam’s guests down in the resort. The rain in the village subsided around noon but the spires remained socked in and out of view. The following day was spent drying out stuff under a cloudy but improving sky.

Photos

A mid-sized monitor lizard (~1 meter) in Mukut village (May 2014).

More Mukut (May 2014).

Mukut (May 2014).

A resident of Mukut village (May 20214).

Mukut (May 2014).

Boats as seen from Mukut (May 2014).

Mango harvest. Walking through the village, we’d have people handing us free fruit …in case picking them up yourself was just too much effort (May 2014).

Dragon Horns (May 2014).

The Asah Jetty on Pulau Tioman (May 2014).

The Horns from Asah Jetty (May 2014).

A small lagoon somewhere by Asah Jetty outside of the village (May 2014).

Shirley enjoying the small lagoon (May 2014).

More mango harvesting (May 2014).

The Horns and the minaret of the mosque in Mukut (May 2014).

Mukut village (May 2014).

A mosque in Mukut (May 2014).

A view of the Dragon Horns and the minaret (May 2014).

Jackfruit growing in Mukut (May 2014).

Precise machete work (May 2014).

Mangos and fresh coconuts (May 2014).

The Asah Waterfall with a refreshing fresh water pool (2km from Mukut; May 2014).

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Ripening mango fruits in Mukut (May 2014).

Hiking through the small Mukut village (May 2014).

More Mukut (May 2014).

Banana tree in in the village (May 2014).

A meter long monitor lizard in the village school yard (May 2014).

More Mukut sights.

Fishing boats (May 2014).

Bee Lee, Ian, and Shirley checking out the jackfruit tree (May 2014).

Ripening jackfruit – don’t sleep in its shadow, eh (May 2014).

Mango harvest. Walking through the village, we’d have people handing us free fruit …in case picking them up yourself was just too much effort (May 2014).