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Colorful InsectOne can find the most colorful and amazing insects in the jungle...Sep 13, 2007	Bivy in the middle of the descentWe had to bivy in the middle of the descent, on a small grassy patch glued to the rock with ?? and some tree roots. Hj Ruslan and Hj Ramli are seen here, trying to cheer us up and keep warm.Sep 13, 2007	Here the team of the International Batu Lawi Expedition 2002from left:Hj Ruslan, Olaf, Hj. Ramli, Katja, Lucia, Elis, DukeSep 13, 2007	Olaf feeding rope to Haji RuslanIt is important to have some sets of friends, and good light ropes to climb. We have seen some pretty amazing lianas, used by a previous summiter (probably Bruno Manser) for abseiling 20m+ over flat rockfaces.Sep 13, 2007
Hj. Ruslan climbed the cruxHaji Ruslan can be seen here in one of the more difficult parts of the climb. Sep 13, 2007	River crossing on the way to Batu LawiThe group crosses a small river, before heading towards the ridges which lead up to the majestetic sandstone rock Sep 13, 2007	Duke finds a big leafHere expedition member Duke (UK) compares his really big hands with an even bigger leafSep 13, 2007	Summit Picture of a great international TeamHere the team on the summit of Batu Lawi in 2002. Hj. Ramli took the photo.Sep 13, 2007
Haji Ruslan shows the targetOur dear guide Haji Ruslan points out the way where we need to goSep 13, 2007	Brother and Sister on the SummitKatja and Lucia are the first female climbers to summit Batu Lawi. Here Katja with her brother OlafSep 13, 2007	Lucia with insectThere is so much magic in this jungle.Sep 13, 2007	Hj Ramli taking a short breakThe way to the summit was long, we needed 3 days to walk in, 1 for a scouting climb and 1 day to finally climb the mountain spire. All expediton took 14 days or so.Sep 13, 2007
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