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Lucia on Summit of Batu LawiOutlook from the Summit of Batu Lawi towards Negara Brunei Darussalam
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Brother and Sister on the SummitKatja and Lucia are the first female climbers to summit Batu Lawi. Here Katja with her brother Olaf
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Haji Ruslan shows the targetOur dear guide Haji Ruslan points out the way where we need to go
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Summit Picture of a great international TeamHere the team on the summit of Batu Lawi in 2002. Hj. Ramli took the photo.
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Duke finds a big leafHere expedition member Duke (UK) compares his really big hands with an even bigger leaf
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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
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Hj. Ruslan climbed the cruxHaji Ruslan can be seen here in one of the more difficult parts of the climb.
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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.
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Here the team of the International Batu Lawi Expedition 2002from left:Hj Ruslan, Olaf, Hj. Ramli, Katja, Lucia, Elis, Duke
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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.
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Colorful InsectOne can find the most colorful and amazing insects in the jungle...
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Approach to Batu LawiThis pic shows the rigde we chose to get to the feet of Batu Lawi. Expedition was a short and simple affair: we needed 3 days to walk in, 1 day for a scout of the route and 1 day to go up to the summit. All expediton took 14 days or so.
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