| Suchergebnisse - "Borneo" |

typical basha setup of an expert jungle guideExcellent example on how to make a good basha in the rainforest.
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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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Strangler at treeStrangler plant: Those plants seeds nest in the upper regions of the tree, they then find a way to stretch their branches down to touch soil, and "strangle" the tree taking away nutrition.Later, the real tree dies.
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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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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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Lucia with insectThere is so much magic in this jungle.
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Lucia on Summit of Batu LawiOutlook from the Summit of Batu Lawi towards Negara Brunei Darussalam
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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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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.
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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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Haji Ruslan shows the targetOur dear guide Haji Ruslan points out the way where we need to go
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Elys on the summitOur doc Elys always was in a good mood, and cheered us up. Here seen on the summit of Batu Lawi.
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