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Batu Lawi 2002 An international Expedition of 7 participants - all reeached the top of a lone sandstone spire in the middle of Sarawaks Rainforest 19 Dateien, letzte Aktualisierung am 13.September 2007
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Zufalls-Bilder - Batu Lawi - 2002
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.	Hj. Ruslan climbed the cruxHaji Ruslan can be seen here in one of the more difficult parts of the climb.	Elys on the summitOur doc Elys always was in a good mood, and cheered us up. Here seen on the summit of Batu Lawi.	typical basha setup of an expert jungle guideExcellent example on how to make a good basha in the rainforest.
Summit Picture of a great international TeamHere the team on the summit of Batu Lawi in 2002. Hj. Ramli took the photo.	Brother and Sister on the SummitKatja and Lucia are the first female climbers to summit Batu Lawi. Here Katja with her brother Olaf	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.	Lucia on Summit of Batu LawiOutlook from the Summit of Batu Lawi towards Negara Brunei Darussalam

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Colorful InsectOne can find the most colorful and amazing insects in the jungle...13.September 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.13.September 2007	Here the team of the International Batu Lawi Expedition 2002from left:Hj Ruslan, Olaf, Hj. Ramli, Katja, Lucia, Elis, Duke13.September 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.13.September 2007
Hj. Ruslan climbed the cruxHaji Ruslan can be seen here in one of the more difficult parts of the climb. 13.September 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 13.September 2007	Duke finds a big leafHere expedition member Duke (UK) compares his really big hands with an even bigger leaf13.September 2007	Summit Picture of a great international TeamHere the team on the summit of Batu Lawi in 2002. Hj. Ramli took the photo.13.September 2007