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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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Haji Ruslan shows the targetOur dear guide Haji Ruslan points out the way where we need to go
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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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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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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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Duke on the way to Batu LawiDuke stands on a viewpoint towards the area of Batu Lawi
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Elys climbing up the Batu LawiDoc Elys giong up the Batu Lawi
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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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| neueste Dateien - Batu Lawi - 2002 |

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