Event by
MNS Pathfinders Selangor branch
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnspathfinders.selangorbranch)
(https://www.instagram.com/mnssb.pathfinders?igsh=dnU5Y3dyc3NwN3Vi&utm_source=qr)
(https://pathfinders.mnsselangorbranch.org/)
When: 14
September 2025 (Sunday) at 5:30 am.
Where:
Mossy Paradise, at the northern slope of Gunung Irau, is located in Cameron
Highlands.
Joining
fee: RM110 (for MNS members only); RM130 (for non-member). Fee includes guide
fee & forestry permit. Note: preference is given to MNS members on
first-come-first-served basis; Non-members will be placed in waiting list - we will fill any balance of slots not taken up by members.
Track
Details
Duration:
up to 10-11 hours
Difficulty:
4/5 (ascend 500m in possibly rainy/wet condition)
Risk: 4/5
(rainy & cold mountainous climate)
Distance:
11 km (5.5km x 2)
River
crossing: yes
This is a
repeat of our overwhelmingly demanded event last year which was limited by
small group size. We have decided to run this again, but probably it will be our
last one for the foreseeable future (we intend to explore other places instead
of keep going to the same). However, for this year, we will not be hiking up to
the peak of Gunung Irau. Joiners will be hiking up to Mossy Paradise only.
(Having
wrote that, depending on time availability and other factors, a smaller team
can breakout from Mossy Paradise to attempt summitting the peak of Gunung Irau.
However, this is not compulsory nor a promise we will allow so. The other
members will not attempt it and turn back to trailhead from Mossy Paradise).
Mossy Paradise is different from Mossy Forest (which is usually
reached from the Gunung Brinchang direction). In our opinion, Mossy Paradise is
many times more beautiful and better preserved than Mossy Forest, probably due
to less hikers taking up the Corybas Trail route. If you are lucky, you will be
welcomed by the rare blooming Corybas micro-orchid plant.
Permit and Guide is compulsory. Please note
that the trip fee excludes accommodation and transportation; and you will need
to arrange these on your own.
The event is conditioned on getting permit from
the Forestry Department (which may only be issued 1-2 weeks before the actual
event date). Full refund is given if permits are not granted.
The event may be cancelled due to landslide or
very bad weather, etc.; in this case, refund amount will have to be negotiated
with the guide.
In all other cases (eg. you can’t make it), fees
paid are non-refundable.
Please note that permit is not transferable to
another person.
We
adopt Leave-No-Trace (LNT) principles in all our outdoor activities.
Limited
places. If you are successful, you will be added into a Telegram chatgroup for
the event. More information will be provided in the chatgroup.
Closing
date for registration: 16 March 2025.
(Hiking
quota exist. We have to apply very early in order to secure a place for 14 Sep
2025).
All participants must agree to
the waiver/release of liability clauses found here https://pathfinders.mnsselangorbranch.org/p/waiverrelease-of-liability-and.html
Interested? If you agree to
the waiver/release of liability above, please register following the
instructions in the next section.
***
To register
Every
participant has to furnish an individual application to provide the information
below.
Please
copy & paste form items [01] to [11] below (and fill up data) to either:
1.
a Telegram message to @pathfindersmns, or
2.
an email to pathfinders@mnsselangorbranch.org
[Event] PF50u Mossy Paradise
(Irau) via Corybas Trail
[01]
Name (first name, last name):
[02]
Mobile phone number:
[03]
IC/Passport number:
[04]
Age:
[05]
Membership number:
[06]
Membership expiry date (members only):
[07]
Telegram ID (if available):
[08]
Next-of-Kin (Emergency Contact) name & relationship:
[09]
Next-of-Kin (Emergency Contact) mobile phone no.:
[10]
Remarks (if any):
[11]
Do you agree (see waiver text in the link) to the WAIVER/RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK? (YES/NO):
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