Pines Tree Hill, Fraser's (revisited)

View from the Pines Tree Hills peak

Pines Tree Hills is one of my favorite hills to trek 'cos the cool climate at Fraser's Hills as the temp ranges between 18 - 22 degress celcius.
The distance from admiriality cottage to the peak is about 6km tho' the sign boad at the entrance indicate 5km.
Its my 4th climb to Pines Tree Hills, the trail to the peak it climbable except a few areas where one need to use 4 limbs.
Before reaching the peak, there's 30metres steep slope where climber have to climb, previously there's no ropes but have to hang on the roots to get reach the top but now there are ropes on both side , Many thanks to those who have placed it as i brought along ropes with me as i wanted to do it 'cos next week Oct 6th , I will leading abt 30ppl for the climb.
Its was a day climb last sat. started from KL at 7am and met KC at the gap 9am then proceed to meet another group at the clock tower at fraser's town. At 9.15am i reach the town and met the climbers introduce myself to them. before heading to the starting point.
We reach the starting point at 9.45am, and i started to brief the climbers the do's and don'ts about hikings as most of them are 1st time to the trail. We started at 10am and i lead the group as i familiar with the route, and KC was the sweeper. To ensure that everyone are on the right track, i stop 3 times to ensure that all are ok before i proceed. upon reaching the peak, i waited for each climbers to guide them to climb up the steep slope and upon reaching the top, u need to turn left that where the peak. We reach the peak at 12.45pm and the group have 45mins to relax and have lunch there before head back.
At 1.25pm, all of us start packing and ensure no liters are left behind, getting down the slope takes abt 15mins 'cos there 16 of us... once all are down the journey took abt 2hrs 15mins to reach back to the car park . The last person to reach back was an hour later 'cos he got leg cramps along the way.
When all have arrived, we decided to go to Ulu Yam for dinner after the hard day climb.
next week(Oct 6) will be hiking to the Pines Tree Hill leading a group of 30....

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