Run #386 - Broga (Orang Asli Settlement)

虽然GM已预先通知将会是个非常高难度的行山，没想到这是我参加SH4行山以来行了最久的RUN。当天我是负责最后的SWEAPER。还好有LAUTAN和SayKiokSeh一起殿后。一路上已成功劝告了几位新手“半途而废”。可是还是漏了一位由两位SH4女士带来的少女。结果，大家一起在大雨中摸黑出山。

雨在还没入山前已下得很大了。一路上的路段都很滑，很烂。两位SH4女士忙着照顾少女，SayKiokSeh和我都是四眼佬而LAUTAN又老花。镜片一湿就一片模糊，雨中戴眼镜不如不带。
天一黑,我们差不多是“瞎子摸象”的寻找出路。镜片是越摸就越模糊。雨下个不停, 路是越来越难行, 天是越来越黑...心情也跟着越沉重...路是人走出来的? .如何走?..*&^%$#  :()

一路上,SH4纸张是越行就越少。由整张变半张,随后是撕成碎片。最后,什么也看不见。越走是越提心吊胆。大雨已把纸冲走了。我们也只能随脚印痕迹行走。忽然有种像电影中的COMMANDO在森林追捕敌人般，随脚印，折枝和痕迹进行。但是,我们的情形比较像在逃难。最考验的是在大石推中寻找出路。纸是肯定被冲走了。脚印和痕迹是看不到了。也只能靠猜测四处奔波寻找。有几次是人在山崖边，有种感觉像再走多一步就跳崖了。不知山谷有多深,相当危险，也吓了一身冷汗。从中也走了不少冤枉路。天越黑时心情也越烦躁。

前程的路途遥远又不明朗; 天寒地冷的处境；疲惫不堪的身体；我已忘了饥饿。幸好，无毛和海龙王有前来相助，万分感激，感恩。不然,我们要更长的时间摸索。回到营地已是晚上十点了。我们已不知不觉中行了五小时的路程。这已有如走了一个BALL BREAKER了。

SH4的热诚友情，互相鼓励，和互相帮助的行山精神,是可喜可敬。 ON！ON！

细蛋从失魂落魄回魂后回忆录


It rained when we arrived and me Mrs opted to sit it out as there are also a few doing so. It rained even heavier just before the run started.

Usual in trail through the rubber estate hills and the usual ups and downs on the slippery slopes; some good climbs till we reached the newly fenced ‘recreational area’; another climb up the rubber estate hills to enter the start of the climb towards the 1700ft asl hill; some new trails were made but the terrain was not good for when it rains; the slopes were steep and many were caught standing still, looking up and sighing; there wasn’t anymore checks after the 2nd; and just before reaching the top the paper were a little more than half a torn size! Damned! The run setters have not enough paper!; the trail took some drastic turns and seemed like cutting back to where the in trail was, the slopes were unforgiving and the obstacles were truly ‘jungle-ly’; we were negotiating through many stone climbs up and down, crawling beneath huge rocks, fallen huge trees, sorts; the slopes were difficult and to make it worse, the run papers were difficult to spot; we ascended all the way and ended up connecting the home trail to the in trail in the ‘recreational area’! Yes, long way home!; FROP 2hrs, I was back in another 20mins, the front middle pack of 2 came in at 8pm, another bath of 5 at 8:30pm; we waited till almost 9 before the 4 of us went in to look for them; we met a small group after the first long climb and sent them on their way; a bigger group of about 10-12 were not on paper and guided them with calls to get them on paper and sent them on their way; we were then told that the last sweepers were way back behind!; further we went past the ‘recreational area’ to see some lights and found them in the rubber estate hills lost on paper; the few ladies were very, very tired (SKS was tired but he was still cheerie) and a younger girl was reported to be scared by the thoughts of lost in the wild!; after she heard our calls and lights that she calmed down; all were finally back at the run site at 10pm! Congratulated the last batch ‘to have completed a ballbreaker’!

I was exhausted!

Lesson to be learnt/taught:
1) lay run papers properly
2) always check run paper stock before setting the run
3) if paper stock not enough, set a simple trail
4) don't over nap in the afternoon and rush to the run site (it will throw us off balance and 'lost control')
5) don't be 'over confident', it will 'eat you alive'
6) always have a positive thinking and complete the run
7) turn back if your body cannot take the 'torture', you can still build it up
8) drink lots of water (and beer, after the run)
9) bribe the scribe for the 'unwanted things' to be written
10) forget about the whole thing and have a good rest, live to run another day!

On On from Billy No Hair