COST: MYR 451.00 pp includes guide, boat and camp fees
DURATION: 3 Days 2 nights
START TIME: 09:15 from HQ
*Advance booking required Minimum tour 3 person
COST: MYR 451.00 pp includes guide, boat and camp fees
DURATION: 3 Days 2 nights
START TIME: 09:15 from HQ
*Advance booking required Minimum tour 3 person
This climb is not suitable for children 16 years and younger.
The Pinnacle climb is a high risk and extreme activity therefore the Park offers it only as a 3 days 2 nights trip.
The first day includes a boat ride on the Melinau River for 1–2 hours visiting Clearwater Cave tour (which is optional (additional RM30pp) and if you are not doing the tour then you will need to wait for anyone who is) before continuing to Kuala Litut which is the beginning of the 9km walking trail to Camp 5.
Camp 5 is a basic forest shelter that caters to visitors travelling on the Headhunter’s Trail and to those climbing the Pinnacles, providing accommodation for up to 38 guests per night. As space is limited reservations are essential.
Camp 5 has 5 bedrooms built on raised timber platforms with a roof and half walls, NO windows, NO doors and NO insect screens.
Camping in tents is not permitted.
Located beside a clear stream Camp 5 is an ideal place to swim and relax after your walk. The following morning the hike begins around 06:30. The trail to the top is only 2.4 km long but rises 1200 metres to the viewpoint. The last section of the trail is near vertical with rope sections and ladders to climb. For many, the descent is more difficult and can take 5 hours or more.
The climb is well worthwhile though as it culminates in spectacular views of the pinnacle formations, some of which tower up to 50 metres high. The trail itself, which climbs steeply from the Melinau Gorge passes through some intriguing limestone forest and as you reach the higher altitudes includes some spectacular pitcher plants (Nepenthes sp.), sightings of rare orchids and Mountain Shrews.
The Pinnacle trail is regarded as an extreme climb (not a trek) on a natural route. Man-made assistance comes in the form of vertical steel ladders bolted into the rock faces and ropes. If you suffer from vertigo or fear of heights this is not for you. The visitors that were injured on this trail were people that underestimated the trail and their own fitness levels. These visitors were often not well equipped and did not adhere to the advice of their guides. Rescues are extreme (and costly) and even more so in the dark.
After a second night at Camp 5 you retrace your steps back to Kuala Litut where you meet a boat at a pre-arranged time.
If you choose not to climb then you can enquire about the walking trails which take you to the Kerangas Forest or the Melinau Gorge. Guided tours are available to take you through this fascinating vegetation – pending on the availability of Park Guides.
COSTS RM 451 per person INCLUDES
Guiding Fee Once the climb begins there can be no refund, regardless of why you are unable to reach the top. If the guide decides that you cannot continue due to your fitness levels or conditions on the Pinnacles then you must comply. This is for your safety and the safety of others.
If the climb is officially cancelled by the Park Guide due to unsafe weather conditions you will be refunded. RM168 guide fee and RM60 for 1 night’s accommodation if you decide not to stay a second night.
Accommodation for 2 nights at Camp 5. Fully equipped kitchens with cooking gas are included. Bedding available for refundable deposit at HQ. Mosquito net to rent at HQ.
Long Boat return from Park HQ to Kuala Litut, sharing with others in your group. It is not possible to walk to Camp 5 from Park head quarters. If you have a reason to be back before 12:30 then you need to have your own charter boat.
WARNING You are not permitted to climb the Pinnacles unaccompanied, you must have a licensed guide.
ADDITIONAL COST
The park can help you to find an Independent Porter. A porter will carry maximum 17kg. Porter fees is RM150pp for one day, but Park entrance RM15 and RM11/night accommodation on behalf of the porter must be paid to the Park (if you would like to request overnight porter).
Park Management will make every effort to put participants into groups. Under no circumstances can this be guaranteed. For reasons beyond our control bookings can be cancelled at the last minute, and you may find yourself part of a group of 1 or 2 participants. If this is the case the cost per person of this trek must increase. For 1 person to do this trek as the only participant the cost is RM1057 and for 2 people the cost is RM1205. If the number of participants in any group is below 3 persons we will accept cancellations without penalty.
CANCELLATION FEE If you decide not to go to the Pinnacles and cancel this reservation no later than the morning of the day before there is no cancellation fee.
If when you arrive in Mulu you decide to change to another guide or agency to take you on this trek, then a RM200 cancellation fee will be charged.
Confirmation of this reservation is acceptance of these conditions.
ESSENTIALS FOR CAMP 5
ESSENTIALS FOR THE PINNACLES